Fatal aviation crashes in Alaska - a need for renewed caution and diligence

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• Personal Author:
  Lincoln, Jennifer E. ; O'Connor M
• Description:
  During 1990-1999, Alaska experienced 1,684 aviation crashes, an average of one crash every 2 days. Of these crashes, 188 (11.2%) were fatal, resulting in 402 deaths. Since the 1990s, federal and state agencies and non-profit organizations have made cooperative efforts to improve aviation safety in Alaska by installing weather cameras, implementing programs such as the Capstone Program (a federally-funded safety program that provided information about traffic and terrain features to improve pilots' situational awareness), and creating organizations like the Medallion Foundation (a non-profit organization that promotes aviation safety by providing resources, training and support to the aviation community). This review of Alaska aircraft crash data was prompted by the recent air transportation tragedies in 2010. Preliminary information for crashes occurring in 2009 and 2010 may change as reports become finalized. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Aircraft Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Aircrews Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-hazards Occupational-safety-programs Pilots Region-10 Traumatic-injuries

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  APRO - Alaska Pacific Regional Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037662
• Citation:
  State Alsk Epidemiol Bull, No. 30, 2010 Sep; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, 3601 C Street, Suite 540, Anchorage, AK 99503
• Editor(s):
  McLaughlin J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin, No. 30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191660/cdc_191660_DS1.pdf
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