Monthly Safety Report
As of: 09 Aug 2019
The USHST is a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Foundation.
USHST GOAL: Reduce the fatal U.S. helicopter accident rate by 20% by 2020. (0.61 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours)
Did "YOU" Know?
Each year the U.S. helicopter industry safely flies more than 3.2 million flight hours and every second of every flight must be handled with professionalism. The USHST encourages aviation safety professionals to review NTSB accident reports to review the Accident Analysis, Probable Cause and Findings. (Note: NTSB Preliminary reports are posted within 15 days)
The USHST continues to work on the implementation of over 20 Helicopter—Safety Enhancements (H-SE) developed through data-driven analysis of 104 fatal accidents. (2009—2013). The HSEs 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.
Training: H-SE 125 Pre-Flight Risk Assessment for Student Flights
FAA and industry to provide recommended practices to instructors for pre-flight assessment of student flights!
Develop guidance for the inherent risks associated with the flight training environment, thereby allowing mitigation to be implemented to reduce the risk as low as reasonable possible (ALARP) prior to and during the training flight.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Safety Bulletin
Complacency in Aviation is Everyone’s Challenge
"It is critical that everyone stay attentive to their surroundings and the tasks being done!"
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For any questions regarding this notice please contact Scott Tyrrell of the Rotorcraft Standardization Branch, AIR-612, at 817-222-5121 or email at scott.tyrrell@faa.gov