Air Accidents Analysed
(N.Z Press Association) WELLINGTON. August 15
A graph in the report of the accident investigation brand) of the Air Department summarising accidents to aircraft engaged in topdressing and other forms of agricultural aviation shows how markedly the accident rate has improved over the years In the first year of commercial topdressing, 1949. lie rate was 32.7 accidents for each 10,000 flying hours. Last year the 42 accidents, not all involving pilot injury, were at the rate of 5 5 per 10,000 hours of operation which was also the accident rate for the preceding year An unusual feature of the 21 accidents which occurred in the first six months of this year was that only three involve dpilots with fewer than 1000 hours of flying experience.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30212, 17 August 1963, Page 15
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