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David Megginson wrote:

"Gary L. Drescher" writes:

1 in 8 per year? Bull... That number is non sustainable, and
therefore bogus...

But that's not the number cited. One in eight die in the course of a
30-year career, not in a single year.

I just ran a quick search at the NTSB site. From January 1 1991 to
January 1 2001 there were a total of 183 fatal accidents in Alaska
operating under

Part 91: 121
Part 121: 1 (air carrier)
Part 129: 1 (foreign carrier)
Part 133: 6 (heavy heli)
Part 135: 52 (air taxi and commuter)
Public Use: 2

So that's an average of 5.2 fatal crashes/year for part 135 ops in
Alaska -- without reading the individual reports, I don't know how
many of those had more than one crew fatality, and how many had only
non-crew fatalities. Is there any way to find out how many commercial
pilots work in Alaska?

My understanding is that in the Alaskan population, 1 in 4 is a licensed
pilot. Based on the nature of flying in Alaska, I would suspect that the
percentage of commercial pilots is higher than the lower 48 as well.

--
Ron