U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST)
Monthly Safety Report
03 February 2021
Fatal Accident Rate: 0.70 (+.15) above goal of 0.55 fatal accidents per 100K hrs by 2025
USHST Vision: A civil helicopter community with zero fatal accidents
“Safety by the Numbers” (Monthly Metrics):
Fatal Accident Rate (5yr avg)(CY2017-21) 0.70 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours
Fatal Accident Rate (CY2021) 0.00 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours
Days since last Fatal helicopter accident: 36 Days : 09 Hours : 38 Minutes : 59 Seconds
The USHST continues to work on the implementation of 16 Helicopter—Safety Enhancements (H-SE) developed through data-driven analysis of 104 fatal accidents. The H-SEs use Outreach, Policy, Technology/Equipment, and Training in an effort to reduce fatal accidents from the leading occurrence categories of Loss of Control—Inflight (LOC-I), Unintended Flight into IMC (UIMC), and striking objects during Low Altitude (LALT) ops.
U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Press Release:
Most U.S. Helicopter Accident Indicators Pointed in Right Direction During 2020
Helicopter – Safety Enhancement (H-SE) 30: Development of Airman Certification Series for Rotorcraft
Policy: FAA, with support from industry, to develop and publish the new Airman Certification System (ACS) Rotorcraft-Helicopter series to replace the current Practical Test Standards (PTS) for internal and external industry stakeholders for air-man certification
Helicopter Safety OUTREACH events:
Save the Date: NTSB Board Meeting:
Helicopter Crash, Calabasas, California
Tues, Feb 09, 0930 EST
Webinar attendees may be able to earn WINGS or AMT credits!
The USHST Facebook group has over 1,990 Members -
29 New members in the last month! Join in on the conversation!
To view the entire USHST Monthly Report, click on the link below:
https://ushst.org/reports/
For any questions regarding this notice please contact Scott Tyrrell of the General Aviation & Rotorcraft Unit, AIR-721B, at 817-222-5121 or email at scott.tyrrell@faa.gov