Accidents
Fatalities Drop but Total Bizav Accidents Increase
Turbine business airplane accidents worldwide claimed the lives of fewer people in the first quarter—16 compared to 25 in the same period last year.

AIN 2017 Accident Stats June 2017

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In the first quarter of this year turbine business airplane accidents worldwide claimed the lives of 16 people compared with 25 in the same period last year, but the number of nonfatal mishaps rose to 21 from 12. According to preliminary data compiled by AIN, U.S.-registered jets were involved in one fatal accident in each of the first quarters, both occurring under Part 91.There were no reported fatal crashes involving non-U.S.-registered business jets in the first quarters of this year or last.

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