Civilian helicopter accidents into water: Analysis of 46 cases, 1979-2006

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 935-940

  Brooks, Christopher James ^a   MacDonald, Conor Vaughan ^a,b   Donati, Leo ^a,c   Taber, Michael John ^a,b  

^a Survival Systems Ltd   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Transportation Safety Board of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident; Helicopter; Survival; Water

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FATALITY; HELICOPTER; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; CANADA; DROWNING; HUMANS; IMMERSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER;

EID: 53049084556     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2247.2008     Document Type: Article

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