"Ash Wyllie" wrote in message
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Tom Sixkiller opined

"Greg" wrote in message
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"PaulH" wrote in message
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Thank you for the link. The report shows for GA overall 1.33 fatal
accidents per 100,000 hours in 2002. If we use an average speed of
125 mph, we have 1.33 fatal accidents for 12.5 million miles.

Anybody have motorcycle data?

Is the 125mph a pirooma number? Is that a fair estimate of GA aircraft
average speed?

Good point. Does that include corporate aviation?

GA would be Cubs at 75MPH up to turboprops (ignoring the corporate big
iron)
at 300MPH.

GA also includes helicopters. Break them out, and GA would look a lot
better.
The real question, to my mind, is what is the figure for SE piston
aircraft?


-ash
Cthulhu for President!
Why vote for a lesser evil?


Exactly, GA accident statistics cover such a broad range of flight
activities the numbers mean absolutely nothing regarding the type of flying
I do.