Safety News

Air Evac’s Jackson crew celebrates 5,000 safe flights

Air Evac’s Jackson crew celebrates 5,000 safe flights

9-Nov-2012

The pilots, flight nurses and paramedics who work at Tennessee’s first Air Evac station celebrated a major milestone — more than 5,000 missions flown safely. (see full story)... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – November 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – November 2012

8-Nov-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Special Bulletin S4/2012: Sikorsky S-76C++, G-WIWI, East Sussex, 3 May 2012 Bell 206L-3 Longranger III (G-LVDC), forced landing near Silverstone, Northants, 8 July 2012... Read more

Eurocopter issues EC225 “Key Messages”

Eurocopter issues EC225 “Key Messages”

7-Nov-2012Source: Eurocopter

On October 22, 2012, during a flight to an offshore platform, a controlled ditching was performed with an EC225 helicopter. No one on board was injured and everyone was brought back to land safely. The helicopter remained afloat thanks to its emergency floatation gear and was recovered by a ship. An emergency lubrication warning light... Read more

Ireland – Child awarded damages over S76 crash reaction

Ireland – Child awarded damages over S76 crash reaction

7-Nov-2012Source: Irish Independent

A child who suffered nervous shock when a helicopter crashed and exploded in a car park has been awarded €10,000 damages (see full story)... Read more

AgustaWestland hosts 5th Oil and Gas Seminar in Malaysia

AgustaWestland hosts 5th Oil and Gas Seminar in Malaysia

7-Nov-2012Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, recently held its 5th Oil & Gas Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event, attended by over 120 delegates from more than 15 countries, focused on oil and gas industry helicopter operations, support and training developments in Asia and Australasia where the AW139 helicopter is the best selling twin engine model... Read more

Helibras sponsors 8th International Seminar on Safety of Flight

Helibras sponsors 8th International Seminar on Safety of Flight

6-Nov-2012Source: Helibras

[electronic translation] Helibras is one of the sponsors of the 8th International Workshop on the Safety of Flight ABRAPHE – Brazilian Association of Helicopter Pilots, held on 6, 7 and 8 November in São Paulo. Besides supporting the event, Helibras also divide knowledge through lecture “Methods to improve the ability of helicopter pilots”, taught by... Read more

FAA Upgrades Israel’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 1

FAA Upgrades Israel’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 1

1-Nov-2012Source: FAA

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Israel complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), based on the results of an October FAA review of Israel’s civil aviation authority. Israel is now upgraded to Category 1 from the Category 2 safety rating the country... Read more

AAG achieves IS-BAO Stage 1 certification

AAG achieves IS-BAO Stage 1 certification

30-Oct-2012Source: AAG

Associated Aircraft Group (AAG®), the Northeast’s largest premier executive Sikorsky S-76® helicopter service, is proud to announce that it has earned IS-BAO (International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations) Stage 1 Certification, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to safety and its Safety Management System (SMS). AAG is a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United... Read more

MedFlight of Ohio wins 2012 Vision Zero aviation safety award

MedFlight of Ohio wins 2012 Vision Zero aviation safety award

24-Oct-2012Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter is proud to announce that MedFlight of Ohio has won the 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award, topping the list of a record 25 nominees. MedFlight representatives were presented with the award and a $10,000 check by Anthony DiNota, American Eurocopter Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Support, during the AMTC Community... Read more

Baldwin features Electronic Data Management at AMTC and NBAA

Baldwin features Electronic Data Management at AMTC and NBAA

20-Oct-2012Source: Baldwin Aviation

Building on its nearly decade-long tradition of assisting flight operations in developing specific and targeted SMS programs, Baldwin Aviation, Inc. (BAI) has recently launched SAVVY©, which utilizes next generation technologies to meet safety and compliance requirements. SAVVY ensures that the solutions will be the most tailored, yet compliant available. “SAVVY represents a significant upgrade in... Read more

Probation for heli-ski operator that illegally cut trees

Probation for heli-ski operator that illegally cut trees

15-Oct-2012Source: Wenatchee World

North Cascades Heli-Skiing’s operating permit is in a probationary status after owners of the Mazama-based company admitted to cutting down or topping a few dozen high elevation trees on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest last winter to make helicopter landing safer (see full story)... Read more

