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Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents

NTSB Safety Studies · Safety study · SS-23/01 · Published 2023-12-12 · National Transportation Safety Board · 1 author

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Abstract

This safety study examines the role of weather in general aviation accidents over the period 2003–2022. The study identifies persistent risk factors — VFR-into-IMC flight, low-visibility takeoffs and landings, and icing encounters — and offers recommendations to mitigate them through training, technology, and preflight decision-making.

Author

  • National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

  • general aviation
  • weather
  • VFR into IMC
  • icing

Citation

National Transportation Safety Board (2023). Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Safety Studies ID SS-23/01. https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Pages/SS-23-01.aspx ↗