21.   But in recent years, the accident rate of young females appears to be catching up with the rate for young males, insurance officials said.

22.   But it may be, Matthews said, that the aviation accident rate is like the bar in a limbo dance.

23.   But when the Navy released its official accident rate that year, the accident was not included.

24.   By the same token, it would be interesting to find out if the accident rate was lower for vehicles without drivers than for vehicles with drivers.

25.   Commercial aviation has a far better accident rate than the railroads, but the FAA has been the more thorough agency in regulating safety.

26.   Companies with the lowest accident rates tend to have highly visible and ongoing programs that encourage the employees to work safely.

27.   Data from airline inspections and post-crash investigations has helped the FAA and the industry bring down the accident rate over the last several decades.

28.   Each service branch has also reported a significant increase in the Class A accident rate.

29.   Experts say simple inexperience is the main reason for the high accident rate.