Helicopter Safety Team Urges Caution After Spate of Fatal Crashes
Citing a “short-term surge” in fatal accidents, the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is calling on pilots and operators to step up their safety efforts to ensure that the surge…
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Cover Story, Helicopter Safety
‘Self-Induced Pressure’
The AS350 pilot was determined to complete the EMS mission despite ‘pretty thick’ fog.
30-Year Decline Posted in U.S. Helicopter Accidents
U.S. helicopter accidents have declined steadily for more than 30 years, largely because of technological advancements and improvements throughout the industry — in manufacturing and design, materials and components, training…
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Cover Story, Helicopter Safety
‘It Shouldn’t Do That’
Bearing failure causes loss of directional control during S-92’s North Sea operations.
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on NYC AS350 Accident
Five passengers were killed in the March 11 accident on the East River.
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
FAA Halts Certain Helicopter ‘Doors-Off’ Flights
Move follows fatal helicopter crash into New York’s East River.
‘Inadequate’
Improper maintenance is blamed for the fatal crash of a Bell 206B on a Hawaiian sightseeing flight.
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
NTSB Launches Investigation into Fatal NYC Helicopter Crash
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today said that it has launched an investigation into Sunday evening’s fatal crash of a sightseeing helicopter into the East River in New…
Helicopter Accidents Up in U.S., Down Internationally
The number of helicopter accidents in the United States increased last year from 2016, but the overall number reported internationally declined in 2017, according to preliminary statistics released by the…
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
NTSB Urges Recording Devices During Experimental Test Flights
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is citing the 2016 in-flight breakup of an experimental research and development Bell 525 in its call for the use of recording devices…