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 use passenger tether systems which cannot be quickly released in an emergency.
- This decision follows a March 11 New York City crash where five passengers died, unable to escape their harnesses after the helicopter went down and capsized.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent recommendation for the FAA to permanently prohibit commercial flights with such unquick-release harness systems.
- The FAA is also conducting a comprehensive review of the rules governing these "doors off" operations.
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