Improving the safety of the world’s largest and most complex General Aviation (GA) community is one of the FAA’s top priorities. This community encompasses more than 275,000 diverse aircraft, including propeller-driven airplanes, amateur-built aircraft, helicopters, balloons and highly sophisticated jets. This accounts for more than 90 percent of US-registered aircraft. GA generates more than $247 billion in economic activity annually and supports an estimated 1.2 million jobs. Numerous FAA and industry programs and partnerships have significantly reduced the fatal accident rate.

Read more in the FAA General Aviation Fact Sheet