Civil Aviation Accidents Rose in 2011, NTSB Stats Show

Bethany Whitfield

Tuesday, May 01, 2012 at 10:23 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

U.S. civil aviation accidents rose slightly in 2011, primarily due to a substantial 50% increase in the accident rate for Part 135 on-demand charter operations, which also saw fatalities more than double.
General Aviation (GA) accidents per 100,000 flight hours decreased, and related fatalities slightly dropped, despite a small increase in total GA accidents.
Commercial airliners (Part 121) maintained a positive safety trend, recording no fatal accidents for the second consecutive year.

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U.S. civil aviation accidents rose slightly in 2011, with the sharpest increase coming from Part 135 on-demand charter operations, according to recent stats released by the NTSB.

While the number of GA accidents grew a slight 2 percent, the number of accidents per 100,000 flight hours actually decreased somewhat from 6.63 in 2010 to 6.51 to 2011, according to the report. Deaths resulting from those accidents also dropped slightly, falling from 454 in 2010 to 444 in 2011.