CIVIL AVIATION MIDAIR COLLISIONS ANALYSIS: 1972 ADDED TO 1964-71 RESULTS

The study updates the cumulative results of the previous 1964-71 study to include the 25/47 collisions/fatalities which occurred during 1972. Of these, two collisions involved air carrier aircraft and accounted for 23 fatalities. The remaining 23/24 collisions/fatalities occurred between general aviation aircraft, and did not involve public air transportation. Included is an analysis of the potential effectiveness of alternative collision avoidance systems coverage in 'preventing' a recurrence of the 296/603 collisions/fatalities between 1964-72. It concludes that 26% of the collisions (6% of fatalities) are systematically unpreventable. The currently existing/planned extensions to the Air Traffic Control system could have prevented 18% of the collisions (51% of fatalities), including all fatal collisions which involved air carriers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Addendum to report dated May 73, AD-766 900.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  Westgate Research Park
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems Engineering Management, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • RUCKER, R A
  • Simpson, T R
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 87 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air transportation crashes; Aviation safety; Crash avoidance systems; Navigational aids; Proximity detectors; Radar beacons; Reports; Surveillance; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Aviation injuries; Proximity devices
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090305
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MTR-6334-Suppl-1 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA70WA-2448
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM