Crash Injury Protection in Survivable Air Transport Accidents - United States Civil Aircraft Experience from 1970-1978.

Abstract : This report reviews 27 survivable ground accidents and 3 in-flight accidents occurring from 1970 through 1978. Twenty-five of the ground accidents and all of the in-flight accidents involved reports of seat or restraint performance. Comparisons of injury and fatality rates are made with studies involving earlier model aircraft accidents.