Weather Impacts
From a meteorologist’s perspective, wind and air density are the leading edge of natural risks…
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From a meteorologist’s perspective, wind and air density are the leading edge of natural risks…
by Ed Brotak
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
Investigators cite ineffective monitoring and failing to acquire outside visual references as factors in the…
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, Winter/Challenging Ops
Unnoticed deposits of ice near an engine air inlet caused the AS350 to lose power…
by Linda Werfelman
Cover Story, Helicopter Safety
EMS helicopter accident rates have decreased since a wave of fatal crashes nearly a decade…
by Linda Werfelman
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, Winter/Challenging Ops
The occupants of a BO105 survived the crash but drowned in icy Canadian waters before…
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
Investigators don’t know why an EC135’s fuel transfer pumps had been turned off before the…
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
An R44’s proximity to high-intensity broadcast towers resulted in an uncommanded power decrease, NTSB investigators…
by Linda Werfelman
The Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard program takes aim at offshore helicopter safety.
by Linda Werfelman
Advanced equipment could go a long way toward preventing helicopter accidents, safety experts say.
by Linda Werfelman
The U.K. CAA says it sees a substantial safety improvement in North Sea helicopter operations.
by Frank Jackman and Linda Werfelman