Originally Posted by
VH-MLE
LeadSled claims a lot of things - 99% of which is rubbish. A quick search of Aust V US general aviation accident statistics show Australia, the USA and Canada have similar accident rates with Australia's rates slightly better overall...
Beware false gods...
From the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development's website:
Australia’s general aviation fatal accident rate has declined from 1.41 fatal accidents per 100 000 flight hours in 1990 to 1.00 fatal accidents per 100 000 flight hours in 2000.Australia’s general aviation fatal accident rate per 100 000 flight hours for the year 2000 was the lowest of the three countries reported.Australia’s general aviation fatal accident rate per 100 000 flight hours has been below the Canadian and US rate for all years except for 1994 and 1998.Australia’s general aviation fatality rate per 100 000 flight hours has been below the Canadian and US rate for all years except for 1990 and 1999.
In recent years the Canadian and US rates have improved and are closer to Australia’s rates.
I would prefer to see those figures again when rationalised against numbers of aircraft flying and weather exposure. The rate of GA flying in Australia is declining dramatically which also assists the fatality per rate of hours figure.