U.S. Civil Aviation Fatalities and Flight Activity Decreased in 2020

Excerpt:  “U.S. civil aviation fatalities decreased last year amid broad reductions in flight activity, according to 2020 statistics published by the National Transportation Safety Board. After two consecutive years with airline passenger fatalities, there were no fatal accidents involving Part 121 air carriers in 2020. In seven of the last 10 years, there have been no airline passenger fatalities. Most aviation deaths in 2020 took place during general aviation operations, where 332 were killed, compared to 414 the year before. The 2020 fatal accident rate in general aviation was 1.049 accidents per 100,000 flight hours, compared to 2019’s rate of 1.064.”