PHI Air Medical and pilot face $120M lawsuit

PHI Air Medical and pilot face $120M lawsuit

11-Oct-2012Source: NewsLeader

A fixed-wing flight instructor and his student were flying in the wrong traffic pattern before being hit by a PHI Air Medical EC135 near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.  The certificated commercial pilot and passenger on board the airplane were fatally injured.  The families of the two victims have filed a $120 million lawsuit against PHI... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2012

11-Oct-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Aerospatiale SA.341G Gazelle (HA-LFB), collision with terrain, Honister Slate Mine, Keswick, Cumbria, 9 March 2011... Read more

Bond settles with partners of pilots involved in April 2009 Super Puma crash

Bond settles with partners of pilots involved in April 2009 Super Puma crash

7-Oct-2012

Paul Burnham, 31, of Methlick, Aberdeenshire, and Richard Menzies, 24, of Worcestershire, were at the controls of the Bond Offshore Super Puma when the aircraft plunged into the sea in April 2009. (see full story) See also this page from our safety data coverage – 01-Apr-09 G-REDL Eurocopter AS332 11m E of Peterhead, UK (16F)... Read more

Additional FAA Efforts Could Help Identify and Mitigate Safety Risks, says GAO

Additional FAA Efforts Could Help Identify and Mitigate Safety Risks, says GAO

7-Oct-2012Source: GAO

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued report GAO-13-36 (PDF, 44 pages) after looking into GA safety issues.  Here is their summary:- What GAO Found The number of nonfatal and fatal general aviation accidents decreased from 1999 through 2011; more than 200 fatal accidents occurred in each of those years. Airplanes—particularly single-engine piston airplanes—flying personal... Read more

Obama’s three-day stay pinches pockets of helicopter tour operators

Obama’s three-day stay pinches pockets of helicopter tour operators

5-Oct-2012Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal

Officials from the Secret Service and FAA met with the tour companies last week to offer an alternative to grounding their helicopters.  The plan moved the eight tour companies’ operations to the Jean Airport, where the FAA set up a temporary air traffic control tower to ensure safe aircraft operations. (see full story)... Read more

Accidents: Are We Facilitating Them?

Accidents: Are We Facilitating Them?

4-Oct-2012Source: HAI

I hope the title of this message got your attention. And no, I am not saying the helicopter industry intentionally causes accidents. But are we acting on all the information we possess to prevent accidents? If you have been in the aviation business for any amount of time, you have either heard or said one... Read more

Oregon company accused of providing phony helicopter parts to US military

Oregon company accused of providing phony helicopter parts to US military

26-Sep-2012Source: Corvallis Gazette-Times

Court records made public Tuesday show that a new search of an Oregon defense contractor accused of providing phony helicopter and truck parts to the military was prompted by testimony from a purchasing agent who is helping investigators. (see full story)... Read more

HAI Safety Committee Advisor to head NTSB Alaska office

HAI Safety Committee Advisor to head NTSB Alaska office

26-Sep-2012Source: HAI

On Sept. 24, NTSB Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman named senior air safety investigator Clinton O. Johnson as Chief of the Office of Aviation Safety’s Anchorage, Alaska Regional Office. “It gives me great pleasure to announce Clint’s selection to head the Anchorage office,” said Chairman Hersman. “Clint has deep roots in Alaska and has distinguished himself... Read more

Man convicted of firing shots at Louisiana National Guard helicopter

Man convicted of firing shots at Louisiana National Guard helicopter

18-Sep-2012Source: US Dept of Justice

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that James Lamar Kelly, age 61, of Sikes, Louisiana, was found guilty of three felony counts by a jury last night in federal court in Alexandria of three counts which charged Kelly with endangering the safety of the pilot of a Louisiana Army National Guard helicopter in... Read more

Ontario hospital helipad damaged by vandals

Ontario hospital helipad damaged by vandals

17-Sep-2012Source: CBC

Police said that since May, vandals have broken several marker and fixture lights on the hospital’s helipad, which is used by Ornge.  The vandalism has occurred multiple times during the last few months. Nine lights were broken during one instance.   (see full story)... Read more

Engine ice caused fatal Waterloo Region R22 crash

Engine ice caused fatal Waterloo Region R22 crash

13-Sep-2012Source: The Record

Safety investigators who analysed the wreckage can’t explain why the carburetor heat control “which would have been required given the conditions” was in the cold position when the helicopter crashed. (see full story) File photo... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – September 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – September 2012

