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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-70/18A (Replaces AM 70-18)
Title and Subtitle: Comparison of status variables among accident and nonaccident airmen from the active airman population
Report Date: December 1970
Authors: Lategola MT, Fiorica V, Booze CF, Folk ED
Abstract: The distributions of age, weight, height, body weight/body surface area and ponderal index for the accident versus non-accident segments of the active airman population were compared for years 1966-1967.
The differences in the distributions of these five status variables in the accident versus non- accident population segments were statistically significant in all instances. The accident rate increased with age and was highest for ages of 60 or greater. The accident rate also increased with the variables related to increasing body weight.
The interrelationship between age and body weight represents the most obvious focus for future research efforts. Various paired combinations of age with each of the other four variables are potentially capable of narrowing the focus of where, within the active airman population, to search for undetected human factors associated with accidents.
Key Words: Aircraft accident investigation, General aviation, Aging physiology, Human factors engineering
No. of Pages: 14
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-70/18A (Replaces AM 70-18)
Title and Subtitle: Comparison of status variables among accident and nonaccident airmen from the active airman population
Report Date: December 1970
Authors: Lategola MT, Fiorica V, Booze CF, Folk ED
Abstract: The distributions of age, weight, height, body weight/body surface area and ponderal index for the accident versus non-accident segments of the active airman population were compared for years 1966-1967.
The differences in the distributions of these five status variables in the accident versus non- accident population segments were statistically significant in all instances. The accident rate increased with age and was highest for ages of 60 or greater. The accident rate also increased with the variables related to increasing body weight.
The interrelationship between age and body weight represents the most obvious focus for future research efforts. Various paired combinations of age with each of the other four variables are potentially capable of narrowing the focus of where, within the active airman population, to search for undetected human factors associated with accidents.
Key Words: Aircraft accident investigation, General aviation, Aging physiology, Human factors engineering
No. of Pages: 14
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