Private Pilot Flight Training and Instruction Flight Training Article Library | Back To 4VFR.COM 1998 Statistics Over 20% of all G.A. fatal accidents had weather as contributing factor. 50% of accidents derived from landings and takeoffs. 27% fatal accidents occurred during low level maneuvers Nearly 30% of approach fatal accidents derived from improper IFR procedures Nearly 50% of fatal instrument approach accidents occurred at night. Only 12% of the accidents occurred at night 75% of accidents related to pilot-related causes. 67% of all 'deviations have to do with airspace and ATC services. G. A. aircraft make 68% of all runway incursions. An accident at night is three times as likely to be fatal as in the day time. (1999) 44,000 transportation accidents General Aviation 621 Bicycles 794 Boaters 808 People vs train 831 Seaplanes have a relatively high rate of accidents. 75% of aircraft accidents happen inside a terminal area. Any hour and a half flight is likely to have an accident in a terminal area 20% of the time. Statistics flying year 1998 has aerial application doing 6.5% of total flight hours, with 6.6% of total accidents and 1.8% of fatal accidents. Personal flying has 43.5% of total flying, for 68.8% of total accidents and 72.1% of fatal accidents. Business flying had 13.2% of total flying, 2.8% of total accidents and 4.1% of fatal accidents. Written by Gene Whitt Flight Training Article Library | Back To 4VFR.COM