Citation

Coury BG, Bruce D. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 2007; 51(20): 1430-1435.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/154193120705102012

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Reducing accident risk is a primary goal of aviation safety. To accomplish that goal requires a thorough understanding of accident and exposure data used in the evaluation of accident risk. Using Gulf of Mexico helicopter data as an example, this paper examines the way in which civil aviation accident risk is determined, and discusses the pitfalls found in accident and exposure data. The implications for characterizing accident risk and evaluating safety improvements are discussed.

Language: en