Monthly Report
As of: 04 October 2018
The USHST, a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team, established a goal of reducing the fatal U.S. helicopter accident rate by 20% by 2020. (0.61 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours)
CY YTD Rate=0.66 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours (30 September 2018) EOY Target= 0.65.
OUTREACH
Since 01 January 2013, the Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) industry has experienced 18 fatal accidents and 43 fatalities. Over a five year period (2012 – 2016) the HAA industry experienced a fatal accident rate of 0.55 per 100K flight hours and accounted for 17% of the flight hours in the U.S…
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http://ushst.org/Portals/0/PDF/USHST%20Monthly%20UPDATE%202018.pdf?ver=2018-09-11-091039-017
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.