Table 1 - Fatal Accidents and Deaths by Type of Aviation Operation: 1988-1997
Table 1 - Fatal Accidents and Deaths by Type of Aviation Operation: 1988-1997
| Type of operation | Fatal accidents | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| General aviation | 4,386 | 98 | 8,046 | 82 |
| Commercial aviation | 85 | 2 | 1,756 | 18 |
| Total | 4,471 | 100 | 9,802 | 100 |
SOURCE: U.S. General Accounting Office, Aviation Safety: Safer Skies Initiative has Taken Initial Steps to Reduce Accident Rates by 2007 (Washington, DC: 2000).