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NTSB Accident Reports-July 2024

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

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Edited By: Omar Filipovic
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Key Takeaways:

  • Non-fatal accident rates for instructional airplane flights significantly declined between 2008 and 2022, while fatal accident rates for these flights did not.
  • A series of individual accident reports from April 2024 highlight a diverse range of incidents, with many resulting in fatalities.
  • Common themes among the severe accidents include engine failures (some leading to in-flight fires or explosions), aircraft breaking up in flight (sometimes in adverse weather), and loss of control during critical maneuvers or approaches.
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Safety in Numbers

The line graph above presents accident rates for instructional flights aboard airplanes for the years 2008 through 2022. (There is no activity data for 2011, so that year’s accident rates cannot be calculated.) While non-fatal accidents have declined substantially over the period, fatals have not.

April 1, 2024, Muncie, Ind.

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