A Study into the Structural Factors Influencing the Survivability of Occupants in Airplane Accidents

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  R.G.W. Cherry & Associates Limited ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Aviation Research Division
• Contributor:
  Abramowitz, Allan
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air transportation crashes
  • Aircraft structural components
  • Structural analysis
  • Survival
  • Crash injuries
  • Fatalities
  • Crashworthiness
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/TC-16/31
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Description:
  This study has been carried out at the request of the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority and the United States Federal Aviation Administration. An earlier study carried out for the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (1996 covering years 1969-1991 inclusive) addressed structural issues that might influence the survivability of occupants in airplane accidents (survivability factors). This current study reanalyzed these survivability factors to include more recent accident experience (1992 to 2011 inclusive) and the addition of the Asiana accident in San Francisco in 2013. The study was primarily based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of past accidents. The quantitative analysis was performed using Monte Carlo models developed specifically for this study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57683/dot_57683_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 552.09 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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