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Study Shows Aircrew Errors Cause Most Fatal Accidents |
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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Warning systems avert collisions with terrain |
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An Ostensibly Minor Malfunction Escalates To An Accident |
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Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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Event Raises Questions About Electrical Design & Crew Training |
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Safety of Helicopter Ambulances Questioned by Maryland State Senators |
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
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In the wake of a deadly helicopter ambulance crash in Maryland last month, two state senators have sent a letter to officials responsible for the safety of such operations demanding a host of detailed answers. |
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Cumulative Toll of Helicopter Ambulance Crashes Tops $100 Million |
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
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The fatal crash 16 October of a medical evacuation helicopter in Aurora, IL, brings to 13 the number of such helicopters destroyed in accidents in the last 12 months. But the greatest loss is not the broken, bent aluminum; rather, it is the deaths and injuries to the 42 of the 44 crews and medical passengers on these helicopters (see table below). |
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Sudden Pitch-Down Raises Questions About Computerized Flight Controls |
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
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“The nature of the initiating event has not yet been determined,” according to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) statement regarding a 7 October incident in which a Qantas A330-300 experienced two terrifying plunges that hurled some passengers and flight attendants into the ceiling. About 50 people were injured, and at last 10 of the 300 passengers suffered broken bones and lacerations after they were thrown from their seats on flight QF72, which was en route from Singapore to Perth. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 October 2008 )
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