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Ambiguities
New Zealand investigators say unclear rules about night VFR flight may have factored in the…
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Unanticipated Yaw
The pilot of the MD500N police helicopter was unable to stop the fatal spin into…
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‘Like a White-Out’
The pilot of the EC130 was attempting a 180-degree turn to exit a ‘wall of…
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Unidentified Risks
The ATSB says the R44 operator had not fully addressed the risks of human sling…
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‘Like a Little White Room’
An AS350 encountered a whiteout and struck a ridgeline during an attempted landing in an…
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Fatal Downwash
The risks at a hospital landing site in Plymouth, England, had not been identified before…
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Installation Error
The NTSB cited a mechanic’s likely failure to correctly install attaching hardware as the probable…
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‘Disconnected’
A bearing failure in the tail rotor of an AW169 caused a loss of yaw…
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Out of Touch
The fatal R-22 crash near an Australian swamp prompted the ATSB to call on single-pilot…
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‘You’re Going to Crash’
The AW139 nearly collided with a cliff during an attempted rescue in Australia’s Blue Mountains,…