Monthly Safety Report
As of: May 5, 2020
Did “YOU” Know?
Days since last fatal helicopter accident: 3 Days | 3 Hours | 40 Minutes | 59 Seconds
Preceding time between
fatal accidents: 8
Longest number of days without a fatal accident (5 yrs): 93 (2019)
Average number of days between fatal accidents (5 yrs): 15
Each year the U.S. helicopter industry safely flies about 3 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.
To view the entire USHST Monthly Report, click on the links below:
http://ushst.org/Reports
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
