General aviation accidents still declining according to 2015 NTSB stats

The NTSB has released 2015 aviation accident statistics for aircraft involved in Part 121 and Part 135 operations as well as general aviation aircraft. And, according to the statistics, both the rate of general aviation accidents and fatal accidents have continued to decline, despite an increase in the total flight hours versus the past 2 years. NTSB stats also show that as with 2014, there were also no US airline related fatalities in 2015. According to the stats, 2015 saw 1,209 total general aviation accidents, including 229 fatal accidents, spread over 20,576,000 total flight hours. Those numbers represent a steady decline over the 20 year period detailed by the NTSB in their released stats. By comparison, 1996 saw 1,908 total general aviation accidents, with 361 fatal accidents. <br/>