Wow! I have been flying for 25 years. I lose 1-2 on average each year.
Four was the most one year.

Wow, I've only been flying for five years, but I don't know anyone
personally who has died, and only one plane I've flown has been involved
in a fatal crash.

I've been flying for 11 years, and I don't know anyone personally who has
died, either.

An old clapped out Cherokee 140 we used to rent was demolished by a student
pilot in a fatal crash, but that's the only accident of any consequence that
I can claim a "connection" to -- and that's a pretty distant connection.

If I had lost 22 friends to accidents in those 11 years, I would not be
flying.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"