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N9373M
Define safety enhancements. GPS, Nexrad, Automation, Cirrus CAPS?
To me it all boils down to the pilot and his/her decisions. I would surmise the majority of GA accidents are VFR into IFR, and fuel starvation/exhaustion. The real problem is complacency, get homeitis, and "it won't happen to me".
So I guess my answer is no.
The article hits on a few, but part of the article is also focusing on 'back to basics' which to me involves basic aircraft handling skills and decision making.
The article certainly draws attention to weather related incidents. It mentions one mishap inparticular where the pilot supposedly did not check the weather prior to the flight. This means that they have no record of a conversation with FSS I'm assuming but doesn't seem to take into account that the pilot might have checked the weather on some internet source prior to the flight and doesn't mention if the flight was conducted under VFR or IFR.
Hersman pointed to a May 20, 2011, crash in Taos, New Mexico, after a Beechcraft Bonanza flew into a cloud and slammed into a mountainside. Investigators found that the pilot, who died, hadn’t checked weather reports for the route he flew.
But then you have to look at the accuracy of the reported material:
Landsberg, co-chairman of the steering committee, said the panel endorses working with the FAA to make it cheaper for small planes to install a device that warns pilots when wings are in danger of losing lift. Such devices are standard on commercial airliners.
Such as a stall warning horn?
USMCFLYR