The FAA is moving to temporarily grounding doors-off helicopter tour flights in which passengers are tethered to the aircraft, after the March 11 crash in New York City of a Liberty Helicopters Airbus AS350 that killed five people.
FAA Moves to Restrict Doors-Off Helicopter Flights
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA is temporarily grounding "doors-off" helicopter tour flights that utilize passenger restraints unable to be quickly released, following a March 11 New York City crash that killed five tethered passengers.
- The fatal accident underscored the critical safety flaw of these tether systems, which required a knife to cut free and trapped occupants after the helicopter capsized.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urgently recommended the FAA permanently prohibit commercial flights using passenger harness systems that do not allow for easy release during emergencies.
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