Dave wrote:

Operating over maximum weight is a major cause of aircraft accidents.
Don't do it. It is very dangerous.


Really? I find that rather surprising. Do you have any data to support
this assertion?

I certainly don't recommend operating over weight and wouldn't do it
intentionally myself, but in the scheme of illegal things to do in an
airplane, I suspect that being a little heavy is one of the more benign
offenses.


Matt