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K E Ground

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PubMed1987

Reported in-flight incapacitation: the early birds of 1911.

Numerous fatal accidents marred the early years of aviation, but not until 1911 was the first accident attributed to inflight incapacitation of the pilot. Two such accidents occurred in 1911 and were reported due to medical causes. Our review of the circumstances surrounding these two accidents lead to different conclusions. We believe them to have been caused by pilot error, and not by medical causes. So the first accident due to inflight incapacitation of the aircrew for medical reasons still remains unknown.

Accidents, Aviation↗
PubMed1982

Liver pathology in aircrew.

The aim of this review is to determine the incidence and aetiology of fatty liver and other liver pathology in aircrew. A review of 525 fatal aircraft accidents resulted in deaths of 776 aircrew. Histology of liver, available in 423 aircrew, was reviewed and 118 found abnormal. There were 66 cases (15.6%) of fatty livers. In 11 of the fatty livers and 8 of the 52 non-fatty livers there was histopathologic evidence compatible with alcohol abuse (4.5%). The histopathologic appearances are discussed.

Accidents, Aviation↗
PubMed1982

Check your oxygen.

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Accidents, Aviation↗
PubMed1980

An unsuccessful ejection.

A strike aircraft hit cables and both crew were obliged to eject at low level over the sea. Both canopies deployed fully. The navigator got into his dinghy and was rescued by a helicopter soon afterwards, but the pilot failed to inflate his lifejacket and was dead when the helicopter reached him. The difficulties experienced by the navigator and the probable sequence of events leading to the pilot's death are discussed, and emphasise the need for aircrew to inflate their life preservers before parachuting into water.

Accidents, Aviation↗
PubMed1977

Joint Committee on Aviation Pathology: XIV. Ischaemic heart disease: a problem in aircraft accident reconstruction.

A twin-engine light aircraft crashed at night on the third ILS approach. Runway Visual Range was 300 m. All four occupants were killed. The owner, aged 61, one of the two crew members, occupied the left-hand seat and was found to have an old, extensive antero-lateral infarct and severe coronary artery disease. There was no evidence of recent pathological change. A large number of drugs was found in the personal effects of the owner, including Allopurinol, Indomethacin, and Flurazepam. Subsequent investigation revealed that the owner had his PPL withdrawn 12 months prior to the accident on account of myocardial infarction. The problem of pilot control and the significance of cardiovascular disease as a possible cause for the accident are discussed.

Accidents, Aviation↗