Report: USAF helicopter landed too close to crowd in Japan (Task & Purpose) – According to a US Air Force (USAF) accident investigation, children and teachers should have been 600… Continue reading →
Tomorrow: NTSB meeting about 2025 midair collision near KDCA The webcast of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) public board meeting starts at 9 am eastern (UTC-5) tomorrow,… Continue reading →
Tomorrow: USHST to host safety seminar in Hawaii The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) seminar for helicopter pilots, aviation managers, safety officers, instructors, and other aviation leadership… Continue reading →
Patient thanks LifeFlight Australia crew following rescue mission The helicopter crew reunited Jan. 16 with Jake McCollum, a teenager from Bundaberg, Queensland, who was injured after falling about… Continue reading →
Helicopters drop 6,000 logs to restore rivers in US Northwest (Upworthy) – For decades, river restoration involved removing logs, with scientists viewing them as barriers to fish movement. Now, helicopters… Continue reading →
NTSB final report: MD 600, Sterling City, Texas, Nov. 29, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure… Continue reading →
NTSB final report: Robinson R44 II, Nashville, Arkansas, Aug. 30, 2025 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s inadequate… Continue reading →
SAMSOS to provide EWIS for SkyDrive electric aircraft Bangalore, India–based SAMSOS will provide the electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) for the SkyDrive SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing… Continue reading →
Proposed FAA AD: Leonardo AB139, AW139, and AW189 This FAA proposed airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitive inspections of the left-hand and right-hand tube assemblies on the AB139/AW139… Continue reading →
Proposed EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC175B The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is requesting feedback by Feb. 20 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA… Continue reading →
