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Safety report : the status of general aviation aircraft crashworthiness.

Title
Safety report : the status of general aviation aircraft crashworthiness.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Transportation Safety Board, 1980.

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Additional Authors
  • United States. National Transportation Safety Board.
  • United States. National Transportation Safety Board. Bureau of Technology.
Description
iii, 63 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
Summary
The use of general aviation aircraft in transportation during the past decade has increased rapidly. Possibly more passengers are transported annually in general aviation aircraft than in all commercial air carriers combined. Investigations of general aviation aircraft accidents believed to be survivable indicate that the causes and types of injuries and fatalities are not different from those documented 30 to 40 years ago. However, improvements in the crashworthiness of automobiles during the past decade has been documented through a reduction of the fatality-to-injury ratios. Such improvement in general aviation aircraft crashworthiness has been sought by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Civil Aeronautics Board, and others for more than 35 years. This report reviews past accident investigations, regulatory developments, and crashworthiness research activities, and assesses the adequacy of current general aviation crashworthiness requirements. As a result of this review, recommendations for improved crashworthiness of general aviation aircraft are made.
Series Statement
Safety report / National Transportation Safety Board ; NTSB-SR-80-2
Uniform Title
Safety report (United States. National Transportation Safety Board) ; NTSB-SR-80-2.
Alternative Title
Status of general aviation aircraft crashworthiness
Subject
  • Aircraft accidents > United States
  • Aeronautics > United States > Safety measures
  • Aircraft survival equipment
  • Aeronautics > Safety measures
  • Aircraft accidents
  • General aviation aircraft
  • Crashworthiness
  • United States
Genre/Form
Government publications
Note
  • Cover title.
  • "NTSB-SR-80-2."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-43).
OCLC
  • ocm07149193
  • 7149193
  • SCSB-1440987
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library