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 saw a slight increase in 2011, primarily driven by a significant 50% jump in Part 135 on-demand charter operations accidents per flight hour, alongside a rise in fatalities.
Conversely, General Aviation (GA) experienced a slight decrease in accidents per 100,000 flight hours and a drop in fatalities.
For the second consecutive year, commercial airliners (Part 121) reported no fatal accidents.

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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.