Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1970: Relative Incidence and Cost
Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1970: Relative Incidence and Cost
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The report is the fourth in a series of dealing with the pilot disorientation/vertigo accident problem in Army fixed wing and rotary wing flight operations. Incidence and cost data presented for fiscal year 1970 include a total of 81 major and minor orientation-error accidents (25 of which were fatal), resulting in 80 fatalities, 104 nonfatal injuries, and an over-all aircraft damage cost of $19,355,689. The contribution of rotary wing accidents to this total was 75 accidents (24 of which were fatal), resulting in 79 fatalities, 98 nonfatal injuries, and over-all aircraft damage cost of $17,060,490. (Author)
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Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft During Fiscal Year 1970: Relative Incidence and Cost
1973
46 pages
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English