Accidents
Business Accident record Mixed in 2006
Total business aviation accidents were down slightly in 2006, thanks mainly to a decrease of more than 17 percent in turboprop accidents, according to avia

Total business aviation accidents were down slightly in 2006, thanks mainly to a decrease of more than 17 percent in turboprop accidents, according to aviation safety analyst Robert E. Breiling Associates of Boca Raton, Fla. Total business aviation-related fatal accidents, on the other hand, were up in 2006 with 19.

The number of business jet accidents increased slightly last year to 28 total accidents, compared with 24 in the same period the previous year. Fatal accidents also increased, from three to five, through fatalities were down from 12 to 10. The fractionals maintained their superb safety record in 2006 and experienced two accidents, neither of which was fatal.