Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft during Fiscal Year 1969: Relative Incidence and Cost,
Abstract
The report is the third in a longitudinal series of reports dealing with the pilot disorientation/vertigo accident problem in Army fixed wing and rotary wing flight operations. Incidence and cost data presented for fiscal year 1969 include a total of 71 major and minor orientation-error accidents (22 of which were fatal), resulting in 51 fatalities, 79 nonfatal injuries, and an over-all aircraft damage cost of $11,928,660. The contribution of rotary wing accidents to these totals was 65 accidents (20 of which were fatal), resulting in 46 fatalities, 78 nonfatal injuries, and $11,724,852 aircraft damage. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0743483
Entities
People
- Emil Spezia
- Jorma I. Niven
- W. Carroll Hixson
Organizations
- Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory