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1999 Was A Very Good Year 2010-03-18
1908 general aviation accidents 342 were fatal accidents 7.05 accidents per 100,000 hours of flying CFI PTS is now over 150 pages up from eight pages twenty years ago.. GPS dependence has increased need for ATC flight assists to rise to record levels. CRM training reduces accident rates by 54% 10% of IFR accidents occur to non-IFR pilots. General Aviation, in 1999, had the lowest accident and fatality rate since records have been kept. There was over an eleven percent reduction in fatal G.A accidents and a 1.7% decline in accidents.Fatal instructional accidents fell 9.1%. Of 18 instructional accidents, only two resulted in fatalities. At the present time, year 1999, there are 300,000 weather related airline delays cosing $3 billion. This amounts to $50 million of lost and unrecoverable revenue. 1999 Was a Very Good Year; …; NTSB has a table of GA accident rates at http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Table10.htm. Database with detailed descriptions of reportable accidents and incidents, at http://nasdac.faa.gov/asp/fw_ntsb.asp. Anaylsis of types of GA accidents, at http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/98nall.html. Takeoff 20-percent of all accident happen at takeoff. Adequate preflight is the most obvious preventative. Comment		External Links  Recent articles Are You FARs Ready? Requirements of 61 87 logged as satisfactory proficiency and safety BR Review of logbook entries insures compliance with long term requirements BR Recent sign offs... Wire Strikes li 1 accident in 20 is a wire strike BR li A wire strike will occur below 200 #39; AGL in VFR BR... A Training Program P I make a practice of having prospective students come to my home office for a couple of hours to discuss flying I request that... Pilots Are Special P A pilot has overcome his fears He has replaced superstition with rational thinking and knowledge It takes a special degree of courage to face your... 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