By Fred Gibbs
First off, I would like to wish you all happy holidays and an early Merry Christmas. Here we are, December of 2023, and another year has gone by. According to the NTSB CAROL report, there have been no new fatal accidents in Arizona since last month’s report, a good sign. Fortunately, 2023 has been a kind year regarding our state-wide safety record. The count currently stands at only 2 in-state fatal accidents and only one of them involving any Arizona-based pilots. There were a total of 5 fatalities. The aircraft involved in the accidents consisted of a Daher Epsilon TB-30 and a Piper Cherokee PA-28-180.
Overall, it has been an exceptionally safe, above average year, and one of the safest since I started GAARMS in 2012.
FOR INFORMATION ON ALL ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED LAST MONTH, REFER TO JIM TIMM’S ACCIDENT SUMMARY HEREIN.