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NTSB makes R44 mast bumping recommendations

NTSB makes R44 mast bumping recommendations

24-Aug-2011Source: NTSB

The NTSB has issued a long statement of recommendations to the FAA following their investigation of a May 2009 accident to a Robinson R44 operated by Alaska State Troopers.  The recommendations are summarised at the end of the document as:- Therefore, the National Transportation Safety Board makes the following recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration:... Read more

Deborah Hersman sworn in for second term as NTSB Chairman

Deborah Hersman sworn in for second term as NTSB Chairman

18-Aug-2011Source: NTSB

Deborah Hersman was officially sworn in today for a second two-year term as NTSB chairman. She became chairman on July 28, 2009. She was nominated for the second term by President Barack Obama on June 28, 2011, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 2nd. “I am deeply honored to continue serving as chairman... Read more

NTSB to offer training on emergency communications involved in major aircraft accidents

NTSB to offer training on emergency communications involved in major aircraft accidents

11-Aug-2011Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident or incident. The training will be offered on October 13-14, 2011, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, (near Washington,... Read more

NTSB offering rotorcraft accident investigation course late August

NTSB offering rotorcraft accident investigation course late August

24-Jul-2011Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board is offering two investigative courses and one transportation disaster response course over the next two months at its training center just outside Washington, D.C. The five-day ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION course (Aug. 22-26) provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required with all... Read more

NTSB undertakes comprehensive study of experimental amateur-built aircraft safety

NTSB undertakes comprehensive study of experimental amateur-built aircraft safety

22-Jul-2011Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a study of accidents involving E-AB (sometimes called homebuilt) aircraft in order to evaluate the safety of this growing and innovative segment of general aviation. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will support the project by hosting a web-based survey for E-AB owners of the aircraft; their survey findings... Read more

NTSB makes safety recommendations to ALEA

NTSB makes safety recommendations to ALEA

21-Jul-2011Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. Federal government agency charged by the U.S. Congress with investigating transportation accidents, determining their probable cause, and making recommendations to prevent similar accidents from occurring. We are providing the following information to urge your organization to take action on the safety recommendations in this letter.... Read more

NTSB announces Top 10 critical changes to save lives

NTSB announces Top 10 critical changes to save lives

27-Jun-2011Source: NTSB

Top 10 critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and save lives The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today announced its new list of the most critical transportation issues that need to be addressed to improve safety and save lives. The new “Most Wanted List” highlights 10 safety issues that impact transportation nationwide. The announcement... Read more

NTSB puts New Mexico AW109E blame on pilot error and State Police policies

NTSB puts New Mexico AW109E blame on pilot error and State Police policies

25-May-2011

An investigation of a fatal helicopter crash in the mountains above Santa Fe nearly two years ago has found blame with both the pilot and the state police organization he worked for... Read more

Metal fatigue blamed for 2009 helicopter accident at Turtle Bay

Metal fatigue blamed for 2009 helicopter accident at Turtle Bay

24-May-2011Source: Star Advertiser

Metal fatigue probably caused a left rear landing skid strut to collapse on a helicopter operated by K&S Helicopters Inc. at the Turtle Bay Resort Heliport in 2009, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.  HeliHub.com accident report page at 20-Nov-09 N551CR MD Helicopters MD369E Oahu, US-Hawaii... Read more

NTSB issues safety alert on unmarked weather observation towers

NTSB issues safety alert on unmarked weather observation towers

13-Mar-2011Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Safety Alert to warn pilots of low-flying aircraft about the dangers associated with unmarked towers built to record weather observations. The Meteorological Evaluation Towers (METs), many of which fall just below the 200-foot Federal Aviation Administration threshold for obstruction markings, can be difficult to see from the... Read more

NTSB to host volunteer pilot safety seminar on March 25

NTSB to host volunteer pilot safety seminar on March 25

11-Mar-2011Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board, Angel Flight, and  Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will hold a  volunteer pilot safety stand down seminar at the NTSB  Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia on March 25, 2011. Below is the seminar’s agenda: Keynote Address: Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, National Transportation Safety Board 9:00-9:30 am. Sessions: NTSB · Four... Read more

NTSB establishes presence on YouTube and Twitter

NTSB establishes presence on YouTube and Twitter

11-Feb-2011Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board has established a Twitter account and a YouTube channel as the Safety Board broadens its communication efforts by moving into social media. The handle for the Twitter account is “ntsb” (www.twitter.com/ntsb). The YouTube channel is “ntsbgov” (http://www.youtube.com/ntsbgov). “Transparency and open government are key components of NTSB’s agenda to improve transportation... Read more

