Accidents
Bizjet accidents down, but fatalities increase
The U.S.

The U.S. business jet and turboprop fleet experienced 44 accidents– including 18 that resulted in a total of 46 passenger and crew fatalities– in the first nine months of this year, according to Robert E. Breiling Associates of Boca Raton, Fla.

Although there was one less accident involving all jet and turboprop operators in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period last year, the number of fatal accidents rose by seven and fatalities by 17. In the first nine months of last year, there were 45 accidents, including 11 fatal accidents with a total of 29 fatalities.