Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army UH-1 Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1968: Relative Incidence and Cost,
Abstract
The report is the second in a longitudinal series of reports 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 1968 include a total of 53 major and minor orientation-error accidents (17 of which were fatal), resulting in 74 fatalities, 60 nonfatal injuries, and $8,224,607 aircraft damage. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 15, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0735457
Entities
People
- Emil Spezia
- Jorma I. Niven
- W. C. Hixson
Organizations
- Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory