Fatality and injury rates for two types of rotocraft accidents : final report / David Palmerton.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Palmerton, David

Contributor:

United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Helicopters--Accidents--Investigation.

Helicopters.

Aircraft accidents--Research.

Aircraft accidents.

Aircraft.

Accidents, Aviation--mortality.

Wounds and Injuries--mortality.

Data Interpretation, Statistical.

aircraft.

Flying-machines.

Medical Subjects:

Accidents, Aviation--mortality.

Aircraft.

Wounds and Injuries--mortality.

Data Interpretation, Statistical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, [2005]

Summary:

This study analyzes the frequency of rotorcraft accidents involving fatalities and injuries to determine if certain types of accidents are inherently more dangerous in relation to rapid evacuation capability. Four categories of accidents were analyzed: those involving a fire, those without a fire, those in which the rotorcraft rolled over, and those without a rollover. It was hypothesized that rollover accidents create evacuation delays that produce more fatalities, particularly in situations involving a rollover and post-crash fire, where evacuation delays may expose occupants to toxic fumes longer than they would be if the rotorcraft remained upright and the evacuation only required occupants to quickly step out of the rotorcraft.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 8, 2006).

"October 2005."

"DOT/FAA/AM-05/17."

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Palmerton, David. Fatality and injury rates for two types of rotorcraft accidents

OCLC:

62862030