Highway Accident/Incident Summary Reports - Buses Owned or Chartered by Church Groups, near Ackerly, Texas, July 20, 1985; Eureka Springs, Arkansas, September 13, 1985; and Bramwell, West Virginia, October 13, 1985

摘要

During calendar year 1985, the Safety Board investigated three highway accidents involving buses owned or chartered by church activity groups. Since 1974, the Safety Board has investigated nine major accidents; these accidents resulted in 38 fatalities and 246 injuries. Among the factors which the Safety Board consistently cited as contributing to these accidents were worn tires, maintenance deficiencies, and drivers' training and/or experience deficiencies. These factors arise again in this trilogy of accident.