GA Fatal Crashes Up Slightly in 2014

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 09:10 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

General aviation (GA) experienced a concerning trend in 2014, with fatal accidents increasing from 222 to 253 and its accident rate rising from 6.26 to 6.74 per 100,000 flight hours, despite a slight decrease in overall GA accidents.
Conversely, on-demand Part 135 operations (charter, air taxi, medical flights) saw a positive improvement, with accidents decreasing from 44 to 35 and their accident rate dropping from 1.30 to 1.02 in 2014.
Part 121 airline operations reported 28 accidents in 2014.

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The National Transportation Safety Board released aviation accident statistics for 2014 showing a slight increase in fatal general aviation accidents, which rose from 222 in 2013 to 253 in 2014.

The overall number of GA accidents dropped slightly from 1,224 in 2013 to 1,221 in 2014, but the accident rate increased from 6.26 per 100,000 flight hours in the previous year to 6.74 in 2014.