13-Sep-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- AgustaWestland AW109E M-EMLI  near Northolt, Middlesex, 2 May 2012 Agusta AW109SP, G-STGR Helsby, Cheshire, 4 May 2012 Enstrom 280FX Shark G-OJMF Manchester Barton Airport, 8 February 2012 Robinson R44 II Raven II  G-ROAD  near Corby, Northamptonshire,... Read more

Helicopter Industry Veteran Joins PRISM Team

Helicopter Industry Veteran Joins PRISM Team

12-Sep-2012Source: ARGUS International

Professional Resources In System Management, LLC (PRISM) is pleased to announce the new Vice President of Helicopter Aviation Services, Chris Young. The addition of Young comes as the company experiences growth and demand for their helicopter safety management system (SMS) solutions, which includes training, implementation support, and the PRISM ARMOR SMS software. Young will be... Read more

FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee Seeks Industry Input

FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee Seeks Industry Input

6-Sep-2012Source: HAI

Scattered around the U.S. are nine FAA regions, 10 Aircraft Certification Offices, and more than 80 Flight Standards District Offices. That these are not always on the same page when it comes to the application or interpretation of regulations comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with the aviation industry. Recently, however, the U.S, Congress... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – August 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – August 2012

4-Sep-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- SA341G Gazelle 1 (G-WDEV), crashed during landing, Salisbury, Wilsthire, 10 January 2012... Read more

Popular Rotorcraft Association and FAA sign agreement

Popular Rotorcraft Association and FAA sign agreement

3-Sep-2012Source: PRA

On August 21st the FAA and the PRA signed a Letter of Understanding making the PRA an FAA Safety Team Industry Member, creating a high-level relationship between the two organizations. This agreement between the FAA and the PRA puts in place formal contacts and responsibilities to share information, promote education and safety awareness between both... Read more

EASA issues helicopter guide – Single Pilot Decision Making

EASA issues helicopter guide – Single Pilot Decision Making

29-Aug-2012Source: HeliHub.com

EASA, the European Aviation Safety Agency, has ercently released a guide entitled “Decision Making for Single-Pilot Helicopter Operations”. The training leaflet, prepared by the EASA’s European Helicopter Safety Team, covers a variety of subjects, including fatigue, stress management and the NASA decision making model. The 24-page guide is free and available in PDF form at HE4... Read more

American Eurocopter Appoints 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee

American Eurocopter Appoints 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee

29-Aug-2012Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter announced that it has appointed the 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee. This committee will evaluate the applications and determine the winner of the 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety award. This prestigious award, established by American Eurocopter in 2006, was created with the purpose of promoting a higher level of... Read more

Introducing the new Night Vision Advisory Council

Introducing the new Night Vision Advisory Council

28-Aug-2012Source: NVAC

On Wednesday August 8th, 2012, in response to an open invitation to industry, a group of Night Vision Goggle (NVG) industry professionals convened in Dallas, Texas. Hosted by FlightSafety International, the purpose of the meeting was to develop a council of NVG subject matter experts to provide recommendations on safety, education, standardization, and other issues... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam enters third Level of FAA’s SMS Voluntary Pilot project

Air Evac Lifeteam enters third Level of FAA’s SMS Voluntary Pilot project

20-Aug-2012Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Further bolstering its commitment to safety and risk management, Air Evac Lifeteam – the largest independently-owned air ambulance service in the country – has entered the third level of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Safety Management System Voluntary Pilot Project. The national helicopter EMS company, with 110 bases in 15 states, has been enrolled in... Read more

RLC awarded HAI Operator Safety Award for second consecutive year

RLC awarded HAI Operator Safety Award for second consecutive year

16-Aug-2012Source: RLC

RLC, the largest privately held helicopter operator in the Gulf of Mexico, has earned the Helicopter Association International (HAI) 2011 Operator Safety Award. The 2011 award marks the second year in a row RLC has been recognized by HAI for operator safety.  The new award honors a total of over 115,000 accident-free flight hours over... Read more

