However, the extraordinarily high number of fatalities occurring in Alaska is noteworthy. Pilot inexperience may be one reason for this occurrence. 10 Other reasons may include poor weather and less advanced landing fields. 11 Military training schools are also included in this industry. The nature of the work in the industry is likely to be the primary cause of these fatalities.
Pilots fly in dangerous maneuvers and tight formations and engage in difficult training missions.
Parachutes 12 sometimes fail to open. Other crashes occur for reasons similar to those in other industries. During the 1992-98 period, helicopters were more likely to crash than jets. The fatalities in this industry occur primarily to young men. Schools and educational services.