Table 2-14: U.S. General Aviationa Safety Data
Table 2-14: U.S. General Aviationa Safety Data
1960d | 1965d | 1970d | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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Total fatalities | 787 | 1,029 | 1,310 | 1,252 | 1,239 | 956 | 770 | 800 | 867 | 744 | 730 | 735 | 636 | 631 | 625 | 619 | 596 | 562 | 581 | (R) 630 | 559 | 563 | (R) 703 | 491 |
Total seriously injured persons | N | N | 715 | 769 | 681 | 501 | 409 | 431 | 408 | 385 | 415 | 396 | 366 | 350 | 327 | 322 | 309 | 321 | 297 | 323 | 266 | 267 | 264 | 260 |
Total accidentsb | 4,793 | 5,196 | 4,712 | 3,995 | 3,590 | 2,739 | 2,242 | 2,197 | 2,111 | 2,064 | 2,021 | 2,056 | 1,908 | 1,844 | 1,905 | 1,905 | 1,837 | 1,727 | 1,715 | (R) 1,715 | (R) 1,617 | (R) 1,670 | (R) 1,518 | 1,631 |
Total accidentsb, fatal | 429 | 538 | 641 | 633 | 618 | 498 | 444 | 439 | 451 | 401 | 404 | 413 | 361 | 350 | 365 | 340 | 345 | 325 | 345 | 352 | 314 | 321 | (R) 306 | 284 |
Flight hours (thousands) | 13,121 | 16,733 | 26,030 | 28,799 | 36,402 | 28,322 | 28,510 | 27,678 | 24,780 | 22,796 | 22,235 | 24,906 | 24,881 | 25,591 | 25,518 | 29,246 | 27,838 | 25,431 | 25,545 | 25,998 | 24,888 | 23,168 | (R) 23,963 | 23,835 |
Rates per 100,000 flight hoursc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fatalities | 6.00 | 6.15 | 5.03 | 4.35 | 3.40 | 3.38 | 2.70 | 2.89 | 3.50 | 3.26 | 3.28 | 2.95 | 2.56 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 2.27 | (R) 2.42 | 2.25 | 2.43 | (R) 2.93 | 2.06 |
Seriously injured persons | N | N | 2.75 | 2.67 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.87 | 1.59 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 1.15 | (R) 1.10 | 1.09 |
Total accidentsa | 36.53 | 31.05 | 18.10 | 13.87 | 9.86 | (R) 9.63 | (R) 7.85 | (R) 7.91 | (R) 8.51 | (R) 9.03 | (R) 9.08 | (R) 8.21 | (R) 7.65 | (R) 7.19 | (R) 7.44 | (R) 6.50 | (R) 6.57 | (R) 6.78 | (R) 6.69 | (R) 6.68 | (R) 6.49 | (R) 7.20 | (R) 6.33 | 6.84 |
Total accidents, fatala | 3.27 | 3.22 | 2.46 | 2.20 | 1.70 | (R) 1.74 | (R) 1.55 | (R) 1.57 | (R) 1.82 | (R) 1.74 | (R) 1.81 | (R) 1.63 | (R) 1.45 | (R) 1.36 | (R) 1.41 | (R) 1.16 | (R) 1.21 | (R) 1.27 | (R) 1.33 | (R) 1.34 | (R) 1.26 | (R) 1.38 | (R) 1.27 | 1.19 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.
a U.S. registered civil aircraft not operated under 14 CFR 121 or 14 CFR 135. Accidents on foreign soil and in foreign waters are excluded. Suicide, sabotage, and stolen/unauthorized cases included in accidents and fatalities but excluded from accident rates in this table are: 1985 (11 accidents, 6 fatal accidents); 1990 (4,1); 1991 (8,5); 1992 (2,1); 1993 (5,4); 1994 (3,2); 1995 (10,6); 1996 (4,0); 1997 (5,2); 1998 (6,4); 1999 (3,1); 2000 (7,7); 2001 (3,1); 2002 (7,6); 2003 (4,3); 2004 (3,0); 2005 (2,1); 2006 (2,1); 2007 (0,0) .
b Since April 1995, the National Transportation Safety Board has been required by law to investigate all public-use accidents, increasing the number of NTSB reported general aviation accidents by approximately 1.75%.
c Rates are computed by dividing the number of fatalities, serious injuries, total accidents, and fatal accidents by the number of flight hours. Except for the exclusions mentioned in footnote a .
d Data for 1960, 1965, and 1970 include air taxi.
NOTE
Flight hours are estimated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.
SOURCES
Fatalities and accidents:
1960-70: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. General Aviation, Calendar Year 1970, NTSB/ARG-74/1 (Washington, DC: April 1974), table 117.
1975-80: Ibid., Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: General Aviation, Calendar Year 1985, NTSB/ARG-87/03 (Washington, DC: October 1987), table 21.
1985-2007: Ibid.,Table 10 Internet site: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Stats.htm as of Apr. 21, 2008.
Flight hours:
1960-70: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. General Aviation, Calendar Year 1970, NTSB/ARG-74/1 (Washington, DC: April 1974), table 117.
1975-80: Ibid., Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: General Aviation, Calendar Year 1985, NTSB/ARG-87/03 (Washington, DC: October 1987), table 21.
1985-2007: Ibid.,Table 10 Internet site: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Stats.htm as of Apr. 21, 2008.
Serious injuries:
1970-85: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: General Aviation (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1990-2006: Ibid., Analysis and Data Division, personal communications, Nov. 15, 2002, June 9, 2003, Apr. 23, 2004, Apr. 4, 2005, Apr. 24, 2006, Apr. 18, 2007, and Apr. 23, 2008.