General aviation accidents, 1983-1994 : identification of factors related to controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) accidents

Final Report 1983-1994PDFTech ReportDOT-VNTSC-FAA-97-8DOT/FAA/AAR-100-97-2FA7B2/A7123Aircraft accidentsTerrainHuman factors in accidentsTables (Data)Human factorsUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Aviation AdministrationBud, M.Mengert, PeterRansom, S.Stearns, M. D.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human FactorsNTL-AVIATION-AVIATIONNTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic ControlNTL-AVIATION-Aviation Safety/AirworthinessNTL-AVIATION-Aviation Human FactorsVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterBTS Data DirectoryThe purpose of this report is to describe the characteristics of general aviation (GA) accidents and to identify factorsrelated to the occurrence of controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) accidents in GA.This study used the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) database of 31,790 aviation accidents that occurredbetween 1983 and 1994, inclusive. In the NTSB aviation accident database, 86.7% of these accidents were GA accidents.This study analyzed the subset of accidents involving GA airplanes and helicopters to investigate possible factors inCFIT accidents to guide further analyses and design of experiments to improve pilots' ability to avoid collisions withterrain