Aviation Accident Investigation

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What is the main goal of identifying the root cause of an accident?

  • To assign blame to an individual
  • To reduce the costs associated with the accident
  • To understand the underlying factors that led to the accident (correct)
  • To improve public relations

What is a 'golden rivet' in the context of accident investigation?

  • A rivet that is made of gold
  • A rivet that is used to repair a damaged aircraft
  • A critical component that failed, leading to the accident (correct)
  • A key piece of evidence that is overlooked

What is a Fault Tree?

  • A type of aircraft maintenance procedure
  • A method of assigning blame to individuals
  • A logical and systematic method to identify possible causes of an accident (correct)
  • A type of accident investigation technique

What is the Heinrich Ratio?

<p>A ratio of the number of accidents to the number of near-misses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of calculating probability in accident investigation?

<p>To determine the likelihood of an accident occurring in the future (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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