The National Transportation Safety Board recently called on the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit commercial systems that do not allow for easy release during emergencies.
The urgent recommendation stems from the ongoing NTSB investigation of a fatal The helicopter impacted the East River during an autorotation maneuver after the pilot reported a loss of engine power. The helicopter subsequently rolled inverted. The pilot, who was not wearing a harness, only manufacturer-installed lap and shoulder belts, escaped from passengers who wore the harnesses in addition to the safety belts remained inside the helicopter and drowned.
move forward on banning these types of NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt said. operated by Liberty Helicopters under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The additional harness system consisted of a nylon fall-protection harness tethered via a lanyard to the helicopter. The harnesses allowed passengers to move securely within the helicopter, including sitting in the door sill, while airborne. The harness system was not installed by the of off-the-shelf components that were the company that sold the experience to the passengers. Under normal circumstances at the conclusion of each a locking carabiner located on the back of
to remove these additional harnesses
using a provided cutting tool, none of the passengers were able to escape after the helicopter rolled over into the restraint system was required to comply have a combined safety belt and shoulder The harness system provided to the evaluated by the FAA.
The NTSB has a long-standing concern with safe egress for passengers aboard helicopters. As a result of a helicopter NTSB found that three of the surviving type of buckles on the restraints in the ability to release their restraints when they attempted to evacuate the cabin that described how to operate the rotary restraint, but the surviving passengers said they became confused with its release when the accident occurred.
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