U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST)
Monthly Safety Report
04 January 2021
Fatal Accident Rate: 0.71 (+.16) 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)(CY 2016-20) 0.68 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flt Hrs
Fatal Accident Rate (CY2019) 0.64 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours
Days since last Fatal helicopter accident: 6 Days : 04 Hours : 57 Minutes : 57 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:
U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Issues First “Recommended Practice” Document – Aviation Decision Making - Focuses on Scenario-Based Training to Improve Aviation Decision Making
H-SE 116: Make & Model Transition Training
Training: FAA and industry improve make/model transition by ensuring familiarity and understanding of new “model specific” equipment.
Helicopter Safety OUTREACH events:
USHST All-Hands Event – Vision Zero: Personal / Private Flying Perspectives
Wed, January 20th, 1-3 pm EST
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Webinar attendees may be able to earn WINGS or AMT credits!
The USHST Facebook group has over 1,961 Members -
19 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 Rotorcraft Standardization Branch, AIR-612, at 817-222-5121 or email at scott.tyrrell@faa.gov
