Glider accidents: An analysis of 143 cases, 2001-2005

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-28

  Van Doorn, Robert R A ^a   De Voogt, Alexander J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accident factors; Amateur built; General aviation; Gliders

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GLIDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AIRCRAFT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DATABASES; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846109508     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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