An analysis of helicopter accident reports in Brazil from a human factors perspective

Filho, Anastácio Pinto Gonçalves, Carlos Augusto Souza, Eduardo Luiz Bonecker Siqueira, Mozart Anderson Souza and Tales Pinheiro Vasconcelos

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2019, vol. 183, issue C, 39-46

Abstract: •HFACS proved useful in categorising errors from existing investigation reports.•Decision errors accounted for the highest percentage of the helicopter accidents.•Findings contribute to understanding of the human factors in helicopter accidents.

Keywords: Helicopter; Accident; Human factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2018.11.003

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