And on a decreasing trend.
Obviously, when celebrities are involved, you hear about it though.
https://simpleflying.com/private-jet-crashes-per-year-2023/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/business/airplane-crashes-sta...
I wonder what the death rate for flying yourself around, e.g. part-time pilots, is versus professional private plane pilots. I would think that part-time amateur pilots is where the real danger is - it is a hobby thing.
A lot of people around me who were involved in Piratbyrån and the underground scene here in Sweden back then are saying this was a perfect way for him to fake his death since he had substantial debts incurred from the Pirate Bay legal case.
But I think small private aircraft are involved in a lot more accidents than large airliners.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Deaths-per-100-million-h...
Although the figures are all over the place depending on the source and how you group activities. GA is usually a lot safer than paramotor for instance.
https://www.tetongravity.com/story/News/your-chances-of-dyin...
