Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft during Fiscal Year 1969: Relative Incidence and Cost
Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft during Fiscal Year 1969: Relative Incidence and Cost
- New search for: W. C. Hixson
- New search for: J. I. Niven
- New search for: E. Spezia
- New search for: W. C. Hixson
- New search for: J. I. Niven
- New search for: E. Spezia
The report is the third in a longitudinal series of reports 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 1969 include a total of 71 major and minor orientation-error accidents (22 of which were fatal), resulting in 51 fatalities, 79 nonfatal injuries, and an over-all aircraft damage cost of $11,928,660. The contribution of rotary wing accidents to these totals was 65 accidents (20 of which were fatal), resulting in 46 fatalities, 78 nonfatal injuries, and $11,724,852 aircraft damage. (Author)
Document information
Orientation-Error Accidents in Regular Army Aircraft during Fiscal Year 1969: Relative Incidence and Cost
1972
45 pages
Report
No indication
English