United -States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Oct 2018)
Monthly Report As of: 13 November 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) OUTREACH Since 01 January 2018, the Utility Patrol and Construction (UPAC) industry has experienced 6 fatal accidents and 9 fatalities. Over a ten year period (2009 – 2018) the UPAC industry experienced a fatal accident rate of 3.39 per 100K flight Hours and accounted for 2% of the flight hours in the U.S. To view the USHST Monthly Report, click the