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,,
TOTAL fatalities,787,"1,029","1,310","1,252","1,239",956,767,799,867,740,730,735,636,631,624,619,R593,563,,
Total seriously injured persons,N,N,715,769,681,501,409,432,408,385,415,396,365,350,327,322,R311,320,,
Total accidentsb,"4,793","5,196","4,712","3,995","3,590","2,739","2,241","2,197","2,111","2,063","2,022","2,056","1,908","1,845","1,904","1,906","R1,835","1,723",,
"Total accidentsb, fatal",429,538,641,633,618,498,443,438,451,400,404,413,361,350,364,340,R342,325,,
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","29,713","P29,057","P26,220",,
"Rates per 100,000 flight hoursc",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,6.00,6.15,5.03,4.35,3.40,3.38,2.69,2.89,3.50,3.25,3.28,2.95,2.56,2.47,2.45,2.08,2.04,2.15,,
Seriously injured persons ,N,N,2.75,2.67,1.87,1.77,1.43,1.56,1.65,1.69,1.87,1.59,1.47,1.37,1.28,1.08,1.07,1.22,,
Total accidents,36.53,31.05,18.10,13.87,9.86,9.66,7.86,7.94,8.52,9.05,9.09,8.26,7.67,7.21,7.46,6.41,6.32,6.57,,
"Total accidents, fatal",3.27,3.22,2.46,2.20,1.70,1.75,1.55,1.58,1.82,1.75,1.82,1.66,1.45,1.37,1.43,1.14,1.18,1.24,,
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 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: Ibid., Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Table10.htm as of July 29, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2001: Ibid., Analysis and Data Division, personal communications, July 29, 2002 and Nov. 15, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Flight hours:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2001: Ibid., Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Table10.htm as of July 29, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Serious injuries:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-85: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: General Aviation (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2001: Ibid., Analysis and Data Division, personal communications, July 29, 2002 and Nov. 15, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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