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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.9.079

Analysis of the Factors and Patterns Associated with Death in Aircraft Accidents and Incidents Using Data Mining Techniques  

Kim, Jeong-Hun (Dept. of R&D, Korea Aerospace Industries)
Kim, Tae-Un (Dept. of Management Information Systems, Gyeongsang National University)
Yoo, Dong-Hee (Dept. of Management Information Systems, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.9, 2019 , pp. 79-88 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzes the influential factors and patterns associated with death from aircraft accidents and incidents using data mining techniques. To this end, we used two datasets for aircraft accidents and incidents, one from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the other from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). We developed our prediction models using the decision tree classifier to predict death from aircraft accidents or aircraft incidents and thereby derive the main cause factors and patterns that can cause death based on these prediction models. In the NTSB data, deaths occurred frequently when the aircraft was destroyed or people were performing dangerous missions or maneuver. In the FAA data, deaths were mainly caused by pilots who were less skilled or less qualified when their aircraft were partially destroyed. Several death-related patterns were also found for parachute jumping and aircraft ascending and descending phases. Using the derived patterns, we proposed helpful strategies to prevent death from the aircraft accidents or incidents.
Keywords
Data Mining; Decision Tree; Prediction Model; Aircraft Accident; Aircraft Incident;
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