ANALYSIS OF SELECTED GENERAL AVIATION STALL/SPIN ACCIDENTS

An automated data search of existing general aviation data bases was employed in an effort to relate aircraft stall/spin accident history to general design characteristics. The technique employed utilized a chi-square analysis to evaluate a 9-year stall/spin history of 36 selected aircraft. The statistical analysis indicated that: accident rates are influenced by aircraft usage; accident rates are influenced by pilot experience; low-horsepower low-stallspeed aircraft have a higher propensity to stall/spin accidents; the highest incidence of stall/spin accidents was in the takeoff phase of flight; and with the exception of one aircraft type, the chi-square analysis did not identify specific aircraft designs or design categorizations which would have a higher propensity for stall/spin accidents, with all other factors (i.e., pilot experience, aircraft usage) constant.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center

  Federal Aviation Administration
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • SHRAGER, J J
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 91 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Air transportation crashes; Aircraft; Chi square test; Civil aviation; Computer printouts; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crash rates; General aviation; Prevention; Rotation; Stall; Statistical analysis; Takeoff; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft design
• Old TRIS Terms: Spin accidents; Spinning motion
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Design; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166028
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-77-41 Final Rpt., FAA-NA-77-2
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 20 1978 12:00AM