The AOPA’s Air Safety Institute last week published the 30th Nall Report, an annual look at safety statistics surrounding GA flying. The latest report looks at 2018 safety data gathered from both the NTSB and the FAA.
Nall Report Shows a Declining Fixed-Wing GA Accident Rate
Key Takeaways:
- The 30th Nall Report for 2018 indicates that despite an increase in the total number of GA accidents, the overall total and fatal accident rates per flight hour continued their downward trend.
- Pilot-related incidents comprised the majority of accidents, with landing accidents—particularly loss of control on landing—being the most frequent type, though rarely fatal.
- Weather-related accidents declined in number but remained highly fatal, with pilots continuing VFR flights into IMC conditions accounting for over half of these incidents and almost all associated fatalities.
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