The number two cause of fatalities is in slow maneuvering flight. Accidents usually happen when pilots conduct buzzing, or excessively low level scenic flight. This is easily prevented. Passengers can take a zoom lense for a closer look at a sight. Finally, I offer a personal opinion that many accidents could be prevented by avoiding flight when we are rushed, weary, distracted or physically ill.
Safe flight requires all of our senses to be keen.
Tired or distracted pilots make poor decisions about weather, departure times, aircraft and pilot capabilities. Gethereontimis and gethomeitis can be fatal to pilots. We might all be aware of this and do what we can to encourage pilots to do keep current in night flying skills, but plan their flights for daylight hours. The celebrity auctioneer, Dave Seleski, weatherman from Portland's Channel 6 News, kept the audience crowd alive with his pilotage anecdotes and entertaining flair. The event should continue to grow every year with the quality of merchandise that's coming in and the number of repeat donors.