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Reports on Toxicological Findings in Fatal Civil Aviation Accidents

Published 2023-09-01 From FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute 1 author
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Abstract

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Annual toxicology summary of pilots and other crew from fatal U.S. civil aviation accidents. Documents the prevalence of legal and illicit drugs, sedating antihistamines, antidepressants, cannabinoids, and other CNS-active substances identified by the CAMI Forensic Toxicology Lab. Provides multi-year trend data on impairment risk.

Author

  • FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute FAA CAMI

Keywords

  • toxicology
  • pilot impairment
  • human factors
  • accident investigation

Citation: FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (2023). Reports on Toxicological Findings in Fatal Civil Aviation Accidents. FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. FAA CAMI ID DOT/FAA/AM-23/14. https://www.faa.gov/data_research/research/med_humanfacs/oamtechreports/ ↗