Flying is really pretty safe. Yes I often mentions accidents here, but in fairness they are really few and far between. The chances of being on a crashing plane are less that driving to the airport.... That said it depends on where you fly.
In the west your fairly safe on the big carriers, a bit less safe on smaller airlines, and a fair bit less in light aircraft or helicopters. But still reasonably safe.
In some other countries... well you take your chances. Most big national airlines are reasonably safe (with one or two exceptions) smaller airlines or light aircraft and your a lot more likely to die in an accident.
This is due to several factors. Lack of maintainence is the big one. Then it's poorly trained or in some case untrained pilots flying a death trap scrap plane. Yes it is that bad in some countries.
But often overlooked is the airport itself. Many have rough runways, no air trafic control, no landing aids like ILS, bad weather and unfenced runways. The last factor is no firefighting equipment or medical help.
If you crash landing (take off and landing are by far the most risky parks of flying) your on your own, maybe for hours until even basic help arrives.
That brings us to todays accident. A Cessna in Ecuador. This aircraft on landing hit a donkey crossing the runway. No it's not a joke, it's real. Sadly the donkey died but luckly the passengers survived unharmed.
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