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Feature Article: Historical Midairs
- 766 midairs 1807 fatalities
- 44% of midairs have no fatalities
- 19% General Aviation Vs Air Carrier no fatalities
- Midairs constitute less than .1 of 1% of accidents(1/1000)
- VOR's are source regions for 46% of mid-air near misses.
- 50% to those involved in midairs have less than 1000 hours
of flying.
- 5% of pilots are having 50% of midair accidents?
- In the U.S. there are an average of two mid-airs a month.
Of These 99% are caused by failure to see.
- 80% occur below 300' close to an airport
- 52% of midairs are in high wing which make up 38% of total
aircraft.
- 50% of midairs caused by faster low wing overtaking high
wing.
- 90% not on a flight plan (so what)
- 4% on IFR plan
- 96% in daylight
- 14% at night. (only 4% of flying at night)
- 70% below 3000'; most of these below 1000'
- 50% in training
- 80% overtaking
- 10% crossing
- 70% within 5 miles of airport and 3 minutes of takeoff or
8 minutes prior to landing
- 30% over VOR's
- 80% on final, 8% on base, 2% downwind
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