Free!  Chicago Helicopter Safety Workshop

Free! Chicago Helicopter Safety Workshop

15-Aug-2012Source: HAI

HAI, in partnership with the FAA Safety Team (FAASteam), will host a free, two-day safety seminar, Aug. 24-25, in Des Plaines, Ill. for all helicopter pilots in the Great Lakes region. Doors and registration open at 8:30 a.m. The workshop days start at 9:00 a.m. and will run until 4:00 p.m. Pre-registration is not required... Read more

HAI Rotor Safety Challenge Professional Education Program

HAI Rotor Safety Challenge Professional Education Program

6-Aug-2012Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI), in collaboration with the HAI Safety Committee, is developing the HAI Rotor Safety Challenge, a new education initiative that debuts at HELI-EXPO 2013 in Las Vegas, Nev. Open to all HELI-EXPO® attendees, the Rotor Safety Challenge will feature free safety events and short courses, conveniently scheduled on show days, and will provide... Read more

Airworthiness, CBM and HUMS Abstracts Sought

Airworthiness, CBM and HUMS Abstracts Sought

1-Aug-2012Source: AHS

The American Helicopter Society, in conjunction with HAI, is sponsoring a Technical Specialists’ Meeting on Airworthiness, Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), and Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS) on Feb. 11-13, 2013 in Huntsville, Ala. Abstracts are sought in a variety of technical disciplines related to commercial or military aircraft Airworthiness, CBM, Health-Monitoring Technologies, or Certification/Qualification of... Read more

MillenWorks Awarded US Army Helicopter Crew Safety System Development Contract

MillenWorks Awarded US Army Helicopter Crew Safety System Development Contract

31-Jul-2012Source: MillenWorks

MillenWorks, a strategic business of Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received an award from the U.S. Army’s Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to develop two components for an innovative Helicopter Crew Safety System (HCSS). Program work will... Read more

HAI Seeks Presenters for the Rotor Safety Challenge at HELI-EXPO 2013

HAI Seeks Presenters for the Rotor Safety Challenge at HELI-EXPO 2013

27-Jul-2012Source: HAI

At HELI-EXPO 2013 in Las Vegas, HAI and the HAI Safety Committee will debut the Rotor Safety Challenge — a new program of free safety events, forums, and short courses for HELI-EXPO® attendees. Conveniently scheduled on show days, the Rotor Safety Challenge will provide an economical way for show attendees to learn industry best practices and safety tools... Read more

FAA Requests Comments from Commercial Air Tour Operators

FAA Requests Comments from Commercial Air Tour Operators

24-Jul-2012Source: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting comment on their intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget to renew for three years an information collection that had previously been granted emergency clearance. The FAA Reauthorization passed in Feb., 2012, requires air tour operators to report the number of operations conducted over... Read more

NTSB to participate in AirVenture at Oshkosh

NTSB to participate in AirVenture at Oshkosh

23-Jul-2012Source: NTSB

This week senior investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will provide 20 presentations on a variety of aviation safety issues at AirVenture 2012, the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual fly-in convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The NTSB has added new emphasis to general aviation as a safety advocacy priority. Last year general aviation safety was added... Read more

The Top 10 Ways You Can Prevent Helicopter Accidents

The Top 10 Ways You Can Prevent Helicopter Accidents

23-Jul-2012Source: IHST

The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), a worldwide organization leading a multi-year effort to reduce the civil helicopter accident rate, has developed 10 key recommendations aimed at reducing accidents and injuries. These proposals can help owners, pilots, instructors, mechanics, and all members of the helicopter community. Install cockpit recording devices. Improve Autorotation Training. Add Advanced... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – July 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – July 2012

20-Jul-2012

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Robinson R22 (G-FIRS), loss of control on approach, Lake Vyrnwy, Powys on 16 January 2012 Westland Scout AH1 (G-BXRR), tail strike on landing, near Collingtree, Northamptonshire, 24 March 2012... Read more

California R22 crash kills record-holder pilot Johan Nurmi

California R22 crash kills record-holder pilot Johan Nurmi

9-Jul-2012Source: HeliHub.com

It is with sadness we record the untimely death of world record holding pilot Johan Nurmi in an R22 accident in California on Monday 9th July.  While the circumstances of the accident are unknown, press photos show Robinson R22 N7527Y lying on its side in a desert area some four miles east of French Valley... Read more

