Toooo many fatalities

[cherokeeflyboy]

One is too many IMHO!



April 21, 2006
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
SAFETY STUDIES DIVISION, RE-10

PRELIMINARY* MONTHLY SUMMARY
U. S. CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENTS


MONTH OF MARCH YEAR THROUGH THE END OF MARCH
----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
2006 2005 2006 2005
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Accidents Accidents Accidents Accidents
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Fatal-
Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

US CIVIL AVIATION** 87 19 33 128 17 37 264 65 121 328 70 137

AIR CARRIERS** 10 2 4 8 0 0 23 6 9 27 3 4

14 CFR 121 @ (No Majors) (No Majors) (1 - Major) (No Majors)
Scheduled 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 1 1 9 0 0
Nonscheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

14 CFR 135
Scheduled 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Nonscheduled 7 2 4 3 0 0 17 5 8 16 3 4

GENERAL AVIATION** 77 17 29 120 17 37 241 59 112 301 67 133

Personal 55 12 19 86 15 31 160 43 78 200 52 98
Business 4 2 5 3 0 0 11 3 9 13 2 5
Corporate/Exec 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 8
Aerial Applic. 1 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 0 12 2 4
Instructional 8 0 0 16 0 0 38 5 9 51 2 4
Other 9 3 5 9 1 3 30 9 19 24 8 14

MIDAIR COLLISIONS 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 6 2 1 1

 

[Tim]

And 0 is unrealistic! Safe does not mean risk free......

 

[EdFred]

Formatting please. I have no idea what numbers I am looking at. 301 GA fatalities in October?

 

[Ken Ibold]

Formatting please. I have no idea what numbers I am looking at. 301 GA fatalities in October?

Here is the relevant formatting for the GA information given. I ain't gonna do the whole chart.

March 06
Total ax: 77
Total fatal ax: 17
Number fatalities: 29

March 05
Total ax: 120
Total fatal ax: 17
Number fatalities: 37

YTD March 06
Total ax: 241
Total fatal ax: 59
Number fatalities: 112

YTD March 05
Total ax: 301
Total fatal ax: 67
Number fatalities: 133


GENERAL AVIATION** 77 17 29 120 17 37 241 59 112 301 67 133

 

[Unregistered]

OK. At least the trend is in the right direction. Fewer flying hours due to fuel cost?
Is there any more analysis of data as to the causes? I'm sure the perennial favorite is still VFR into IMC, followed by fuel exhaustion. Both so sad because they are so preventable.

 

[EdFred]

Thanks Ken,

I had no clue what those numbers were tied to.

 

[glpilot]

The two recent ones in north Georgia in the last month or so, mr. right stuff struck by lightning in his cessna (or at least related to bad weather) and another out in Gainesville seemed to be fuel related where he was shooting for a small road and clipped a tree.

I always think its risky to drive on US Highways too.

 

[Ken Ibold]

Keep in mind that the first three months of the year are typically LOW in terms of accidents. The numbers will likely triple in the summer months.

 

[Bill]

and another out in Gainesville seemed to be fuel related where he was shooting for a small road and clipped a tree.

When was that? We picked up and reported an ELT on Saturday on the eastern side of the N.GA mountains. It was NOT during the normal ELT test period (up to 5 after the hour). I HATE hearing those things...

 

[Dave Krall CFII]

One's not too many. We're flying in machines and that will always have some untoward consiquences. A mentality of shooting for zero accidents across the whole population of flyers leads only to excessive monitoring and control at increased costs but with no benefit to aviation.

One is too many IMHO!



April 21, 2006
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
SAFETY STUDIES DIVISION, RE-10

PRELIMINARY* MONTHLY SUMMARY
U. S. CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENTS


MONTH OF MARCH YEAR THROUGH THE END OF MARCH
----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
2006 2005 2006 2005
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Accidents Accidents Accidents Accidents
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Fatal-
Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

US CIVIL AVIATION** 87 19 33 128 17 37 264 65 121 328 70 137

AIR CARRIERS** 10 2 4 8 0 0 23 6 9 27 3 4

14 CFR 121 @ (No Majors) (No Majors) (1 - Major) (No Majors)
Scheduled 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 1 1 9 0 0
Nonscheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

14 CFR 135
Scheduled 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Nonscheduled 7 2 4 3 0 0 17 5 8 16 3 4

GENERAL AVIATION** 77 17 29 120 17 37 241 59 112 301 67 133

Personal 55 12 19 86 15 31 160 43 78 200 52 98
Business 4 2 5 3 0 0 11 3 9 13 2 5
Corporate/Exec 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 8
Aerial Applic. 1 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 0 12 2 4
Instructional 8 0 0 16 0 0 38 5 9 51 2 4
Other 9 3 5 9 1 3 30 9 19 24 8 14

MIDAIR COLLISIONS 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 6 2 1 1

 

[glpilot]

When was that? We picked up and reported an ELT on Saturday on the eastern side of the N.GA mountains. It was NOT during the normal ELT test period (up to 5 after the hour). I HATE hearing those things...

Taken from The Gainesville Times
http://snipurl.com/py3t