Accidents
NTSB Faults Pilot, ‘Punitive Culture’ in Alaska Trooper Crash
Pilot lacked instrument experience, was too highly motivated to continue the mission.

The March 2013 fatal crash of an Alaska State Troopers (Alaska Department of Public Safety or DPS) Airbus Helicopters AS350B3, otherwise known as Helo-1, near Talkeetna was the result of the pilot’s decision to continue flying into deteriorating weather conditions as well as the department’s “punitive culture and inadequate safety management,” according to the NTSB’s final report, issued on November 5, 2014.


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