Reports on Toxicological Findings in Fatal Civil Aviation Accidents

FAA CAMI · CAMI technical report · DOT/FAA/AM-23/14 · Published 2023-09-01 · FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute · 1 author

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Abstract

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/ ↗