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The TSB says deadline pressures contributed to an AS350 B2’s hard landing, which seriously injured the pilot.
by Linda Werfelman
The Bell 206B pilot knew of the engine problem before takeoff, the TSB says.
by Linda Werfelman
The board cited a June accident involving separation of a tail boom during a sightseeing flight in Hawaii.
by FSF Editorial Staff
2010 FSF Press Releases, Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
The TSB cited a weak steel pin in the fatal crash tied to the separation of a Bell 212’s rotor blades and assembly.
by Linda Werfelman
A pilot without recent underwater escape training was trapped inside an EC135 that crashed into the water during a marine pilot transfer operation, the ATSB says.
by Linda Werfelman
The NTSB says FAA inaction on several safety recommendations contributed to the fatal 2019 crash of an AS350 on a Hawaii mountainside
by Linda Werfelman
The ‘sudden displacement of the cyclic stick’ began a chain of events that led to the crash of a Bell 206B, the NTSB says.
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
Helmets are crucial for pilots on low-level flights, the ATSB says after investigating a fatal R44 crash.
by Linda Werfelman
Helicopter Safety, Laser Strikes, News, Unmanned Aircraft
FAA Plans Field Tests for Drone Traffic Management
by FSF Editorial Staff
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
Before the fatal crash, an Agusta A109E pilot said the helicopter’s owner told him to make the flight despite marginal weather conditions that deteriorated after takeoff.
by Linda Werfelman