Best not go to the NTSB site then:
<A HREF="http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htm</A>
During the last 2 weeks, there have been at least 50 incidents in the States involving either Cessna or Piper aircraft.
Difficult to compare travel incidents without knowing incidents per number of trips made, or mileage covered, but since there are on average 10 people a day killed on UK roads, guess your PPL may prove a bonus!