NTL Record

Title General aviation accidents, 1983-1994 : identification of factors related to controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) accidents
Record ID 33651
Personal Name
Creator
Bud, M.; Mengert, Peter; Ransom, S.; Stearns, M. D.
Source 34p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19970700
Language English
Abstract The purpose of this report is to describe the characteristics of general aviation (GA) accidents and to identify factors related to the occurrence of controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) accidents in GA. This study used the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) database of 31,790 aviation accidents that occurred between 1983 and 1994, inclusive. In the NTSB aviation accident database, 86.7% of these accidents were GA accidents. This study analyzed the subset of accidents involving GA airplanes and helicopters to investigate possible factors in CFIT accidents to guide further analyses and design of experiments to improve pilots' ability to avoid collisions with terrain.
Rosap ID dot:5872
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5872
TRT Terms Air transportation crashes; Terrain; Human factors in crashes; Data tables; Human factors
General Subjects Aviation accidents; Controlled-flight-into-terrain Accidents; General aviation; Human factors
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors;
NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number FA7B2/A7123
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-FAA-97-8; DOT/FAA/AAR-100-97-2
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33600/33651/33651.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository