"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Steve Foley writes:

The NTSB does not produce 'Special' reports on 'most pilots who kill
themselves'.

From NTSB/SS-05/01:

Accident, Incident, and Violation History

A review of the accident and incident history of study pilots indicated
that 19 percent of accident pilots had an accident or incident before the
study accident. In four of these cases, the event included in the study
was
the pilot's third recorded mishap.

19 percent is not 'most'.

Two previous mishaps in four cases does not equate to a long history of
incidents.

This does not support the statement that:

"Most pilots who kill themselves have a long history of
incidents prior "