On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:41:29 -0000, Jim Logajan wrote:

"Maxwell" wrote:
I wonder what the latest numbers are for GA fatalities due to fuel
stavation and weather? Isn't it about 90%?

Nowhere near that. Time to get your statistics updated! According to the
following source, those two items accounted for about 18%[*] of all
fatalities:

http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/06nall.pdf

I did my own study of Cessna 172/210 accidents from 1998 through 2004 (excluding
training accidents)... a bit over 1,000 accidents. Some highlights of my
results:

General Pilot Error 52.5%
Maintenance Error 4.6%
Undetermined Loss of Power 4.7%
Engine Mechanical 3.7%
Fuel System 0.9%
Other Mechanical 4.2%
Fuel Exhaustion/Starvation 8.9%
Carb Ice 1.2%
VFR to IFR 5.2%
Inadequate Preflight 1.6%
Fuel Contamination 0.5%

The "General Pilot Error" basically is the cases where the pilot lost control of
the aircraft (generally during takeoff and landing), misjudged the approach,
stall/spin, etc.

Ron Wanttaja