title: Inadequate harnesses as a cause of death in two light aircraft accidents.
abstract: In the two accidents described, both fatalities occurred because the victims were wearing only lap belts. One of the victims was piloting an aircraft. These were survivable aircraft accidents and illustrate the inadequacy of this type of harness. Recently promulgated legislation in the United Kingdom should mean that front seat incidents of this nature will become a rarity. The dangers will still exist for those in rear passenger seats, however, because they are not covered by the new laws.
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D012622:Seat Belts; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*