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 ,
TOTAL fatalities,787,"1,029","1,310","1,252","1,239",956,767,R799,R867,R740,R730,R735,R636,R631,R624,R619,594,
TOTAL seriously injured persons,N,N,715,769,681,R501,R409,R432,R408,R385,R415,R396,R365,R350,R327,R322,310,
TOTAL accidentsb,"4,793","5,196","4,712","3,995","3,590","2,739","R2,241","R2,197","R2,111","R2,063","R2,022","R2,056","R1,908","R1,845","R1,904","R1,906","1,838",
  Fatal,429,538,641,633,618,498,443,R438,R451,R400,R404,R413,R361,R350,R364,R340,343,
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","R25,591","R25,518","R29,713","29,057",
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"Rates per 100,000 flight hoursc",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Fatalities,6.00,6.15,5.03,4.35,3.40,3.38,2.69,R2.88,R3.50,R3.25,R3.28,2.95,R2.56,R2.47,R2.45,R2.08,2.04,
  Seriously injured persons ,N,N,2.75,2.67,1.87,R1.77,R1.43,R1.56,R1.65,R1.69,R1.87,1.59,R1.47,R1.37,R1.28,R1.08,1.07,
  Total accidents,36.53,31.05,18.10,13.87,9.86,9.66,R7.86,R7.93,R8.52,R9.05,R9.09,R8.26,7.67,R7.21,R7.46,R6.41,6.33,
    Fatal ,3.27,3.22,2.46,2.20,1.70,1.75,1.55,R1.58,R1.82,R1.75,R1.82,R1.66,1.45,R1.37,R1.43,R1.14,1.18,
KEY: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"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 cases included in accidents and fatalities but excluded from accident rates in this table are: 1985 (3 accidents, 2 fatal accidents); 1990 (1,0); 1995 (4,3). ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"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. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"d  Data for 1960, 1965, and 1970 include air taxi.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"NOTE:  Flight hours are estimated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"Fatalities, accidents, and 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. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1985-2000: Ibid. Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Table10.htm as of May 7, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"1970-94: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: General Aviation (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1995-2000: Ibid. Analysis and Data Division, personal communications, 1996; 1997; 1998; Mar. 28, 2000, and May 8, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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