Book on Aircraft Disasters

THE HUMAN FACTOR IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS: A scientific look at the causes of aircraft accidents

"The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents" by David Beaty, Secker & Warburg; London: 1969, 1st edition, 1st printing; approximately 6"X8 1/2", 185 pages. This book takes a cool scientific look at the causes of aircraft accidents. Not sensational, but still exciting, it tells the stories of aircraft accidents and interprets them in psychological terms. and at the same time, it suggests the prospect that, if psychological factors were properly investigated and better understood, a considerable cut would be effected in the rising accident rate.  Appendices contain Table of Collision Accidents (1949-to publication date); Accidents in Which Fatigue Might Have Been a Factor. Toning to inside front cover,, wear to head/foot of spine and corners, otherwise Very Good Condition in Very Good Condition price-clipped Dust Jacket that has been reinforced with tape on the back of the jacket.