Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army UH-1 Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1971: Relative Incidence and Cost,

Abstract

The report is the fifth in a longitudinal series of reports dealing 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 1971 include a total of 31 major and minor orientation-error accidents (15 of which were fatal), resulting in 44 fatalities, 52 non-fatal injuries, and a total UH-1 aircraft damage cost of $6,337,446.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014423

Entities

People

  • Emil Spezia
  • W. C. Hixson

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aircraft
  • Army Aviation
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Aviation Safety
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Data Processing
  • Fatalities
  • Helicopters
  • Inventory
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

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