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This FAA safety alert for operators (SAFO) provides safety information to operators that have cockpit voice recorders installed on their aircraft.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of this accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree stump during landing in mountainous terrain.

(National Agricultural Aviation Association) – Amid the life-threatening heat the United States and other countries have been experiencing this month, it’s important to know what to do to keep yourself, your coworkers, and your colleagues safe. Click on the headline above for tips on everything from hydrating properly to evaluating the impact of air temperature on aircraft performance.

The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is highlighting practical tools already available to help pilots identify hazards and strengthen situational awareness, including the Hughes App (iOS), a free commercial application available through the USHST that includes slackline depictions, geo-referenced helicopter charts, weather and FAA weather cameras, risk-assessment tools, offline chart storage, and mobile access to USHST safety resources.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident to be the student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm during a simulated autorotation, which allowed for a resonance phenomenon to develop. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the student pilot’s collective control inputs.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident to be the maintenance personnel’s noncompliance with maintenance manual procedures that required
the removal of the overrunning clutch output bearing during the regreasing procedure. The omission resulted in inadequate regreasing of the bearing and the subsequent failure of the overrunning clutch assembly.

The FAA’s Lee Roskop provides data from the dashboard in the latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the flight instructor’s failure to identify the excess power required to lift off from soft and muddy ground, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with a hangar
during takeoff.

The monthly United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) report covers various metrics, including average fatal-accident rates for the past five years.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of this accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the terrain while performing a low-altitude circling takeoff maneuver, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.