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Feature Article: Statistics on General Aviation Accidents
- 51% of pilots were
between 40-49
- 71% were private pilots
- 52% had below 500 hours
- 46% had less than 100 hrs in type
- 77% were not IFR rated
- 57% less than 20 hrs IFR instruction
- 55% got weather briefing
- 80% not on flight plan
- 83% were single engine
- 62% owned airplane
- 75% flying for personal reasons
- 62% in cruise phase of flight
- 61% crashed in fog
- 75% were killed
- 72% of aircraft were IFR equipped
- 97% of accidents were pilot error
- 42% of accidents were caused by misuse of weather data
- 40% of pilots had no weather briefing
- 30% of accidents caused by pilots mishandling aircraft
- 14% of accidents related to poor judgment, planning or decision-making
- 35% of VFR into IFR occur at night
- 11% of people in VFR to IFR conditions survive accident
- 50% of fatal accidents were by pilots who had over 500 hours.
- 80% are caused by pilot error:
- 20% of the 80% are caused by low level flight (16%)
- 20% of the 80% are caused by flight into weather (16%)
- 20% of the 80% happen in airport vicinity (5 miles 3000')(16%)
1989-1993 in the USA
…Accident__________Deaths_
- Highway Accidents.... 228,000
- Murders.................... 120,000
- Home Accidents ..........105,000
- falls............................. 62,000
- Job accidents.............. 47,000
- Pedestrians Killed ........33,500
- Poisonings ..................26,000
- Drownings ..................23,000
- Fires ............................21,000 (90% caused by cigarettes)
- Ingesting Food? ..........15,000
- Boating Accidents........ 4,600
- Bicycle Accidents......... 4,000
- Railroad crossing ..........3,000
- Animal vehicles ...............400
- Major Airline Accidents ...265
- Commuter Line Accidents 132
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