Crash Survival Analysis of 16 Agricultural Aircraft Accidents

Crash Survival Analysis of 16 Agricultural Aircraft Accidents

The study presents pertinent findings from on-the-scene investigations to evaluate the crashworthiness of the present fleet of agricultural applicator aircraft. A detailed presentation of 16 crashes illustrates the fact that most of these specialized aircraft structures are well designed to protect...

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Hauptverfasser: Swearingen, J. J, Wallace, T. F, Blethrow, J. G, Rowlan, D. E
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AGRICULTURE
AIRCRAFT
AIRCRAFT SEATS
AVIATION ACCIDENTS
COCKPITS
CRASH INJURIES
CRASH RESISTANCE
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
ENERGY ABSORBERS
ENGINE MOUNTS
Military Aircraft Operations
MORTALITY RATE
SAFETY BELTS
Safety Engineering
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SURVIVAL(PERSONNEL)
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Zusammenfassung:The study presents pertinent findings from on-the-scene investigations to evaluate the crashworthiness of the present fleet of agricultural applicator aircraft. A detailed presentation of 16 crashes illustrates the fact that most of these specialized aircraft structures are well designed to protect the pilot, even in severe crashes. Most injuries and deaths of aerial applicator pilots are not attributable to failure of the cockpit structure itself, but rather to factors associated with (1) pilot restraint equipment, (2) seat failures, (3) failure of the roll-over structure, and (4) a lack of heat impact attenuators at the top of the instrument panel. (Author)