Aviation safety digest
Maker and role
Australia. Civil Aviation Authority, Commissioned by
Production date
[1953]
Object detail
Accession number
04-643
Description
No.16 (Dec 1958) ; No.23 (Sep 1960) ; No.29 (Mar 1962) ; No.54 (Jan 1968). Published by the Safety Investigation Branch of the Department of Civil Aviation. No.16 (Dec 1958): Disorientation in flight -- forgotten something? -- more on dangerous cargo -- jets: cleanliness, precision, sophistication -- there is no substitute for alertness -- hotspots -- DH-82 lost in cook strait -- VFR flight in unfavourable weather -- pilot attempts flight beyond his experience -- fatal flight in instrument conditions -- tri-pacer lost in adverse weather -- auster crashes in cloud -- a freshwater ditching in a DC-3 -- two fatalities in a proctor chipmunk wrecked while low-flying -- a lesson often taught but seldom learnt -- downed by a wasp -- human markers in agricultural flying -- spinning accident in DH-82 -- flight in danger area -- mud damage to auster propellers -- don't keep your problems to yourself -- forecast cloud heights -- volcanic dust -- surface controls: aileron control pulley installation No.23 (Sep 1960): know your radio compass -- ruptured fuel cell -- super-constellation overturns during landing, montego bay, jamaica -- the digest to the rescue -- freight movement causes loss of control, great barrier island, NZ -- backward mechanic endangers flight -- dove in fatal fly-past, cardiff wales -- aircraft servicing -- isolated case! -- convair crashes during instrument approach, midway airport, chicago, usa -- elevator controls disconnected, abilene, texas, usa -- design for safety -- cessna brakes -- dc3 captain's judgment astray -- not too old to bite -- pilot's dilemma: perfect diagnosis -- maintenance hazard: inadvertent gear retraction -- error in reading altimeter leads to britannia accident, christchurch, hants, uk -- vital link -- carbon monoxide is lethal -- how considerate are you? No.29 (Mar 1962): accident to dc4 at brisbane -- can you handle it? -- boeing 707 wheels-up touchdown, new york -- obscured vision -- stopping under adverse conditions -- don't wait to learn the hard way -- scheduled error -- steam heat -- ditching data -- control cable inspection No.54 (Jan 1968): a message from director-general -- interference with controls -- fatal agricultural ferry flight -- glider pilot fails to recover from spin -- skill averts a disaster -- light twin strikes hill -- that flapping noise again -- over enthusiasm doesn't always pay -- more wrong fluids -- engine control maintenance -- help yourself -- vortex turbulence the culprit again? -- actions speak louder than words -- inside the tempest.
Media/Materials
Physical description
vol. : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Credit line
Australia. Civil Aviation Authority. [1953]. Aviation safety digest, 04-643. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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