Many of the accidents are/were caused by poor pitch stability caused by lack of a horizontal stabiliser and a pusher prop.
However, I’d happily try one of Ron Herron’s “Little Wing” designs, which don’t suffer from this due to the fact that they have a tractor engine and a fixed wing type fuselage with a tail, harking back to the old Pitcairn and similar designs. Especially attractive if fitted with the optional radial engine