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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Aviation Accidents"”.
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A new approach to modeling aviation accidents
<p>General Aviation (GA) is a catchall term for all aircraft operations in the US that are not categorized as commercial operations or military flights. GA aircraft account for almost 97% of the US civil aviation fleet. Unfortunately, GA flights have a much higher fatal accident rate than …
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The Effects of Aircraft Certification Rules on General Aviation Accidents
… study was to analyze the frequency of general aviation airplane accidents and accident rates on the basis of aircraft certification to determine whether or not differences in aircraft certification rules had an influence on accidents. In addition, the narrative cause descriptions contained …
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The Impact of Birthdate Biorhythms on Aviation Accidents Involving Hellenic Air Force Fighter Pilots
… the impact of birthdate biorhythm on aviation accidents involving Hellenic Air Force fighter pilots. A list of names, birthdates, and the dates of accidents was compiled from accidents involving pilots who had flown fighter aircraft and have reacted improperly even though they had …
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Analysis of Fatal General Aviation Accidents Occurring from Loss of Control on Approach and Landing
… in-flight is the greatest cause of general aviation accidents. The purpose of this study was to determine the most frequently occurring probable causes and contributing factors from loss of control in-flight. This study used the Pareto principle and methodology developed by the General …
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An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Emergency Locator Transmitters to Reduce Response Time and Locate Wreckage in U.S. General Aviation Accidents
… This study analyzed ELT data from U.S. General Aviation accidents during the period 2006 to 2010. This study examined the effectiveness of ELTs in terms of ELT Success Rate (ESR) and False Negative Rate (FNR) based on ELT-Aided. This study found a significant difference between ELT-Operated and …
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Descriptive epidemiology of 2007 homebuilt aircraft accidents and accident and fatality rates
… hours but were involved in 10% of the general aviation accidents in the United States. This research investigates if and how these rates have changed over the past 15 years. The National Transportation and Safety Board Aviation Accident Database and Synopses website was queried for all types of …
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Teamwork Turbulence: Lessons for Multi-Team Systems from a Decade of Aviation Accident Reports
Even in 2025, aviation accidents related to ineffective teamwork continue to be reported in the news, highlighting persistent challenges within the industry. Despite decades of aviation safety and team science research, a critical gap remains in understanding one of the most complex aspects of …
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TAXATION OF UNITED STATES GENERAL AVIATION
General aviation in the United States has been an important part of the economy and American life. General aviation is defined as all flying excluding military and scheduled airline operations, and is utilized in many areas of our society. The majority of aircraft operations and airports in the …
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An Analytical Study of the Effects of Age and Experience on Flight Safety
… data for this study came from records of general aviation accidents (i.e., for private pilots, commercial pilots, and air transport pilots), and airline accidents (Part 121). These accident data were acquired from many specialized aviation data banks; these include: NTSB, AOPA, FAA, and the COMSIS …
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The Superiority Effect of Virtual Reality on Prospective Memory
… of prospective memory have been linked to aviation accidents, prospective memory has not been integrated into pilot training or assessment. Virtual Reality (VR) offers ecologically robust flight environments for training and assessment of prospective memory, but the effects of VR, as …
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A Comparative Analysis of Scenario Based Training and Maneuver Based Training in a 14 CFR part 141 Private Pilot Certification Course
… a recent increase in the number of General Aviation accidents, the Federal Aviation Administration has endorsed a new pilot training curriculum known as FAA/Industry Training Standards. This new training program incorporates Scenario Based Training (SBT) which differs from traditional pilot …
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Historical perspective, assessment and statistical analysis of Canadian commercial airline accidents
… the safety record of the Canadian commercial aviation industry, using accident data for the period from 1976 to 1993. An overview of the Canadian aviation history is provided in order to present the technological and economic aspects influencing the successful developments in the field of …
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Emergency Landing and Guidance System
<p>Every year there are thousands of aviation accidents along with hundreds of human deaths that happen around the world. While the data is sparse, it is well documented that many of these happen from emergency landings gone awry. While pilots can generally make great landings in clear daytime …
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The Effect of Shift Turnover Strategy and Time Pressure on Aviation Maintenance Technician Performance
<p>Aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) provide the technical and applied knowledge required to maintain airworthiness in aircraft. In commercial aviation, maintenance tasks are performed across multiple shifts. When AMTs share a maintenance task between shifts, the shift turnover strategy used …
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Redefining Creep: A Comprehensive Analysis of Aviation Accident Survivability
… that occur on a daily basis around the world, aviation accidents are going to occur. The principles ensuring that an accident is as safe as possible are considered aircraft survivability or crashworthiness which is analyzed using the acronym CREEP; <strong>C</strong>ontainer, …
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Dynamic prediction of terminal-area severe convective weather penetration
… to improve the safety of air travel, numerous aviation accidents still occur every year. According to a recent report by the FAA's Aviation Weather Research Program, over 23% of these accidents are weather-related, typically taking place during the takeoff and landing phases. When pilots fly …
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Evaluating Scenarios That Can Startle and Surprise Pilots
… flight deck is a contributing factor in multiple aviation accidents that have been recognized by multiple aviation safety boards. This study identified the effects startle and surprise had on commercial pilots with single and multiengine ratings. Surprise is defined here as something unexpected …
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An Analysis of Helicopter EMS Accidents using HFACS: 2000-2012
… Safety Board (NTSB) observed a marked rise in aviation accidents involving ambulance helicopters. Since then it has been observed that there are a disproportionate number of accidents in HEMS flying compared to other types of flying, including fixed-wing EMS. This phenomenon has been the …
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