The number of accidents and fatalities involving U.S.-registered business jets declined last year. According to preliminary statistics researched by AIN, there were 12 accidents of N-numbered business jets last year compared with 20 in 2015.
Both years saw two fatal accidents each, but eight people perished in those crashes last year, compared with 13 in 2015. The two fatal accidents last year occurred under Part 91; in 2015 one fatal mishap was a Part 91 flight and the other was a Part 135 mission.
Accidents involving U.S.-registered turboprops last year were down slightly from 2015, though the number of fatalities was unchanged. Preliminary figures show 31 total accidents last year versus 37 in 2015. Twenty-eight people died in nine turboprop accidents last year, and the same number lost their lives in 10 accidents in 2015. Last year, there were four fatal crashes under Part 91, down from nine in 2015; four under Part 135, up from one in 2015; and one on a civil government flight.
Preliminary data also shows that non-U.S-registered business jets and turboprops on private and corporate charter flights also recorded fewer accidents and fatalities last year compared with 2015.
