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Statistics on General Aviation Accidents 2010-03-18
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 Comment		External Links  Recent articles Most dangerous thing in aviation: P B quot; B A pilot with a tool box quot; or quot;A politician with a good idea quot; P ... 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