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From: Steven Mayes <reno_at_telepath.com>
To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
Subject: Mark Peacox or anyone
Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 9:27 AM
>Mark, thank you for alerting us to the new training program. I am
>particularly interested in the paragraph that states:
>"Statistics show that approximately 65 percent of all fatal air carrier
>accidents list human error as a probable cause," said Dr. Herman Rediess,
>director of the Office of Aviation Research.
>Can you steer me to the FAA document where that original statistic came
>from? I have always heard a NASA stat of 75 percent.
>Thanks in advance,
>Steve Mayes
>smayes_at_ou.edu
Sorry, I don't know where Dr. Rediess obtained the statistic from. You
might want to peruse the FAA's Human Factors website at:
Someone on the site may be able to direct you to the source.
Mark