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Old 11th Mar 2024, 00:36
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lucille
 
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Originally Posted by Dick Smith
In the latest issue of Flight Safety Australia magazine, on page 52 under “Selected Australian accidents/incidents 1 October – 19 December 2023”, it shows 19 fatalities in that time.

This seems an extraordinary number. What do others think?
Maybe a 3 month window distorts the statistics? Year on year may be better and flight hours per fatality number may also be relevant. Mark Twain had it right on statistics.


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