"Amateur-built and other experimental aircraft [like fighter jets] were involved in almost 25 percent of U.S. fatal general aviation accidents over the past fiv

"Amateur-built and other experimental aircraft [like fighter jets] were involved in almost 25 percent of U.S. fatal general aviation accidents over the past five years and account for an estimated five percent of total general aviation fleet hours." [1] There are a few more extenuating factors that account for a significant fraction of the rest of the fatality rate. It's just like the driving fatality rate - by eliminating drunk driving, speeding, exhaustion, texting, etc., driving becomes significantly safer than it is on paper average over the entire population. That fatality rate certainly does not represent even a mildly experienced pilot in a 172 [1] https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=21274 https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=2...