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FAASTeam Notice
Type: Helicopter Operations
Notice Date: Friday, November 16, 2018
Notice Number: NOTC8075
United States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Sep 2018)
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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.


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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...

To view the USHST Monthly Report, click the link below:

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.