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Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents

Published 2005-11-04 From National Transportation Safety Board 1 author

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Earlier edition of the recurring weather-GA-accidents study. Defines the baseline VFR-into-IMC accident rate and identifies pilot proficiency, weather information availability, and decision-making as core risk drivers.

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

general aviation
weather
VFR into IMC

Citation: National Transportation Safety Board (2005). Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Safety Studies ID SS-05/01. https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Pages/SS-05-01.aspx ↗