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Accidental non-commercial aircraft fatalities: the 7-year Metro-Dade County experience from 1977-1983.

Abstract
A study of accidental non-commercial aircraft fatalities was performed on the case files of the Office of the Medical Examiner of Metropolitan Dade County in Miami, FL, U.S.A., between the years 1977 through 1983. A total of 57 cases were collected and analyzed as to the age of the victim, the race and sex of the victim, the cause of death, the blood alcohol content at autopsy, the drugs detected at autopsy, the type of aircraft, the occupant role, the risk factor responsible for the crash, the time of the fatality, and the nature of usage of the aircraft. Essentially, these 57 cases comprised 1.2% of the non-vehicular accidental fatalities during the period. The age of distribution is relatively evenly distributed from age 16 to 65 years with white males predominating. Multiple injuries were the most common cause of death although conflagration injuries (e.g., smoke inhalation, burns) were frequent. The victims were sober and free of drugs in the majority of cases. Most fatalities occurred in a single engine plane with the victim, the pilot, flying for private reasons in the afternoon or evening hours. The most common identifiable risk factor was human error (e.g., judgement), rather than mechanical or plane failure.
AuthorsA R Copeland
JournalForensic science international (Forensic Sci Int) Vol. 31 Issue 1 Pg. 13-20 (May 1986) ISSN: 0379-0738 [Print] Ireland
PMID3721369 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Ethanol
Topics
  • Accidents, Aviation
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Ethanol (blood)
  • Female
  • Florida
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mortality
  • Sex Factors

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