Aircraft Accident Investigation for Flight Surgeons

Abstract

USAF flight surgeons are frequently called upon to serve as the medical member of aircraft accident investigation boards. Although training for this function is received at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, expertise comes only with participation in real accident investigation board proceedings. This review was written for the benefit, primarily, of novice flight surgeons who have already received their basic training but who have had little or no practical experience in the field. It was written with three purposes uppermost in mind: (1) to provide the flight surgeon with a practical guide to aircraft accident investigation; (2) to suggest a style of completing AF Form 711gA (Life Sciences Report of an Individual Involved in an AF Accident/Incident); and (3) to provide the flight surgeon with references relating to aircraft accident investigation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067833

Entities

People

  • Russell B. Rayman

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Biological Sciences
  • Ejection Seats
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Physicians
  • Survival
  • Survival Equipment
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space