FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-62/7

Title and Subtitle: Failure of rearward seat-backs and resulting injuries in a survivable transport accident

Report Date: April 1962

Authors: Hasbrook AH and Earley JC

Abstract: Photographs with captions showing seat-back failures and their causes and a description of the injuries sustained in a relatively low force transport accident are presented.

Key Words: transportation accident, seat-back, injury

No. of Pages: 14