2009 was the second lowest accident rate in aviation history. Runway excursions, such as the December incident when an American Airlines jet overran a runway in Kingston, Jamaica, accounted for 26 percent of accidents in 2009. The accident rate was approximately 1:1,400,000.
Pilot handling was a contributing factor in 30 percent of accidents in 2009, group says.
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Pilot handling was a contributing factor in 30 percent of accidents in 2009, group says.
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