FAA looks to revise drug/alcohol regulations for air tour operators

FAA looks to revise drug/alcohol regulations for air tour operators

4-Jul-2012Source: ARSA

On July 2, the FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise certain provisions in its drug and alcohol (D&A) testing regulations; comments to the NPRM are due by August 31, 2012. The changes are primarily aimed at allowing Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121 and part 135 operators with commercial... Read more

Two firefighting helicopters crash in Spain

Two firefighting helicopters crash in Spain

3-Jul-2012Source: HeliHub.com

A Bell 412 and a PZL Sokol crashed yesterday in Spain in separate incidents.  Both were firefighting.  The sole-occupant pilot in the Bell 412 was sadly killed, while both crew in the Sokol survived with injuries.  Both helicopters were operated by INAER. We will track updates in the two incidents in our accident pages.  HeliHub.com... Read more

IHST Offering 11 Different “Toolkits” Aimed at Curtailing Helicopter Accidents

IHST Offering 11 Different “Toolkits” Aimed at Curtailing Helicopter Accidents

3-Jul-2012Source: IHST

The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), a worldwide organization leading a multi-year effort to reduce the civil helicopter accident rate, has increased its library of safety tools, with 11 documents now available to operators, pilots, instructors, and mechanics. The safety tools that can be found on the group’s web site (www.IHST.org) offer practical advice and... Read more

Save the Date: 2013 CHC Safety & Quality Summit

Save the Date: 2013 CHC Safety & Quality Summit

29-Jun-2012Source: CHC

Please join us for the 9th annual CHC Safety & Quality Summit at Vancouver, BC, Canada at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, downtown Vancouver. Date is set for March 18-20, 2013. For more information go to: www.chcsafetyqualitysummit.com... Read more

Russian Helicopters releases Advanced HUMS

Russian Helicopters releases Advanced HUMS

27-Jun-2012Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of the Russian state defence industry holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, including a number of the most renowned, innovative and widely used models, are pleased to present the Advanced Health and Usage Monitoring System (A-HUMS). A-HUMS is a promising development project that will substantially increase flight... Read more

Rotorcorp offers free R44 bladder fuel tank kit with purchase of overhaul kit

Rotorcorp offers free R44 bladder fuel tank kit with purchase of overhaul kit

22-Jun-2012Source: Rotorcorp

On June 15th, 2012 Robinson Helicopter Company released an announcement offering R44 Astro, Raven I and Raven II operators a $1000 rebate on the KI-196 Bladder Tank Retrofit Kits in accordance with Service Bulletin 78A.  This bulletin requires R44 helicopters with all-aluminum fuel tanks to be retrofitted with bladder-type tanks.   To improve the R44 fuel system’s resistance to... Read more

NTSB Issues Safety Alert on Limitations of In-Cockpit Weather Radar Displays

NTSB Issues Safety Alert on Limitations of In-Cockpit Weather Radar Displays

21-Jun-2012Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday issued a Safety Alert to warn pilots using in-cockpit FIS-B and Satellite Weather display systems that the NEXRAD “age indicator” can be misleading. The actual NEXRAD data can be as much as 20 minutes older than the age indication on the display in the cockpit. If misinterpreted, this... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – June 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – June 2012

20-Jun-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Robinson R44 (G-SRPH), loss of control on takeoff, Crossmaglen, Northern Ireland on 11 February 2012 Special Bulletin S2/2012, EC225 LP Super Puma (G-REDW), controlled ditching, 20 nm east of Aberdeen, 10 May 2012... Read more

UK – Helicopter Safety Awareness Courses back in August

UK – Helicopter Safety Awareness Courses back in August

19-Jun-2012Source: Step Change in Safety

The Helicopter Safety Awareness Courses are back by popular demand and are open to offshore safety representatives and others with a keen interest in safety and/or operations. The full day events are run by pilots and technicians from each of the helicopter operators, who will take you behind the scenes of flight safety and operations... Read more

Eurocopter clears Bond over EC225 ditching

Eurocopter clears Bond over EC225 ditching

19-Jun-2012Source: HeliHub.com

In an unusual move, Eurocopter has announced that there is no blame on Bond Offshore Helicopters for the ditching of their EC225 on 10th May.  In an unpublished statement released only to the Aberdeen Press & Journal – and then widely re-reported elsewhere, Eurocopter have stated “the incident was caused by a rupture of the... Read more

