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Old July 16th 10, 01:21 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Jim Logajan writes:

And idea how many of those Cirrus and Cessna 172 accidents involved
fatalities?


A quick look at the NTSB database reveals 85 fatalities for Cessna 172s since
January 1, 2008, and 48 fatalities for Cirrus SR-22s since that same date.

There are 26,163 Cessna 172s registered currently, and 3,746 Cirrus SR-22s.

The fatality rate during this period on a per-aircraft basis is therefore
0.00324 for Cessna 172s and 0.01281 for Cirrus SR-22s. The rate for the SR-22s
is thus nearly four times higher than that for Cessna 172s.


How does that compare to the rate for a Chevrolet Corvair?



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