Safety concerns of US Government planes and helicopters

Safety concerns of US Government planes and helicopters

6-Feb-2011Source: The Edwards Law Firm

Most would think government aircraft are some of the safest in the country. As it turns out, this is likely not the case. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which regulates airlines, lacks the authority to regulate the safety of aircraft operated by state and local governments or other... Read more

NTSB study shows airbags can provide protection in GA accidents

NTSB study shows airbags can provide protection in GA accidents

12-Jan-2011Source: NTSB

Today the National Transportation Safety Board adopted a study that concluded that general aviation (GA) airplanes equipped with airbags provide additional protection to occupants in accidents involving survivable forward impacts. Airbags are designed to mitigate head and upper body injuries and are installed in the lap belt or shoulder harness portions of the restraint system.... Read more

Drugs a factor in fatal B206 accident

Drugs a factor in fatal B206 accident

6-Jan-2011

NTSB report noted that an autopsy revealed traces of an antihistamine and an opiate on the body of pilot Dennis Donovan, aged 70.  See also HeliHub.com accident report page – 05-Jan-10 N5016U Bell B206 nr Redinger Lake, US-California (4F)... Read more

NTSB seeks comments on proposed rules for aviation certificate enforcement cases

NTSB seeks comments on proposed rules for aviation certificate enforcement cases

4-Jan-2011Source: NTSB

The NTSB has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments from the public regarding amendments to its procedural rules dealing with review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificate actions and its rules concerning applications for fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The NTSB listed three main reasons for... Read more

NTSB: Government aircraft are safety ‘orphans’

NTSB: Government aircraft are safety ‘orphans’

13-Dec-2010Source: Fosters Daily Democrat

FAA says it doesn’t have the authority to regulate the safety of aircraft operated by other federal agencies or state and local governments – and they (exception the military) generally don’t have the aviation expertise to do it themselves.... Read more

Pilot in fatal crash initially declined to fly NM rescue mission

Pilot in fatal crash initially declined to fly NM rescue mission

13-Dec-2010Source: Star Tribune

NTSB raised questions about a pilot’s decision to fly the rescue mission and whether the pilot was overworked before starting the mission, and it disclosed he was taking prescription medication for depression.  Helihub.com accident report here... Read more

Carson S61 co-pilot disputes crash report

Carson S61 co-pilot disputes crash report

11-Dec-2010Source: Mercury News

William “Bill” Coultas of Cave Junction says the NTSB ignored his written and oral testimony that loss of power in an engine caused the crash of the S61... Read more

NTSB pins blame on Carson Helicopters for fatal firefighting S61 crash

NTSB pins blame on Carson Helicopters for fatal firefighting S61 crash

8-Dec-2010Source: KDRV

The NTSB stated that Carson Helicopters deliberately withheld information on the aircraft’s safety specifications. Those actions “included the intentional alteration of weight documents and performance charts and the use of unapproved performance calculations”... Read more

NTSB cites lack of bird strike resistant windshield requirements in fatal PHi S76 crash

NTSB cites lack of bird strike resistant windshield requirements in fatal PHi S76 crash

25-Nov-2010Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board today released a final report on a fatal crash involving a transport-category helicopter caused by a bird strike. The Board said the lack of requirements for bird strike-resistant windshields contributed to the crash, and called on the FAA to develop such requirements. On January 4, 2009, a dual-engine Sikorsky S-76C++... Read more

NTSB still has seats available on Emergency Responders course

NTSB still has seats available on Emergency Responders course

2-Nov-2010Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board’s course, “Transportation Disaster Response – A Course for Emergency Responders,” scheduled for November 16-18, 2010, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, still has openings for those who may have a role in responding to major transportation accidents. NTSB specialists and speakers from the FBI, the New Jersey State... Read more

NTSB finds lapses in smoke jumper crashes

NTSB finds lapses in smoke jumper crashes

12-Oct-2010Source: USA Today

Federal investigators probing a helicopter crash that killed seven firefighters during a California blaze have uncovered widespread violations and falsified records... Read more

New York mid-air – helicopter was flying too high

New York mid-air – helicopter was flying too high

15-Sep-2010Source: New York Daily News

The Liberty Helicopter Tour aircraft, which took off for a 12 minute sightseeing trip around the Manhattan skyline, was supposed to stop climbing when it hit 1,000 feet, the NTSB reported... Read more

NTSB concerned over FAA delay in helicopter safety

NTSB concerned over FAA delay in helicopter safety

2-Sep-2010Source: JEMS

The board wants the FAA to require EMS helicopter operators to install Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS) on helicopters... Read more

