NTSB Archives - Helicopter Association International https://rotor.org/category/ntsb/ The global leader in leveraging, innovating, advocating, and expanding vertical flight Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:44:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://rotor.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.gif NTSB Archives - Helicopter Association International https://rotor.org/category/ntsb/ 32 32 HAI@Work webinar, Jun. 17: What the NTSB Most Wanted List Means to You https://rotor.org/haiwork-webinar-jun-17-what-the-ntsb-most-wanted-list-means-to-you/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:11:29 +0000 https://rotor.org/?p=14241

For 2021–2022, the NTSB’s Most Wanted List includes only two aviation items, both directly affecting helicopters. What led to these requirements, and how will they affect rotorcraft operations across all sectors of our industry if they're adopted?
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Image above: Mark Bennett NTSB members to share how helicopter accidents inspired the two aviation safety improvements on the 2021–2022 list. For years, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its biennial Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements, a set of recommendations that addresses the most egregious accidents. For 2021–2022, the list includes only two aviation items, both directly affecting helicopters: one calls for requiring safety management systems (SMS) in all revenue passenger-carrying aviation operations; the other, for installing crash-resistant recorders and establishing flight data monitoring programs. What led to these recommendations? How will they affect rotorcraft operations across all sectors of our industry? What are the benefits? The potential issues? We’ll explore these questions and others during the Jun. 17 HAI@Work webinar, at 4 pm eastern (UTC-4). Two NTSB members will present the board’s rationale for making the recommendations, and afterward, HAI President and CEO Jim Viola will conduct a Q&A between the panelists and webinar attendees. Our speakers for the webinar: Bruce Landsberg, Vice Chair, NTSB Michael Graham, Board Member, NTSB. In this webinar you’ll learn: What’s implied in the two NTSB recommendations Which accidents led to their creation The goals for each recommendation What (more…)

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]]> HAI Safety Symposium analyzes 2019 Survival Flight crash and lessons learned https://rotor.org/hai-safety-symposium-analyzes-2019-survival-flight-crash-and-lessons-learned/ Mon, 10 May 2021 10:48:02 +0000 https://rotor.org/?p=10067

At the HAI@Work webinar on May 6, as part of the annual HAI Safety Symposium, experts from NTSB and other safety-focused organizations analyzed the 2019 crash of a Survival Flight air ambulance Bell 407.
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HAI@Work webinar focuses on the value of a strong safety culture in preventing accidents. On Jan. 29, 2019, a Survival Flight air ambulance Bell 407 crashed four miles northeast of Zaleski, Ohio, after entering inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC), killing three. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ultimately cited the operator’s “inadequate management of safety” as the primary probable cause. The factors contributing to the accident are eye-opening and offer a great deal of insight into the importance of maintaining a strong safety culture and how to develop one. At the HAI@Work webinar on May 6, experts from NTSB and other safety-focused organizations, including HAI, analyzed the accident as part of the annual HAI Safety Symposium. Typically held at HAI HELI-EXPO® and jointly produced by HAI, the FAA, and the NTSB, the symposium examines safety trends in the helicopter industry. The panelists at last week’s webinar included: Matt Cabak, Team Lead, Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention, FAA Clint Johnson, Chief, Alaska Region, NTSB Rick Kenin, Chief Operating Officer—Transport, Boston MedFlight, and Chair, HAI Safety Working Group Matt Rigsby, Air Safety Investigator, Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention, FAA Shaun Williams, Senior Aviation Accident Investigator, Central Region, NTSB. Williams began (more…)

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