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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,…
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In-Flight Breakup
The in-flight failure of a servo flap led to the fatal crash of a K-1200…
Insufficient Oversight
The NTSB faulted the FAA’s review of modifications to a firefighting helicopter before the fatal…
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Misinterpretation
The BK117 struck the surface of the Southern Ocean during a nighttime flight after its…
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Overdue
A 300-hour inspection could have detected problems with the engine compressor in a Bell 206…