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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
In the end, small general aviation aircraft (those owned by private citizens) have a death rate that is just below or about the same as auto accidents when you look at it at some ratio. It's a little difficult to match perfectly because auto accidents are measured in per miles driven, and aircraft accidents are measured in hours flown but they match up relatively well from the statistics I've seen. Also, like auto deaths, most aircraft fatalities are "pilot error" not mechanical failures.
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All the statistics I've seen, which are now impossible to find thanks to somebody, point to small planes being an order of magnitude more dangerous than driving a car.