"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
...
Without knowing the number of flight hours involved,
accurate safety details and analysis are destined
to remain shrouded in much fog, mystery and hype.

Certainly. But of course, we'll probably never have that sort of
data,
unless the EAA does a membership survey. We can't fully rely on the
online
NTSB accident reports, either, because they only mention the engine
type
when engine-related problems were a factor in the accident. Unless
we pay
for and analyze the hard-copy reports, we don't know how many of the
other
2200+ homebuilt accidents since 1990 involved auto-engine
homebuilts.

Download the NTSB database files. There are fields for engine
make/model, airframe hours, and a bunch of other useful stuff.

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