Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army UH-1 Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1969: Relative Incidence and Cost.
Abstract
The report deals 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 1969 include a total of 46 major and minor orientation-error accidents (16 of which were fatal), resulting in 39 fatalities, 67 nonfatal injuries, and $8,130,297 aircraft damage. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0749695
Entities
People
- Emil Spezia
- Jorma I. Niven
- W. Carroll Hixson
Organizations
- Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory