Amateur-Built Aircraft Accident Totals Drop to Historic Lows

From the March 2018 newsletter, by Charlie Becker, page 4

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A chart of experimental fatal accidents by month

By Charlie Becker, EAA National Director of Chapters and Communities & Homebuilt Community Manager

There are a lot of challenges facing aviation in 2018 including everything from finding a replacement for 100LL to getting more young people involved. The good news for the amateur-built movement is that our safety record is not currently a problem. Over the past three years it has continued to improve.

Fatal accidents in experimental amateur-built aircraft continued to decline during the FAA’s 2017 fiscal year that ended September 30, 2017, falling to historic lows. Fiscal year 2018 is off to a good start as well:

We currently are three fatal accidents below our “not to exceed” target of fatal accidents for FY2018. This improvement in our safety record would not be possible without your commitment to the Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor programs. Thank you on behalf of EAA and the membership for the key role you play in improving amateur-built safety.