HAI Well Received at Rochester Safety Symposium

HAI Well Received at Rochester Safety Symposium

13-Jun-2012Source: HAI

From June 8-9 at the Greater Rochester International Airport in New York, the Monroe County Airport Authority partnered with the FAA, USAirports, and HAI to bring a seminar addressing safety and risk management for aviation operators and maintenance technicians. Event host Rochester WINGS has an eight-year track record of promoting aviation safety through safety seminars,... Read more

Heliflite’s Robinson safety courses a major success

Heliflite’s Robinson safety courses a major success

13-Jun-2012Source: Heliflite

More than 100 pilots have attended Heliflite’s hosted Robinson Factory Pilot Safety Courses in Sydney, Melbourne & Wanaka (NZ) during late May and early June. All three courses were presented by Robinson Helicopter Company’s Chief Instructor and Test Pilot, Tim Tucker.   The Robinson Factory Pilot Safety Course caters for all pilots of all levels of experience... Read more

ARSA takes a look at FAA’s rewrite of 145

ARSA takes a look at FAA’s rewrite of 145

11-Jun-2012Source: ARSA

On May 21, 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly revise 14 CFR part 145, the regulation governing aviation maintenance repair stations. While ARSA is still analyzing its implications, staff has completed a side-by-side comparison and a red-lined version of the current vs. proposed rule. Among other things, the NPRM preamble asserts... Read more

HAI Attends Rochester Helicopter Safety Symposium

HAI Attends Rochester Helicopter Safety Symposium

11-Jun-2012Source: HAI

Join HAI Director of Safety Stan Rose, the Rochester FSDO, and numerous helicopter experts on Sat., June 9 to address safety and risk management for helicopter operators and maintenance technicians. The Helicopter Symposium takes place during Rochester WINGS 2012, New York’s largest aviation expo. Featured presentations of HAI and IHST safety initiatives include: Surviving the... Read more

New handbook confirms Aero Sekur heli-safety expertise

New handbook confirms Aero Sekur heli-safety expertise

8-Jun-2012Source: Aero Sekur

A new handbook produced by Aero Sekur, available to visitors to the company’s stand at Farnborough International Air Show 2012, gives an overview of the company’s heli-safety, survival expertise and product portfolio. With forty years’ experience supplying the aerospace industry, Aero Sekur has successfully developed a number of helicopter specific innovations which are detailed in... Read more

Indian pilots call for helipad audit

Indian pilots call for helipad audit

7-Jun-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Helicopter pilots in India have appealed to the local aviation authority (DGCA) with a call for them to undertake auditing of helipads, particularly those on offshore rigs.  Such audits are currently rare in India.  Earlier this week, DGCA chief E.K. Bharat Bhushan met members of the Rotary Wing Society of India, the Oil and Natural... Read more

Offshore Helicopter Safety Issues to be Discussed at Aviation Seminar

Offshore Helicopter Safety Issues to be Discussed at Aviation Seminar

7-Jun-2012Source: Oil & Gas UK

Oil & Gas UK is once again to host a one-day seminar with the aim of bringing together leading figures in the oil and gas and aviation industries to discuss offshore helicopter safety. The event, which is sponsored by Bond Offshore Helicopters and Maersk Oil, is the seventh annual Aviation Seminar organised by Oil & Gas UK... Read more

2012 SMTA Scholarship winner named

2012 SMTA Scholarship winner named

1-Jun-2012Source: MedEvac Foundation International

Jonathan Godfrey, RN, CMTE, has been named as 2012 SMTA Scholarship winner. Godfrey won this award because of his own mission to make the medical transport community safer through education, awareness, and the encouragement of personal vigilance. Godfrey is the Safety Officer/Representative for the Children’s National Medical Center Transport Team in Washington, DC. He implemented... Read more

FAA investigates after pilot warned for dangerous flying

FAA investigates after pilot warned for dangerous flying

1-Jun-2012

Video shows one or two people at a time dangling from the skids, waiting for the pilot to take them over open water where they dropped to the water below. At one point, the pilot goes so high the person hanging on drops an estimated 50 feet. (see full story and video).  The helicopter shown... Read more

UK pilot union comments on Shell’s rejection of Bond

UK pilot union comments on Shell’s rejection of Bond

1-Jun-2012Source: BALPA

Commenting on the decision by Shell to withdraw from a contract with Bond helicopters following three  incidents in three years, Jim McAuslan, General Secretary of the British Airline Pilots’ Association, said: ‘People are used to contracts changing; it is part of commercial life in the North Sea. What is of concern in this instance is... Read more

