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A generated page was all I could find, but it looks like the general/private aviation fatality rate is around 0.0002% (per flight hour) vs 0.00003% for commerci
by ethbr1 2y ago
A generated page was all I could find, but it looks like the general/private aviation fatality rate is around 0.0002% (per flight hour) vs 0.00003% for commercial carriers.
And on a decreasing trend.
Obviously, when celebrities are involved, you hear about it though.
https://simpleflying.com/private-jet-crashes-per-year-2023/ https://simpleflying.com/private-jet-crashes-per-year-2023/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/business/airplane-crashes-statistics/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/business/airplane-crashes-sta...
- bhouston 2y agoSo private aviation is 666% more dangerous than commercial (e.g. 0.0002 / 0.00003 = 6.66...) That is significant, but commercial is incredibly safe. I wonder what the death rate for flying yourself around, e.g. part-time pilots, is versus professional private plane pilots. I would think that part-time amateur pilots is where the real danger is - it is a hobby thing.
- timmytokyo 2y agoThis guy wasn't flying in a private jet with a professional, hired pilot. He was flying himself in a propeller-driven Mooney M20.
- Gud 2y agoAdditionally I wonder what the stats looks like when comparing the middle class aviation nerd who spend pretty much every spare penny they can afford on their airplane, vs the guy with a few million in inheritance.