Safety
Fatal Jet Accidents down, turboprops up
The accident picture in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year showed mixed results, according to statistics compiled by Ro

The accident picture in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year showed mixed results, according to statistics compiled by Robert E. Breiling Associates of Boca Raton, Fla. There were two fatal accidents involving jet operations in the first three months of last year, compared with no fatal accidents in the January-through-March timeframe this year. However, the numbers of total accidents, fatal accidents and fatalities involving turboprops all increased quarter-over-quarter.

For the second time in a quarter-over-quarter period, corporate jets flown by salaried crews experienced no accidents. In fact, in this quarter, the four accidents involving business jets all occurred in just one operational segment–Part 135 on-demand charter. 

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