Although I hesitate to recommend the article, Phillip Greenspun has numbers that sound right:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;philip.greenspun.com&#x2F;flying&#x2F;safety" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;philip.greenspun.com&#x2F;flying&#x2F;safety</a><p>General aviation is somewhere between as dangerous as driving and ten times more dangerous. With current regulations.