Originally Posted by
Mariner9
Whilst not by any means disagreeing with the usual sentiments of the difficulty/potential dangers of IMC, the fact remains that loss of control in IMC still appears to be a relatively rare event if the monthly AAIB accident reports are anything to go by.
Surprisingly you are correct. Loss of control in IMC by PPLs is not very common (2 fatal accidents in the latest CAA publication). Controlled (Reasonably) Flight Into Terrain on the otherhand is common and remarkably fatal (8 incidents of PPLs doing this in IMC).