Quote Originally Posted by Bill Berson View Post
It isn't fair that homebuilts have more fatals, but is reality. My mother-in-law told me life isn't fair.
I think the data needs to list the fatal rate for each homebuilt type from zero to 200 hours aircraft time.
Interesting suggestion. Here's a cut at it, for aircraft types with 50 or more accidents from 1998 through 2019.

Fatal Rate: Percentage of ALL accidents of that type that resulted in at least one fatality.

Fatal Rate for A/C with <200 Hours: Percentage of fatal accidents of that type that HAD an entry for aircraft time, and the aircraft time was less than 200 hours.

Percentage of Accidents with <200 Hours: Percentage of all accidents that HAD an entry for aircraft time, and the aircraft time was less than 200 hours.

Last line of the table gives the overall for the homebuilt fleet.
Kennel Name
Fatal Rate
Fatal Rate for A/C with <200 Hours
Percentage of Accidents with < 200 Hours
Avid*
7.9%
3.8%
49.4%
Challenger II*
34.6%
12.0%
64.0%
Glasair*
31.3%
3.0%
28.4%
Glastar*
10.8%
6.5%
52.2%
Kitfox*
14.1%
2.4%
45.6%
Lancair 4*
52.2%
20.4%
46.9%
Lancair Two Seat*
40.5%
11.7%
33.8%
Pitts*
20.8%
5.0%
26.7%
Rand KR-2*
24.0%
5.6%
55.6%
ROTORWAY*
6.5%
5.2%
78.1%
Rutan Long-EZ*
17.6%
5.6%
25.0%
SeaRey*
19.7%
8.7%
60.9%
Sonex*
28.0%
13.9%
72.2%
Starduster*
13.1%
0.0%
19.1%
Vans RV-4*
28.4%
3.0%
22.4%
Vans RV-6*
26.5%
4.9%
27.6%
Vans RV-7*
33.3%
6.3%
45.8%
Vans RV-8*
27.4%
7.9%
47.6%
Velocity*
19.7%
13.0%
58.7%
Zenair CH-601*
20.5%
10.6%
74.2%
Zenair CH-701*
11.8%
1.8%
70.9%
Overall
24.1%
9.0%
51.7%

Interesting how lower-time homebuilts have a lower fatality rate. I thought at first it was might be because of an increased rate of early-life engine issues, but the <200 hour's power-failure rate isn't that much higher than the overall fleet.

Ron Wanttaja