In the past 100 years nobody has created a new way to destroy an airplane. Here are the most common ways, roughly in order of most common first:<\/p>\n
Nearly every aviation accident falls into at least one of these categories – sometimes more than one – they cover more than 90% of accidents. The good news is, improving safety is simple common sense. Don’t do these things! Safety improves one pilot at a time. If you don’t do these things, you’ve improved your safety more than 10-fold. That means you’re making GA safer than driving or bicycling.<\/p>\n
Put differently: airplanes are very strong and reliable. They don’t fail often, and even when rare failures do happen, most can be handled with a safe outcome if the pilot is proficient and current.<\/p>\n
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In the past 100 years nobody has created a new way to destroy an airplane. Here are the most common ways, roughly in order of most common first: Weather: pilot didn’t respect Mother Nature (she doesn’t have to respect you – she was here first). Fuel: pilot ran out of fuel (airplane engines run better … Continue reading Most Common GA (General Aviation) Accident Types<\/span>