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Aviation accident rate statistics are necessarily estimates.

According to the U. S. National Transportation Safety Board, in 2005 general aviation in the United States ( excluding charter ) suffered 1. 31 fatal accidents for every 100, 000 hours of flying in that country, compared to 0. 016 for scheduled airline flights.

In Canada, recreational flying accounted for 0. 7 fatal accidents for every 1000 aircraft, while air taxi accounted for 1. 1 fatal accidents for every 100, 000 hours.