Disorientation Accidents and Incidents in U.S. Army Helicopters, 1 January 1980 - 30 April 1987

Abstract

Accident data was obtained from the U.S. Army Safety Center for all U.S. Army helicopter spatial disorientation accidents which occurred during the period beginning on 1 January 1980 and ending on 30 April 1987. During this time, there were 120 accidents caused by spatial disorientation which were responsible for 37 fatalities and 56 disabling injuries. Major causal factors are analyzed and recommendations made for changes in aircrew training, education and aircraft instrumentation. Also discussed are the effects of operations undertaken in hostile environments. Keywords: Aviation medicine, Spatial disorientation, Vertigo, Helicopter accidents, Aircraft accident, Statistics, Pilot-error accidents, Helicopter instrumentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198720

Entities

People

  • P. Vyrnwy-jones

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aircraft
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Pilots
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.