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In m i l i t a r y a s w e l l a s c i v i l i a n a v i a t i o n t h e age of t h e p i l o t is a major f a c t o r which determines whether o r not t h e i n d i v i d u a l i s allowed t o continue f l y i n g . Due t o a number of f a c t o r s , such a s l e g a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s , e s c a l a t i n g personnel and t r a i n i n g c o s t s , and higher s k i l l l e v e l s which are n e c e s s i t a t e d by i n c r e a s i n g equipment complexity, a g r e a t d e a l of i n t e r e s t has been generated i n t h e development of "age f r e e " c r i t e r i a t o determine continued s u i t a b i l i t y f o r a v i a t i o n duty. t h i s i s s u e i s a demonstration t h a t o l d e r p i l o t s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y unsafe p i l o t s . Naval Safety Center concerning mishap rates and c a u s a l f a c t o r s a s they r e l a t e t o t h e

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A B s mAlthough the concept of accident-proneness has f a l l e n into disfavor because of the f a i l u r e t o s t a t i s t i c a l l y identify accident repeaters fran their personality characteristics, it may be possible t o predict mishap l i a b i l i t y for those who enter a m i l i t a r y flying career.The 16PF, Motivational Analysis T e s t and the A t h l e t i c Motivation Inventory administered to U. S. Naval Acadany freshwin classes w e r e examined. 1975-1981, who w e r e subsequently designated as naval aviators,were studied. Using their f l i g h t hours and mishaps accumulated during the f i r s t two t o f i v e years of their flying careers, amishap r a t e was calculated for low an3 high groups on each personal dimension.Scores of over 1700 graduates f r a n the classes of Scores w e r e placed i n t o ten stens within each dimension (e.g., reserved-outgoing) based on the standardization sampling of a l l U. S. college undergraduates.