Real stats on engine failures?

"Captain Wubba" wrote in message
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This is about risk management. I can manage the risks of fuel
contamination or exhaustion very easily, if I exercise diligence and
care. If those are no longer concerns, the primary engine-related
concern becomes mechanical failure, and that's what I'm looking at.



I'm with you.
I'm most interested in anything which forces me down. Included
in that would be carburetor failure, fuel line breaks, engine fire,
as well as the engine deciding to punch a hole in the case...
stuff that I could never protect against by a thorough preflight.

I'd also be interested in survival statistics for forced landings at
night, over mountainous terrain, in cold weather etc. for *any*
reason (including self-induced fuel exhaustion). Then it is
easy to work out the risks.

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Dr. Tony Cox
Citrus Controls Inc.
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