NTSB confirm helicopter exemption from reporting runway incursions

NTSB confirm helicopter exemption from reporting runway incursions

24-Jun-2010Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued correcting amendments to a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 7, 2010 and became effective March 8, 2010. The final rule required the reporting of certain runway incursions, but did not specify that helicopters are exempt from one of the provisions and... Read more

NTSB offers rotorcraft accident investigation course

NTSB offers rotorcraft accident investigation course

25-May-2010Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board has developed a five-day course in rotorcraft accident investigation that will be delivered at its training center near Washington in August. The course, which has been in development for more than a year, was designed to provide investigators from regulatory authorities, investigative agencies, private industry, and potential parties to an... Read more

NTSB: Pilot of plane had mere seconds to see rising helicopter in NYC air-to-air

NTSB: Pilot of plane had mere seconds to see rising helicopter in NYC air-to-air

30-Apr-2010Source: CNN

The pilot of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over New York’s Hudson River last summer had scant seconds to see the helicopter as it rose to his altitude... Read more

AAMS Hails White House Nomination of Rosekind to NTSB Board

AAMS Hails White House Nomination of Rosekind to NTSB Board

6-Oct-2009Source: Vertical

The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) today applauded the White House for nominating Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to the National Transportation Safety Board.... Read more

NTSB Chairman testifies before Congress concerning Hudson River airspace

NTSB Chairman testifies before Congress concerning Hudson River airspace

17-Sep-2009Source: NTSB

NTSB Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman testified  on the status of the ongoing investigation into the mid-air collision over the Hudson River. The collision occurred on August 8 between a helicopter and an airplane.  All 9 persons on board both aircraft were killed.  Chairman Hersman provided an overview of the ongoing investigation based on facts... Read more

NTSB issues recommendations for EMS industry

NTSB issues recommendations for EMS industry

2-Sep-2009Source: NTSB

The NTSB issued 19 recommendations regarding Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS).  These recommendations address various safety issues including pilot training; safety management systems to minimize risk; collection and analysis of flight, weather, and safety data; flight data monitoring; development of a low altitude airspace infrastructure; and the use of dual pilots, autopilots, and night vision... Read more

NTSB issues recommendations regarding Hudson River Class B exclusion area

NTSB issues recommendations regarding Hudson River Class B exclusion area

28-Aug-2009Source: NTSB

The NTSB today issued five safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resulting from the Safety Board’s ongoing investigation of the midair collision over the Hudson River near Hoboken, New Jersey on August 8, 2009.  The collision of a Eurocopter AS350 BA helicopter, and a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane caused nine fatalities, including the pilot... Read more

Recommendations on HEMS on NTSB public meeting agenda 1st September

Recommendations on HEMS on NTSB public meeting agenda 1st September

28-Aug-2009Source: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC.... Read more

NATCA ousted from Hudson River investigation for breaching protocol

NATCA ousted from Hudson River investigation for breaching protocol

25-Aug-2009Source: CharterX

“At the outset of the investigation, the organizations sign an agreement to abide by NTSB party rules,” says the NTSB in a press release issued this evening. “Among the rules parties agree to is that they will not reveal investigative information being learned through that process, nor publicly comment on it.”... Read more

NTSB head says FAA failed to act on 'scores of recommendations' on shared air space

NTSB head says FAA failed to act on 'scores of recommendations' on shared air space

12-Aug-2009Source: NY Daily News

The FAA, she charged, has failed to make changes. “We believe if the recommendations were implemented, aviation safety would be improved,” the blunt-speaking Hersman said.  She said 225 aircraft fly within 3 miles of the crash site every day, and pilots below 1,100 feet are free to choose their routes without monitoring from air-traffic controllers.... Read more

Registration Still Open For June 2009 NTSB Advanced Disaster Response Course

Registration Still Open For June 2009 NTSB Advanced Disaster Response Course

28-May-2009Source: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090519.html

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NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 4 Report

NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 4 Report

7-Feb-2009Source: Vertical Magazine

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NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 3 Report

NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 3 Report

6-Feb-2009Source: Vertical Magazine

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NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 2 Report

NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 2 Report

5-Feb-2009Source: Vertical Magazine

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NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 1 Report

NTSB Hearings on HEMS – Day 1 Report

4-Feb-2009Source: Vertical Magazine

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NTSB proposes new regulations for news helicopters

NTSB proposes new regulations for news helicopters

31-Jan-2009Source: Washington Post

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