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In a message dated 9/29/2005 9:52:49 A.M. Central Standard Time,
glcasey@adelphia.net writes:
I'm not sure if the following statistics mean much as they don't include
the time factor. I assume the data is the total number of accidents
divided by the total number of currently-registered aircraft. The
Tomahawk has been out of production for a long time, so its population can
only go down, while the number accidents have been accumulating for many years
and can only go up. Do the same statistics on a per-year basis and I'm
afraid the numbers will work out differently.
Gary Casey
Type-- Fatal Reg-- %--
COZY 3 176 1.7%
Lancair 42 935 4.5%
RV's 85 3094 2.7%
Cirrus 14 1600 0.9%
PA 38 57 1015 5.6%
(Tomahawk)
Gary,
Yeah, the Lancair 235/320/360 has been out of production for years
also. Hmmmm..... so has the P-51. Then again, the equipment has
changed, the training has changed, etc.
Gee, I wonder if the slide show was adjusted - Oh, that's right - it uses
accidents/100000 hours of flight. Of course, we know how accurate the
flight hours measurement is since it is taken from medical record
reporting. Or, maybe it isn't? Too bad we don't have flight hours for
the aircraft reported.
Scott Krueger
AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL
(KARR)
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