Originally Posted by
RatherBeFlying
The fact remains that the staid looked down upon C-172 has the best safety record of any single engine piston a/c
I'm pretty certain that if you pull the stats apart, whilst the C172 is very good, the C152 and PA28-161 are both better.
Realistically however, you'd have to try pretty damned hard to kill yourself in any of these aeroplanes.
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