The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the gathering of aviators from around the world for the week of July 26 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The aviation community will have the chance to examine general aviation safety while participating in a variety of FAA activities. One of the FAA’s main goals at the gathering is to lower the number of fatal accidents in general aviation.
In acknowledging that general aviation accidents are down by eight percent from last year, the FAA notes that 303 people have been killed in these types of accidents as of June 2010 and significant work is still necessary to improve the general aviation safety record. Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) wrongful death crashes have dropped by more than 50 percent over the last three years in comparison to those previous three years. Fatal plane accidents in weather have decreased by almost 40% in the past three years, and nighttime weather aviation accidents are down by approximately 25%.
As the FAA continues to work with the aviation community to expand non-regulatory, pro-active plane accident prevention strategies, the organization recognizes that several issues must still be resolved regarding accidents involving amateur-built aircraft. The FAA reports that these types of aviation collisions accounted for 24% of all general aviation fatal accidents, an increase from only 10% a few years ago. Although amateur-built aircrafts have grown in popularity by about 4% annually in recent years, the accident rate has outpaced its growth in popularity.
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