Routes to failure: Analysis of 41 civil aviation accidents from the Republic of China using the human factors analysis and classification system

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 426-434

  Li, Wen Chin ^a   Harris, Don ^b   Yu, Chung San ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accident analysis; Human error; Human factors analysis and classification system (HFACS)

Indexed keywords

CIVIL AVIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN ERROR;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 40349093088     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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