Despite the growing demands on the U.S. aviation system, the system continues to maintain a high level of safety. There are two ways to prevent fatalities in air travel: by preventing accidents, and by protecting aircraft occupants in the accidents that do occur. A reduction in accident rates provides an indication of the success of accident prevention; examining occupant survivability can indicate the positive results from occupant protection. The importance of examining occupant survivability in aviation accidents is twofold: (1) it can help to dispel a public perception that most air carrier accidents are not survivable, and (2) it can identify things that can be done to increase survivability in the accidents that do occur. The purpose of this safety report is to examine aircraft occupant survivability for air carrier operations in the United States. The Safety Board examined only air carrier operations performed under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 because the majority of the Board's survival factors investigations are conducted in connection with accidents involving Part 121 carriers.


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    Title :

    Survivability of Accidents Involving Part 121 U.S. Air Carrier Operations, 1983 through 2000


    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    30 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English