Accidents
U.S. Helicopter Accident Rate Improves
Overall, accident rate for civil helicopters declined in the U.S. for the first six months of 2016, to 3.28 per 100,000 flight hours

The U.S. civil helicopter accident rate continues to fall and the industry just posted its second safest July in more than 30 years, according to data released August 31 from the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST). Overall, the accident rate for civil helicopters declined in the U.S. for the first six months of 2016 compared to the rate posted for the full year of 2015, falling to 3.28 per 100,000 flight hours compared with 3.73 in 2015, it said.


Loading…