More than 20 years after first recommending that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) require crash-resistant flight recorder systems on aircraft not already required to have them, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is taking the recommendation directly to helicopter manufacturers.
Helicopter Safety: Keeping Track
The U.S. NTSB is recommending that all turbine helicopters should be equipped with crash-resistant flight recording systems.