Survivability / Ditching

The Loss of RAF F-35B ZM152: An Organisational Accident

Posted by on Aug 27, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Fixed Wing, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Military / Defence, Regulation, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

The Loss of RAF F-35B ZM152 from HMS Queen Elizabeth: An Organisational Accident On 17 November 2021, Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM152 (BK-18) of Royal Air Force (RAF) 617 Squadron, crashed into the...

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BK117 Offshore Medevac CFIT & Survivability Issues

Posted by on Jul 8, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

BK117 Offshore Medevac CFIT & Survivability Issues (Southern Lakes BK117C1 ZK-IMX, Southern Ocean off Auckland Islands) On 22 April 2019 Southern Lakes Helicopters Airbus / Kawasaki BK117C1 ZK-IMX...

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EC135 Air Ambulance CFIT when Pilot Distracted Correcting Tech Log Errors

Posted by on Jun 10, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

Airbus EC135P2+ Air Ambulance CFIT when Pilot Distracted Correcting Tech Log Errors (Med-Trans / LifeForce 6 N558MT, North Carolina) On 9 March 2023 LifeForce Airbus EC135P2+ air ambulance N558MT, operated by...

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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 WD106) In 29 December 2022 Bell 407 N595RL of Rotorcraft Leasing (RLC)...

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