Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army UH-1 Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1967. Relative Incidence and Cost,

Abstract

The report dealing with the magnitude of the pilot disorientation/ vertigo accident problem in Regular Army UH-1 helicopter operations. Incidence and cost data presented for fiscal year 1967 include a total of 50 major and minor orientation-error accidents (15 of which were fatal), resulting in 38 fatalities, 88 nonfatal injuries, and a total UH-1 aircraft damage cost of $7, 542,177. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 25, 1970
Accession Number
AD0715107

Entities

People

  • Emil Spezia
  • Jorma I. Niven
  • W. Carroll Hixson

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aviation
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Data Processing
  • Fatalities
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight
  • Helicopters
  • Navigation
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

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  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.