An Army U-1A De Havilland Otter engaged in a troop transport flight crashed in a ravine near Fort Carson, Colorado, at 09:25 MST on 16 June 1959. The aircraft sustained major damage as it came to rest inverted. The pilot and nine passengers survived the crash although they sustained injuries ranging from minor to severe. A crash injury investigation revealed that injuries were the result of the occupants being thrown free due to seat and/or seat belt failures and striking interior structures and rifles. The analysis of injury causation factors indicates the need for: (1) increased strength of seats and tie-downs, (2) a better restraint system for occupants, and (3) a method of stowing hand-carried weapons. (Author)
U. S. Army U-1A de Havilland Otter Aircraft Fort Carson, Colorado, 16 Jun 1959
1960
62 pages
Report
No indication
English
Rail Outloading Capability Study, Fort Carson, Colorado
NTIS | 1977
|Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
Engineering Index Backfile | 1945