Copeland A R
Forensic Sci Int. 1986 May;31(1):13-20. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(86)90067-8.
A study of accidental non-commercial aircraft fatalities was performed on the case files of the Office of the Medical Examiner of Metropolitan Dade County in Miami, FL, U.S.A., between the years 1977 through 1983. A total of 57 cases were collected and analyzed as to the age of the victim, the race and sex of the victim, the cause of death, the blood alcohol content at autopsy, the drugs detected at autopsy, the type of aircraft, the occupant role, the risk factor responsible for the crash, the time of the fatality, and the nature of usage of the aircraft. Essentially, these 57 cases comprised 1.2% of the non-vehicular accidental fatalities during the period. The age of distribution is relatively evenly distributed from age 16 to 65 years with white males predominating. Multiple injuries were the most common cause of death although conflagration injuries (e.g., smoke inhalation, burns) were frequent. The victims were sober and free of drugs in the majority of cases. Most fatalities occurred in a single engine plane with the victim, the pilot, flying for private reasons in the afternoon or evening hours. The most common identifiable risk factor was human error (e.g., judgement), rather than mechanical or plane failure.
对美国佛罗里达州迈阿密大都市戴德县法医办公室1977年至1983年间的非商业飞机意外死亡案例档案进行了一项研究。共收集了57个案例，并对受害者的年龄、种族和性别、死亡原因、尸检时的血液酒精含量、尸检时检测到的药物、飞机类型、乘客角色、导致坠机的风险因素、死亡时间以及飞机使用性质进行了分析。本质上，这57个案例占该时期非车辆意外死亡人数的1.2%。年龄分布相对均匀，从16岁到65岁，以白人男性为主。多处受伤是最常见的死亡原因，尽管火灾导致的伤害（如吸入烟雾、烧伤）也很常见。在大多数案例中，受害者清醒且未吸毒。大多数死亡事件发生在单引擎飞机上，受害者即飞行员，出于私人原因在下午或晚上飞行。最常见的可识别风险因素是人为错误（如判断失误），而非机械故障或飞机故障。
