General Aviation Safety: Additional FAA Efforts Could Help Identify and Mitigate Safety Risks

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By Gerald L. Dillingham (au)
Year: 2012
Pages: 44
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-4021-0

Product Code: 1457840219

Description

Although the U.S. aviation system is one of the safest in the world, hundreds of fatalities occur each year in general aviation -- which includes all forms of aviation except commercial and military. The general aviation industry is composed of a diverse fleet of over 220,000 aircraft that conduct a wide variety of operations -- from personal pleasure flights in small, piston aircraft to worldwide professionally piloted corporate flights in turbine-powered aircraft. According to 2011 Nat. Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) data, 92% of that yearäó»s fatal accidents occurred in general aviation. The majority of general aviation accidents are attributed to pilot error. This report examined the (1) characteristics of and trends in general aviation accidents from 1999 through 2011 and (2) recent actions taken by FAA to improve general aviation safety. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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