FAA Sets Goal to Reduce GA Fatal Accident Rate by 10 Percent…

The United States has the largest and most diverse general aviation (GA) community in the world with more than 300,000 aircraft including amateur-built aircraft, rotorcraft, balloons, and highly sophisticated turbojets. Reducing GA fatalities is a top priority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the FAA’s goal is to reduce the GA fatal accident rate by 10 percent over a 10-year period (2009-2018). Loss of Control – mainly stalls – accounts for approximately 40 percent of fatal GA accidents. …Read More of the FAA’s FACT SHEET –  General Aviation.