At last night's EAA board meeting, we briefly discussed the Lancair accident on the east coast where a Lancair lost it's prop and in making an emergency landing on the beach, hit and killed a jogger. I mentioned that Lancairs have had a lot of crashes. So here are some numbers, based on NTSB accident records since January of 2005, the beginning of the online database. Registration information is imperfect as some may register their RV make as an RV or as a Van's and there could be some duplication. I only used "RV" in my search. And Lancairs, Glasairs and RV's have been around since long before 2005.
Lancair:
1,114 Lancairs registered in the US.
59 accidents, or about 5.3% of have crashed.
Of the crashes, 31 (52%) have resulted in fatalities, or 2.8% of the fleet have crashed with fatalities.
Glasair:
886 Glasairs registered. 20 have crashed (2.3%), 7 (35%) with fatalities, or 0.8% fatality rate for the fleet.
RV's
6,627 RV's registered in the US.
NTSB database shows 170 reported RV accidents or 2.6% of the flying planes, 56 fatal, or 33% of the accidents resulted in fatalities, or 0.8% fatality rate for the fleet.
Lancair:
1,114 Lancairs registered in the US.
59 accidents, or about 5.3% of have crashed.
Of the crashes, 31 (52%) have resulted in fatalities, or 2.8% of the fleet have crashed with fatalities.
Glasair:
886 Glasairs registered. 20 have crashed (2.3%), 7 (35%) with fatalities, or 0.8% fatality rate for the fleet.
RV's
6,627 RV's registered in the US.
NTSB database shows 170 reported RV accidents or 2.6% of the flying planes, 56 fatal, or 33% of the accidents resulted in fatalities, or 0.8% fatality rate for the fleet.
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