Controlled Flight into Terrain

Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) accidents account for 17 percent of all general aviation fatalities. More than half of these CFIT accidents occurred during instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Because a single-piloted, small GA aircraft is vulnerable to the same CFIT risks as a crewed aircraft but with only one pilot to perform all of the flight and decision-making duties, that pilot must be better prepared to avoid a CFIT type accident. In some cases, a GA pilot may be more at risk to certain CFIT type accidents because the pilot does not have the company management or government oversight that a corporate or commercial operator may be exposed to.

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