NTSB Reveal Lax Maintenance Standards in Honolulu Tour Helicopter Accident (Bell 206B3 N80918) On 18 February 2016 a Bell 206B3, N80918, operated by Genesis Helicopters, impacted the water of Pearl Harbour,...
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Learn MoreLost in Translation: Misrigged Main Landing Gear The French BEA-D (Le Bureau Enquêtes Accidents Défense – Air (UPDATE: renamed the BEA d’État [BEA-É] in 2018 in recognition of its role in all state...
Learn MoreComplacency: A Useful Concept in Safety Investigations? There is a fine line between confidence (from the Latin confidentia ‘to have full trust’) and over-confidence. Daniel Kahneman contends that of all the...
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