U.S. Aviation Fatalities Down in 1998

Edited By Paul Richfield October 01, 1999
The NTSB says U.S. skies were safer last year, with the aviation death toll dropping from 976 to 683 from 1997. Commercial airlines suffered just one fatality in 1998; a ground crewman killed by a propeller strike. The air taxi segment showed an increase with 45 fatalities, up from 40 the year...

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