Here in Norway, there's been several fatal flight accidents featuring turboprops in my lifetime that I recall. Two of them were both controlled flights into ter

Here in Norway, there's been several fatal flight accidents featuring turboprops in my lifetime that I recall. Two of them were both controlled flights into terrain[1][2], both due to pilot error (leading to a large restructuring of the operations and procedure at the airline after the latter). A third one was due to wind exceeding the airplanes design limits[3], the airport was known for strong turbulence and wind shear due to location and mountainous terrain, and the airport was permanently closed after. The fourth one seems to be due to improper maintenance and counterfeit parts[4], causing the tail to fail. There's also been a few fatal accidents involving the Hercules like the Svanfjell-accident[5] due to a misunderstanding of the height clearance and the Kebnekaise-accident[6], again due to human error as well as maps lacking correct height data for the area. From what I can see[7], there's few if any fatal turboprop accidents involving the engines. So seems that at least here in Norway, the main reason is they fly a lot of stops on small airstrips located in difficult terrain, as well as being operated by smaller airlines with less organizational oversight. Though I'm not expert by any means, and things might be different in other places. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_710 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_710 [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_744 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_744 [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_839 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_839 [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnair_Flight_394 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnair_Flight_394 [5]: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660320-1 https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660320-... [6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Norwegian_Air_Force_C-130_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Norwegian_Air_Force_C-130... [7]: https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_flyulykker_i_Norge https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_flyulykker_i_Norge