UK Government warns EU flight time proposals may jeopardise safety

UK Government warns EU flight time proposals may jeopardise safety

1-Jun-2012Source: UK Government

Proposed EU rules on the working hours and conditions for pilots and cabin crew must be improved or safety could be at risk, says the Transport Committee in a report examining draft proposals from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to change the rules that govern how many hours a pilot can fly. Report: Flight... Read more

Shell abandons plans to sign contract with Bond Offshore Helicopters

Shell abandons plans to sign contract with Bond Offshore Helicopters

31-May-2012Source: STV

It is reported that the oil giant has pulled out of a deal with Bond to take over its UK flights as it did not have “sufficient assurances” of the safety of Bond’s operations. (see full story)... Read more

Two helicopter accidents in Afghanistan on Monday, one fatal

Two helicopter accidents in Afghanistan on Monday, one fatal

29-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site.  Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred.  Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more

Queensland AW139 makes night emergency landing with NVG

Queensland AW139 makes night emergency landing with NVG

29-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site.  Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred.  Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more

Pilot dies in PHi LongRanger accident in Gulf of Mexico

Pilot dies in PHi LongRanger accident in Gulf of Mexico

29-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site.  Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred.  Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more

New head of NTSB Office of Aviation Safety named

New head of NTSB Office of Aviation Safety named

28-May-2012Source: NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman announced the selection of John DeLisi as the new Director of the Office of Aviation Safety (OAS). Mr. DeLisi will assume his new position on June 2, 2012 following the retirement of Tom Haueter, the current director. “It gives me great pleasure to announce John’s selection... Read more

Sierra Leone to compensate families of Togolese accident victims

Sierra Leone to compensate families of Togolese accident victims

28-May-2012

Sierra Leone’s transport minister said Friday that relatives of 19 Togolese football fans who died in a helicopter crash in 2007, including Togo’s sports minister, would receive compensation (see full story)... Read more

EMS Bell 407 fire-bombed on hospital helipad

EMS Bell 407 fire-bombed on hospital helipad

28-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site.  Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred.  Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more

Cognitive Interviewing and Aviation Accident Investigation Courses Offered by NTSB

Cognitive Interviewing and Aviation Accident Investigation Courses Offered by NTSB

28-May-2012Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board is offering three courses in the coming months at its training center just outside Washington, D.C. Slots are still available in the two-day COGNITIVE INTERVIEWING FOR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS course (June 19-20), which provides participants with the tools to conduct sound investigative interviews of participants in, and witnesses to, transportation incidents... Read more

NTSB Safety Recommendations on Amateur-Built Aircraft

NTSB Safety Recommendations on Amateur-Built Aircraft

25-May-2012Source: HAI

A gap in safety between experimental and certificated aircraft is widest on the first flight, and the early hours of flying in a new pilot’s hands. That is among the conclusions of a detailed analysis released by the NTSB on May 22 along with a set of recommended changes approved unanimously by the board. Working... Read more

Australia – Helicopter pilot pleads guilty to crash charges

Australia – Helicopter pilot pleads guilty to crash charges

24-May-2012Source: ABC

Darwin Magistrates Court has heard 41-year-old Mark Sullivan strapped a power generator filled with fuel into an empty passenger seat of the helicopter and failed to comply with a number of procedures outlined in an operations manual. (see full story)... Read more

Unapproved Parts – Chelton/Wulfsberg ELT subcomponents

Unapproved Parts – Chelton/Wulfsberg ELT subcomponents

24-May-2012Source: FAA

The FAA have issued document No.: 2012-20111019001 as follows: AFFECTED PRODUCTS: Subcomponents and brackets produced by Chelton Avionics, Inc. (dba Wulfsberg Electronics Division) Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) PURPOSE: This notification advises all aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, maintenance organizations, and parts distributors regarding ELT subcomponents and brackets produced without Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) production approval. BACKGROUND:... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – May 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – May 2012

20-May-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- MD900 Explorer (G-CEMS), landing gear failure at Leeds Bradford Airport on 29 July 2011 Robinson R22 Beta (G-BXUC), loss of control after landing at Gloucester Airport on 22 September 2011 Robinson R44 II, Raven II (G-ROTG),... Read more

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