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Post-mortem blood alcohol in general aviation pilots. 1977

T C Brown, and J C Lane

Blood alcohol concentrations are reviewed from a series of 250 consecutive fatal accidents, involving 259 pilots, for the years 1962 through 1975. BACs were obtained in 150 of 213 fatally injured pilots whose bodies were recovered. Positive BACs were 18% of total estimations. Impairment by alcohol was probably a factor in about 9% of accidents in which valid BACs were obtained. These percentages are not significantly different from lumped U.S. data. Comparison with fatal accidents in other modes of personal transportation shows alcohol plays a part in the following descending order: cars in single-vehicle accidents, all cars, motorcycles, general aviation aircraft.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005554 Forensic Medicine The application of medical knowledge to questions of law. Legal Medicine,Medicine, Forensic,Medicine, Legal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000060 Accidents, Aviation Unanticipated events associated with AIRCRAFT. Accident, Aviation,Aviation Accident,Aviation Accidents
D000063 Accidents, Traffic Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor snowmobiles. Traffic Collisions,Traffic Crashes,Traffic Accidents,Accident, Traffic,Collision, Traffic,Collisions, Traffic,Crashes, Traffic,Traffic Accident,Traffic Collision
D000431 Ethanol A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Alcohol, Ethyl,Absolute Alcohol,Grain Alcohol,Alcohol, Absolute,Alcohol, Grain,Ethyl Alcohol
D001315 Australia The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra. Canton and Enderbury Islands,Christmas Island,Christmas Island (Australia)
D001344 Autopsy Postmortem examination of the body. Autopsies,Post-Mortem Examination,Postmortem Examination,Examination, Post-Mortem,Examination, Postmortem,Examinations, Post-Mortem,Examinations, Postmortem,Post Mortem Examination,Post-Mortem Examinations,Postmortem Examinations
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.

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