The National Transportation Safety Board's 2005 Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data for U.S. General Aviation is a statistical compilation and review of general aviation accidents that occurred in 2005 involving U.S.-registered aircraft. As a summary of all U.S. general aviation accidents for 2005, the review is designed to inform general aviation pilots and their passengers and to provide detailed information to support future government, industry, and private research efforts and safety improvement initiatives. A total of 1,670 general aviation accidents occurred during calendar year 2005, involving 1,688 aircraft. The total number of general aviation accidents in 2005 was slightly higher than in 2004, with a 3% increase of 53 accidents. Of the total number of accidents, 321 were fatal, resulting in a total of 563 fatalities. The number of fatal general aviation accidents in 2005 increased 2% from calendar year 2004, and the total number of fatalities increased by 1%. The circumstances of these accidents and details related to the aircraft, pilots, and locations are presented throughout this review.


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    Title :

    Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. General Aviation, Calendar Year 2005


    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    68 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English