General Aviation Accident Data Mixed Messages – Episode 313

FAA data shows a steady decrease in U.S. accident rates for general aviation in recent years. But the data may not show an accurate story.

Todd Curtis and John Goglia take a deeper dive into the data. Comparing the FAA rates to a NTSB table listing accidents in general aviation shows that the NTSB data implies that general aviation aircraft crashed roughly 50 times more frequently than airlines and other air carrier flights.

Pilots should check out the website for the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee (GAJSC), an organization that partners with the FAA and other aviation organizations to provide useful safety information. This organization provides information about key aviation safety risks and offers many additional resources.

Pilots and others involved in aviation should to take advantage of this and other aviation educational resources.

Resources:

FAA CFIT/Automation Overreliance

FAA General Aviation Fact Sheet – 2025

FAA Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) on manual flight Operations proficiency – 2017

General Aviation Joint Safety Committee

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