A Correlative Investigation of Simulated Occupant Motion and Accident Report in a Helicopter Crash

Abstract

In 1987, an Army Apache helicopter crashed during a training mission at Fort Rucker, Alabama, resulting in fatal injuries to the rear seat pilot and survivable injuries to the front seat copilot. Figure 1 shows the seating configuration of the two pilots. U.S. Army Safety Center (USASC) investigators at Fort Rucker, Alabama, reported the aircraft damage assessment and aircrew member injuries. U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) researchers at Fort Rucker, Alabama, concurrently examined the helmets, restraint systems, and crashworthy seats. Crash kinematics were derived from the investigation; including estimates of the motion of the harnessed occupants during the crash

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285190

Entities

People

  • Barclay P. Butler
  • David G. Beale
  • Nabih M. Alem

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Biomedical Research
  • Computer Simulations
  • Health Services
  • Mathematical Models
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Safety
  • Safety Equipment
  • Simulations

Readers

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