Injury and fatality patterns in us navy rotary wing mishaps a descriptive review of class A and B mishaps From 1985 to 2005

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1501-1512

  Kent, Robert S ^a  

^a United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RATE; ANATOMICAL LOCATIONS; CLASS A; CREW COMPARTMENT; CRUISE PHASE; DATA SETS; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; FATALITY RATES; FISCAL YEARS; FLYING HOURS; GENERAL AVIATION; HELMET USE; INJURY PATTERN; NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARDS; NON-FATAL INJURIES; ROTARY WING; SEAT DESIGN; SPINAL INJURY; TRAINER AIRCRAFTS; US MARINE CORPS; US NAVY;

AIRCRAFT MODELS; AIRCRAFT SEATS; AIRFRAMES; AVIATION; HELICOPTERS; PERSONNEL; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 70350521162     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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