Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, Winter/Challenging Ops
Ice Ingestion
Unnoticed deposits of ice near an engine air inlet caused the AS350 to lose power…
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Posts Categorized: Helicopter Safety
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Cover Story, Helicopter Safety
Steady Decline
EMS helicopter accident rates have decreased since a wave of fatal crashes nearly a decade…
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, Winter/Challenging Ops
Frigid Descent
The occupants of a BO105 survived the crash but drowned in icy Canadian waters before…
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
Unanswered Questions
Investigators don’t know why an EC135’s fuel transfer pumps had been turned off before the…
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
Interference
An R44’s proximity to high-intensity broadcast towers resulted in an uncommanded power decrease, NTSB investigators…
Out to Sea
The Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard program takes aim at offshore helicopter safety.
Tapping Into Technology
Advanced equipment could go a long way toward preventing helicopter accidents, safety experts say.
Overwater Progress
The U.K. CAA says it sees a substantial safety improvement in North Sea helicopter operations.
Punitive Culture
‘Inadequate safety management’ cited in fatal 2013 crash of Alaska troopers’ AS350.
‘Unaware’
An A109E pilot failed to see an unlighted crane shrouded in fog before his helicopter…