Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023 Mar 1;94(3):131-134. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.6133.2023.
The geographical circumstances, such as mountains and ocean, and specific aviation operations, especially sightseeing, make the state of Hawaii stand out in aviation. These conditions support a regional approach to aviation accident analysis.Accident reports of aviation accidents collected from the online National Transportation Safety Board database were used to study a 10-yr time period between 2008 and 2017. There was a significantly higher proportion of fatal accidents during night, dawn, and dusk (6 out of 13) than during daytime (13 out of 74). In addition, a significantly higher proportion of accidents occurred in diminished light conditions among fixed wing airplanes (11 out of 48) as opposed to other aircraft (2 out of 39), and among twin-engine aircraft (6 out of 12) as opposed to single-engine aircraft (7 out of 74). Out of seven weight-shift control aviation accidents, four were reported to be fatal; the latter all took place during instruction. Light conditions are the main environmental concern in Hawaiian aviation that particularly affect twin-engine fixed wing aircraft and warrant specific attention in advanced training exercises. Helicopter operations have not exhibited a diminished safety record since the 1990s, showing a lasting effect of a previous safety intervention. A relatively high number of fatal weight-shift control aircraft accidents requires further research in other parts of the United States.
地理位置，如山脉和海洋，以及特殊的航空作业，特别是观光，使夏威夷州在航空领域脱颖而出。这些条件支持对航空事故进行区域性分析。使用从在线国家运输安全委员会数据库中收集的航空事故报告，研究了 2008 年至 2017 年的 10 年期间。夜间、黎明和黄昏（13 起中的 6 起）发生致命事故的比例明显高于白天（74 起中的 13 起）。此外，在固定翼飞机中，灯光条件较差的事故比例明显更高（48 起中的 11 起），而其他飞机（39 起中的 2 起），以及双引擎飞机（12 起中的 6 起）明显更高比单引擎飞机（74 起中的 7 起）。在七起转向架控制航空事故中，有四起被报告为致命事故；后者均发生在指导期间。光线条件是夏威夷航空的主要环境问题，特别是影响双引擎固定翼飞机，需要在高级培训中特别注意。自 20 世纪 90 年代以来，直升机作业没有显示出安全记录下降的情况，表明之前的安全干预措施产生了持久影响。相对较多的致命转向架控制飞机事故需要在美国其他地区进行进一步研究。
