go out and do it
Go out there and do it.
If you never do anything that has even the slightest degree of risk, either real or imagined, you'll never do anything. When you are 108 years old and say "Gee, I wish I'd done X when I was younger." then it is too late, and you can't go back.
Papa Charlie is correct - airplane incidents are "news" because they are unusual - a Piper Cub knocks over a runway light and the media screams "Another Airplane Disaster!!!!!" yet in the US (for instance) almost 600 people a week are killed, not just hurt, killed in auto accidents - that's close to 100 a day - and you don't read about that . . .
Do it while you can - you will never regret it. Fear comes from lack of information, knowledge is your co-pilot and the more you know the safer you are.
Get a couple of hours training and you'll see it isn't nearly as dangerous as the media would have us believe - remember, they want to sell newspapers, what really happened is irrelevant.
Best Regards,
Echo Mike (FAA Advanced Ground School Instructor, FAA Aviation Safety Counselor)