ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA: U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDAR YEAR 1998

A total of 1,928 aircraft were involved in 1,904 accidents during calendar year 1998. The total number of general aviation accidents occurring in 1998 represented a 3.2% increase over calendar year 1997. Of the total number of accidents, 364 were fatal accidents that resulted in a total of 624 fatalities. Although the number of fatal general aviation accidents in 1998 represented a 4% increase over calendar year 1997, the number of resulting fatalities declined 1.1% between 1997 and 1998. The circumstances of these accidents and the details related to the aircraft, pilots, and locations involved are represented throughout this report.

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  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 52 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00964776
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/ARG-03/01,, Notation 7534
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 2 2003 12:00AM