Safest GA Plane

[PaulThomas]

It can just barely kill you.

What's the difference between being barely dead and completly dead

 

[eggman76]

What's the difference between being barely dead and completly dead

An extra $5,000 for the mortician to make you look good at your funeral.

 

[PAPA FOX!]

The safest plane is the one I'm not flying.

The safest plane is whatever one I AM flying!!

 

[siucavflight]

The Lancair has never had a fatal crash.

 

[FlyJordan]

High wings are gay.

My $0.02

 

[Traumahawk]

Piper Tomahawk.


Safest cause it weeds out the idiots...thats why we're all safer.

You have feet don't you??


T-Hawk

 

[LJDRVR]

Actually the Bell 206 Jet Ranger. (Hours flown vs. fatalities)

Give me some time and I'll pull up the reference for everybody. The only other aircraft with numbers as good is believe it or not, the C-130 Hercules.

 

[jetdriven]

there has not been one in flight airframe failure of a c-182 or c-172 ever. pretty safe airplane if you ask me.

 

[TDTURBO]

there has not been one in flight airframe failure of a c-182 or c-172 ever. pretty safe airplane if you ask me.

Wrong! There have been 2 inflight structural failures in 172's, none for 182's.

They happened within weeks apart last year.

 

[Ill Mitch]

Actually the Bell 206 Jet Ranger. (Hours flown vs. fatalities)

Give me some time and I'll pull up the reference for everybody. The only other aircraft with numbers as good is believe it or not, the C-130 Hercules.

I remember reading that about the Jet Ranger. I told my uncle (who introduced me to flying at a young age, and who is anti-helicopter) and he said "Yea right...the article is B.S".

I believe the C-172 came in 2nd.

 

[9GClub]

there has not been one in flight airframe failure of a c-182 or c-172 ever. pretty safe airplane if you ask me.

As in...... nobody's ever had a wing just spontaneously fall off a 172 for no reason?

I guarantee you guys have ripped both those aircraft apart on multiple occasions.

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

I guarantee you guys have ripped both those aircraft apart on multiple occasions.

Just an observation, at 12 hours flight time I would refrain from giving a "guarantee" on stuff you have no idea about. Last week your guarantee of a 747 not stalling at 200+ knots held up about 13 seconds.


I guarantee that I never give a guarantee unless I guarantee that the guarantee is good!!!!

 

[siucavflight]

9G seems to be awfully knowledgable for 12 hrs flight time spread between three aircraft.

 

[hotwings402]

The Lancair has never had a fatal crash.

Thats crap, I had a friend that was killed in one in Fl.

 

[TDTURBO]

There have been several fatalities in Lancairs, the original designer was killed in AZ 3 yrs ago I believe.

 

[FlyJordan]

I guarantee that I never give a guarantee unless I guarantee that the guarantee is good!!!!

New Sig!!!!!

 

[mtrv]

There have been several fatalities in Lancairs, the original designer was killed in AZ 3 yrs ago I believe.

Lance Neibauer, founder of Lancair, is still around & runs the certified division, and the kitplane side was sold. While numerous Lancair kitplanes have crashed over the years, the certified Lancair has an excellent safety history.

It seems to me, that the designer of the Questar Venture ( a fast tear drop/egg shaped kitplane) was killed a few years back.

 

[siucavflight]

There have been several fatalities in Lancairs, the original designer was killed in AZ 3 yrs ago I believe.

Thats crap, I had a friend that was killed in one in Fl.

Never ever has there been a fatal crash in a Lancair that carries a Normal certification. The Lancair kitplanes are a different story, those that carry an experimental certification are not even affiliated with Lancair that produces the COL3, or the COL4. So statistically I would have to say that these are the safest airplanes.

 

[TDTURBO]

Lance Neibauer, founder of Lancair, is still around & runs the certified division, and the kitplane side was sold. While numerous Lancair kitplanes have crashed over the years, the certified Lancair has an excellent safety history.

It seems to me, that the designer of the Questar Venture ( a fast tear drop/egg shaped kitplane) was killed a few years back.

He wasn't the sole desingner, the guy I am talking about disigned the fuel system and ironically ran out of gas. I am searching now for the specifics but it's late and I'm tired, maybe tomorrow.

 

[TDTURBO]

Never ever has there been a fatal crash in a Lancair that carries a Normal certification. The Lancair kitplanes are a different story, those that carry an experimental certification are not even affiliated with Lancair that produces the COL3, or the COL4. So statistically I would have to say that these are the safest airplanes.

You are correct, no fatals in production Lancairs but 3 accidents in production models.