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Decision making and flight planningQuestion 915 of 934

According to the handbook, what leads to an accident?

  1. A chain of events and the decisions that follow
  2. A single wrong decision made by the pilot in flight
  3. A single equipment failure
  4. A single weather event
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Correct answer: A chain of events and the decisions that follow

A single decision or event does not lead to an accident.

Source: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making — Human Factors, page 51

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026