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All general aviation fatal accidents fall broadly in to two categories. C-FIT Not fully aerodynamically stalled, and controls still effective at the instant of impact or U-FIT, fully aerodynamically stalled, and controls ineffective at the instant of impact.

Controls Still Working At Impact (C-FIT)

All C-FIT Accidents

  • 1) SD-D

    1. C-FIT: SD-D, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION - DAY
    Number Of Accidents: 4
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  • 2) SD-N

    2. C – FIT: SD-N, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION - NIGHT
    Number Of Accidents: 3
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  • 3) I- IMC ATO

    3. C – FIT: I- IMC ATO, INTENTIONAL IMC AFTER TAKE OFF
    Number Of Accidents: 0
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  • 4) U- IMC ATO

    4. C – FIT: U- IMC ATO, UNINTENTIONAL IMC AFTER TAKE OFF
    Number Of Accidents: 3
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  • 5) BUZZING / ACRO

    5. C -FIT: BUZZING / ACRO, IMPROMPTU SHOWING OFF, LOW-LEVEL ACROBATICS
    Number Of Accidents: 6
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  • 6) MISHANDLED ABN.

    6. C-FIT: MIS HANDLED ABNORMAL / EMERGENCY
    Number Of Accidents: 23
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  • 7) TERRAIN COLLISION

    7. C-FIT: TERRAIN COLLISION
    Number Of Accidents: 21
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  • 8) LOSS OF AHRS IN FLT

    8. C-FIT: LOSS OF ATTITUDE OR HEADING REFERENCE SYSTEM IN FLIGHT
    Number Of Accidents: 1
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  • 9) NON-STABILIZED APPCH.

    9. C-FIT: UNSTABILIZED APPROACH
    Number Of Accidents: 2
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  • 10a) MEDICAL INCAPACITATION

    10a. C-FIT: MEDICAL INCAPACITATION IN FLIGHT
    Number Of Accidents: 6
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  • 10b) SUICIDE

    10b. C-FIT: PILOT SUICIDE
    Number Of Accidents: 5
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Controls Not Working At Impact (U-FIT)

All U-FIT Accidents