A Cross-Validation Study of the Personality Aspects of Involvement in Pilot-Error Accidents

Abstract

Pilot-error accidents have dominated accident statistics consistently from the 1940s to the present. Three factors in a personality factor questionnaire showed significant differences between pilot-error accident groups and were used to correctly classify 86% of aviators tested on their previous pilot-error accident involvement. Sixty-six aviators were tested in an attempt to cross-validate the findings reported in the original study. The findings indicate that individual differences in personality characteristics of the aviators hinder identification of traits associated with pilot-error groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010352

Entities

People

  • Mark A. Hofmann
  • Michael G. Sanders
  • Thomas A. Neese

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Aviation Safety
  • Classification
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Discriminate Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Personality
  • Pilots
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Security
  • Statistics
  • Training
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.