high-risk area

EASA defines “high-risk area” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘high-risk area’ means an area where an aircraft impact would cause numerous injuries, result in a high number of fatalities, or both because of the nature of the activities in that area, such as nuclear or chemical plants;

Article 2 · Occurrence Reporting · Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Sep 2023 revision · Read Article 2

Defined in the same article

ERCS matrix
European risk classification scheme or ERCS
life changing injury
populated area
safety risk score

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