Crises / Emergency Response / SAR

Fatal GOM B407 Offshore Take Off Accident: Safety, Helideck & SAR / Emergency Response Questions

Posted by on Jan 14, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

Fatal Gulf of Mexico Bell 407 Offshore Take Off Accident: Safety, Helideck & SAR / Emergency Response Questions (RLC N595RL, Walters/IOC WD-106 Installation) – Updated After NTSB Final Report Issued...

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Blinded by Light, Spanish Customs AS365 Crashed During Night-time Hot Pursuit

Posted by on Jan 7, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Regulation, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

Blinded by Light, Spanish Customs AS365 Crashed During Night-time Hot Pursuit (Eliance/SVA Airbus AS365N3 EC-JDQ) On 11 July 2021 Airbus AS365N3 EC-JDQ, operated by Eliance for the Spanish Customs...

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SAR Hoist Cable Snag and Facture, Followed By Release of an Unserviceable Aircraft

Posted by on Feb 19, 2022 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

SAR Hoist Cable Snag and Facture, Followed By Release of an Unserviceable Aircraft (AW139, Victoria, Australia) On 15 December 2020 a Leonardo AW139 air ambulance helicopter was involved in two incidents...

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Dutch Maritime NH90 Caribbean Accident: Focus on the Survivability Issues

Posted by on Dec 19, 2021 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Military / Defence, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

Dutch Maritime NH90 Caribbean Accident: Focus on the Survivability Issues On 19 July 2020, a Royal Netherlands Navy NHIndustries NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) N-324 was destroyed in a water impact in the...

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