Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1970: Relative Incidence and Cost.
Abstract
The report is the fourth in a series of 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 1970 include a total of 81 major and minor orientation-error accidents (25 of which were fatal), resulting in 80 fatalities, 104 nonfatal injuries, and an over-all aircraft damage cost of $19,355,689. The contribution of rotary wing accidents to this total was 75 accidents (24 of which were fatal), resulting in 79 fatalities, 98 nonfatal injuries, and over-all aircraft damage cost of $17,060, 490. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 10, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0767028
Entities
People
- Emil Spezia
- Jorma I. Niven
- W. C. Hixson
Organizations
- Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory