Here's the story from today's local paper. They quote AOPA accident statistics.
Guess AOPA got the word out that they are the source of expertise for GA stories...

"Crashes of small planes are infrequent, considering how many take to the skies,
said Warren Morningstar of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, a
national group of more than 400,000 pilots.

Of the 40 million general aviation aircraft flights per year, there are about
1,800 accidents, he said.

About 75 percent of the accidents are attributed to errors in judgment by
pilots, he said."


http://www.news-observer.com/front/s...-3167666c.html

Dave