Hang gliding injuries.
Two fatal and 42 non-fatal hang gliding accidents are reported. The commonest cause was stalling the craft, either owing to adverse winds or to pilot inexperience. The most frequent injuries were fractures of the wrist, humerus and spine. Inexperienced pilots were involved in most of the accidents, so that the training and supervision of novices is of fundamental importance if the accident rate of the sport is to be reduced.
D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012449:Safety; D006113:United Kingdom