Public Aircraft Safety National Transportation Safety Board Safety Study

Public aircraftÓ are aircraft operated for the purpose of fulfilling a government function that meet certain conditions specified under Title 49 U.S. Code, Section 40102(a)(37). The Nat. Transport. Safety Board identified 341 public aircraft accidents that occurred during the years 1993-2000. Using activity data from the FAA, the board calculated an accident rate of 3.66 accidents per 100,000 flight hours for nonmilitary, non-intelligence public aircraft. Using activity date from the GSA, the Board calculated an accident rate of 4.58 per 100,000 flight hours for nonmilitary, non-intelligence Fed. aircraft. Both rates were lower than the general aviation accident rate of 7.1 accidents per 100,000 flight hours, but higher than the accident rate for air taxis. Tables.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Public Aircraft Safety National Transportation Safety Board Safety Study', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756741938 and ISBN 0756741939.