SINGLE PILOT IFR ACCIDENT DATA SYSTEM

The aircraft accident data recorded and maintained by the National Transportation Safety Board for 1964 to 1979 were analyzed to determine what problems exist in the general aviation single pilot instrument flight rules environment. A previous study conducted in 1978 for the years 1964 to 1975 provided a basis for comparison. The purpose was to determine what changes, if any, have occurred in trends and cause-effect relationships reported in the earlier study. The increasing numbers have been tied to measures of activity to produce accident rates which in turn were analyzed in terms of change. Where anomalies or unusually high accident rates were encountered, further analysis was conducted to isolate pertinent patterns of cause factors and/or experience levels of involved pilots. The bulk of the effort addresses accidents in the landing phase of operations. A detailed analysis was performed on controlled/uncontrolled collisions and their unique attributes delineated. Estimates of day vs. night general aviation activity and accident rates were obtained.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Aircraft accident data from National Transportation Safety Board, 1964-1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Spectrum Technology, Incorporated

  Virginia Beach, VA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Safety and security; Transportation safety
• Subject Areas: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00321421
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Statistical Reference File, TSC
• Report/Paper Numbers: On-going
• Files: TSR
• Created Date: Jun 30 1983 12:00AM