New ‘Nall Reports’ indicate continued decrease in accident rate

The AOPA Air Safety Institute’s just-released editions of the Joseph T. Nall Report note a continued decrease in overall accident rates. The overall accident rate in 2017 was 4.81 per 100,000 flight hours and 4.56 in 2018. The fatal...

New ‘Nall Reports’ indicate continued decrease in accident rate

The AOPA Air Safety Institute’s just-released editions of the Joseph T. Nall Report note a continued decrease in overall accident rates. The overall accident rate in 2017 was 4.81 per 100,000 flight hours and 4.56 in 2018. The fatal accident rate also decreased to 0.76 per 100,000 hours in 2017 and 0.74 in 2018, based on available data.