Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Fatal Stall/Spin Accidents, and other Aircraft Accidents

There are various reports on this subject, and related subjects through the NTSB, FAA, AOPA, . . . as well as through other sources.

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Pitcher" <lightflyer@...> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wj18001900" <swferris@...>
> To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5:49 AM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Fatal Stall/Spin Accidents, and
> other Aircraft Accidents
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> >I have read many official reports over the years about fatal stall/spin
> >type accidents (and other aircraft accidents), and I find it interesting
> >that since the United States government started collecting data on aircraft
> >accidents many years ago, commercial rated &/or airline pilots, who when
> >piloting large air transport aircraft have excellent safety records, yet
> >when they fly on their own time in small general aviation aircraft, they as
> >a group appear to have one of the highest accident rates for fatal
> >stall/spin type accidents, and other types of aircraft accidents. How can
> >this be possible, seeing as they have such a high level of experience over
> >many years, in different weather conditions, during day and night flying,
> >and in many different types of aircraft. It doesn't make sense that the
> >most well trained, and safest (when piloting air transport aircraft) pilots
> >have some of the worst safety records over all. Why has this been
> >happening? How can these accidents be avoided / eliminated, if they happen
> >to such well trained professional pilots?
> >
> >
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> I have heard talk amongst different groups of flyers about how the people in
> some other groups don't know what they're doing, but have never seen these
> "official reports".
> Can you post some of the URL's to these reports?
>

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