The NTSB identified snow or ice ingestion as the probable cause of an MD 369’s fatal crash during power line patrol.
The MD Helicopters 369HM sat on an airport ramp at Wood County Regional Airport in Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S., for more than an hour on a snowy morning before taking off on a power line observation flight.
‘Non-extreme’ weather conditions are responsible for most U.S. flight delays, the FAA says.
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The pilots of an EC-130 air tanker likely were unaware of other crews’ decisions to stop operations at a nearby fire site because of high winds, the ATSB says.
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Cutbacks in ice control operations preceded an A350’s slide off a Helsinki taxiway.
