Similar to its predecessors, the 28th Nall report released by the AOPA last week analyzes general aviation accidents in United States national airspace and on flights departing from or returning to the U.S. or its territories or possessions. The Joseph T. Nall Report, named for a former NTSB Board member, focuses on airplanes that weigh less than 12,500 pounds and helicopters of all sizes. Collectively, these numbers account for 99 percent of GA flight activity. Some categories are excluded however, including gliders, weight-shift control aircraft, powered parachutes, gyrocopters, and lighter-than-air machines of all types.
AOPA’s Air Safety Institute Releases 28th Nall GA Accident Analysis
Key Takeaways:
- The 28th AOPA Nall report, analyzing U.S. general aviation accidents for 2016, found an increase in total accidents to 1,214, but a significant 11% decrease in fatal accidents to 195, despite an overall increase in GA flight hours.
- Nearly 75% of all accidents and 76.1% of all fatalities were attributed to pilot action or inaction.
- Overall, the report indicates an encouraging trend of a large reduction in fatal accidents even as general aviation activity (total flight hours) has increased.
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