Lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents 40 years

NTSB report is out.
Washington, DC –The state of civil aviation safety
continued to improve in 2006, according to statistics
released today by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The number of accidents in all segments of civil aviation in
2006 were less than in 2005, with general aviation recording
the lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents in the 40
years of NTSB record keeping.

The 2006 statistical tables are available at
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Stats.htm