Despite Crashes, Beltway Considered Safe
Someone please tell me why, after just about every airplane crash, some bonehead questions the safety of the airport? They talk about closing airports, they talk about making it more difficult to fly, etc. etc. Conversely, whenever there's an accident on the Beltway, the ROAD itself is not analyzed, nor is driving made more difficult.
Despite Crashes, Leesburg Airport Considered Safe - WTOP Radio:
Despite Crashes, Leesburg Airport Considered Safe
Updated: Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 - 9:34 AM
LEESBURG, Va. -- The fatal crash near the Leesburg Executive Airport Wednesday was the fifth in three years. Nine people died in those crashes. So is there a problem at that airport?
"This is a very safe airport," said Chris Dancy of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. "At this point it's far too early to know if there's any trend."
The airport handled 94,000 takeoffs and landings in each of the last three years - a 10 percent increase since the regional air space restrictions went into effect after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Dancy said Leesburg has a good safety record, even without a control tower or instrument landing system.