SAFETYSNAPSHOT
Percentage of Fatal Accidents from IIMC, Loss of Control in Flight, and Low-Altitude Operations, 2009–13 and 2018
10 15 20 25 30 35
0 5
IIMC 33
The Good News The helicopter industry is seeing fewer fatalities because of IIMC and loss of control in flight.
17 18 15 13
The Bad News Fatalities in low-altitude operations have increased.
The Takeaway 4
If a mission does not necessitate flying low, choose a higher altitude! In several accidents, the aircraft hit obstacles that would have been avoided if the pilot had elected to fly higher.
Loss of Control in Flight 2009–13 2018
Low-Altitude Operations Visit
ihsf.aero for resources on this and other safety issues. Source: USHST Safety Analysis Team, preliminary accident investigation data
Salute to Excellence Awards Nominations open May 31, 2019 – August 30, 2019
rotor.org/salute Nearly every person in this industry
knows an individual or organization worthy of nomination in one of the nine categories of the HAI Salute to Excellence Awards. It is never too early to begin considering who you would like to nominate. Gathering the necessary material now will make it easier to prepare your nomination package. Visit
rotor.org/salute to learn more.
ROTOR Photo Contest Submissions open July 1, 2019 – November 1, 2019
contest.rotor.org Have you taken some great photos of helicopters or drones you would like to share? Don’t miss your chance to have your work featured in ROTOR magazine and at HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 in Anaheim. Visit
contest.rotor.org beginning July 1 to enter
the contest, manage your submissions, and view submitted photos.
HFI Scholarship Program Applications open August 1, 2019 – October 30, 2019
rotor.org/scholarships Helicopter Foundation International (HFI)
annually awards up to 22 scholarships for aspiring pilots, maintenance technicians, and safety professionals. In an industry experiencing a shortage of pilots and main- tenance technicians, the HFI Scholarship Program is helping to welcome new faces. Visit
rotor.org/scholarships to review appli- cation requirements.
HAI BRIEFS
HAI Hosts Second Meeting on Industry
Safety IN 2018, SEVERAL TRAGIC HELICOPTER crashes led HAI to form a Regulatory
Safety Working Group to examine the appli- cability and appropriateness of existing reg- ulations as they relate to certain helicopter mission profiles. Drawing its membership from helicopter operators, HAI staff mem- bers, and FAA representatives, this group held its second meeting at HAI headquar- ters in Alexandria, Virginia, at the end of January 2019.
In its second meeting, the group, which
now includes representatives of the US Helicopter Safety Team, began to address the 16 specific issues identified during its initial meeting in June 2018. Attendees sought to distill and prioritize those issues, separating and elevating the regulatory and safety issues that would require FAA intervention. “We formed the initial group, which includes working industry and other inter- ested parties, to learn from the tragic results of recent helicopter accidents,” says HAI president and CEO Matt Zuccaro. “We strongly believe it is in the best interests ➤
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