Discount the short auto trips, and the numbers look ever worse for flying.
"About 75% of car accidents happen within 25 miles of home, according to national traffic studies." - https://hutzlerlaw.com/what-percentage-of-car-accidents-happen-close-to-home/
Still not correct. About 90 % of travel is within your home area. Air travel is safer than auto travel. About 35,000 deaths per year to auto. You do not have that with air travel.