Crash Injury Protection in Survivable Air Transport Accidents - United States Civil Aircraft Experience from 1970-1978.

Abstract

This report reviews 27 survivable ground accidents and 3 in-flight accidents occurring from 1970 through 1978. Twenty-five of the ground accidents and all of the in-flight accidents involved reports of seat or restraint performance. Comparisons of injury and fatality rates are made with studies involving earlier model aircraft accidents.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA128890

Entities

People

  • Caesar A. Caiafa
  • Donell W. Pollard
  • Lawrence M. Neri
  • Richard F. Chandler

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Crash Injuries
  • Downed Aircraft
  • Fatalities
  • Hazards
  • Transport Ships
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.