NTSB Releases Transportation Fatality Data for 2004, Aviation Fatalities Down

The number of persons killed in all aviation accidents dropped from 710 in 2003 to 651 in 2004. There were no fatalities on commuter carriers in 2004. The number of general aviation fatalities also decreased from 632 in 2003 to 556 in 2004. There were 14 airline fatalities, 13 of which occurred in a crash of a Jetstream aircraft in Kirksville, MO. Air taxi fatalities increased from 42 to 65.