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Other US crashes this season
"David Kinsell" wrote in message ... On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 10:00:07 -0700, Frank Whiteley wrote: On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 10:28:41 PM UTC-6, David Kinsell wrote: On Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:02:30 -0700, Bob Kuykendall wrote: From a quick survey of available NTSB synopses, it looks like the statistics for the last five full years a 2014 total 26 fatal 3 (3 fatalities) 2013 total 23 fatal 3 (5 fatalities) 2012 total 33 fatal 6 (8 fatalities) 2011 total 27 fatal 9 (9 fatalities) 2010 total 34 fatal 6 (8 fatalities) Right now we're about half way through 2015, and the count stands at: 2014 total 5 fatal 2 (2 fatalities) Just running a search for glider accidents does indeed show 5, but doesn't include the Ventus on June 23, the 2-32 on June 25, and the 1-26 in the last couple days. So not terrible, but seems like we could do better. Non-injury accidents of course are less of a concern, but the number of underwriters willing to insure gliders is small, and could easily shrink. Or they can continue to jack up the rates for everyone. -Dave Many insurance claims don't involve FAA/NTSB reporting, though most in-motion accidents/incidents do and there is some pressure for this as part of the claims process. SSF would like inputs into their accident/incident database. http://soaringsafety.org Frank Whiteley SSA is showing a recent stall/spin accident during rope break practice, so that makes 9. http://tinyurl.com/oh466sc Looking at the SSF database, not much is getting entered there. Our club nearly added to the statistics recently, 200 ft ropebreak training with low performance glider, multiple fences to deal with, no headwind, towplane went straight out and didn't keep glider within range of airport. Fortunately both pilots knew they weren't going to clear last fence and didn't try. -Dave SSF database is quite new, so getting the word out is part of the process. There's an opportunity to add some data, even anonymously. Success of such a project requires community participation. The original media post was much more 'interesting', but it wasn't a stall/spin, rather it hit some trees reporting during low-level rope break practice. http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-n...ay-no-injuries Frank Whiteley |
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