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Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents (2003–2017)

Published 2020-04-21 From National Transportation Safety Board 1 author

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Examines the leading causes of weather-related general aviation accidents over a 15-year period. Identifies continued-VFR-into-IMC, in-flight icing, and turbulence/wind shear as the dominant risk drivers and recommends specific weather-decision-making training improvements.

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

general aviation
weather
VFR into IMC
icing

Citation: National Transportation Safety Board (2020). Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents (2003–2017). National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Safety Studies ID SS-20/01. https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Pages/SS-20-01.aspx ↗