Major Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army UH-1 Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1969: Accident Factors.

Abstract

The report is the third dealing with pilot disorientation/vertigo problem in Regular Army UH-1 helicopter operations. Individual case history data extracted from the USABAAR master aircraft accident files are presented on 44 major orientation-error accidents that occurred in UH-1 aircraft during fiscal year 1969. Summary data listings involving a variety of operational and pilot- related accident factors are presented for each of the cases. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753208

Entities

People

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

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Command And Control
  • Flight
  • Helicopters
  • Inflight
  • Landing Lights
  • Military Aircraft
  • Night Flight
  • Night Landings
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tail Rotors
  • United States

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