REFLECTOR: homebuilt accident rates

[Jim Kanter]

Too bad the life insurance actuarials haven't seen these numbers.
They're still gouging experimental owners on life insurance.

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Douglas Holub <douglas.holub at gmail.com> wrote:
> A timely article in October's Kitplanes magazine charts the accident rates
> of homebuilt vs. manufactured airplanes. Some interesting accident rate
> statistics:
>
> Total U.S. fleet = 0.61%;
> Homebuilts = 0.87%;
> Homebuilts after Phase I = 0.71%;
> Cirrus = 0.85%;
> Post-1996 Cessna 172s = 1.25%;
> All rotorcraft = 1.62%;
> Homebuilt rotorcraft = 1.02%;