Federal agency wants new medical flight standards
Executive Briefings Digest, April 4, 2006
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After an 18-month study revealed a high number of fatal medical helicopter accidents, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in January called for new safety standards. NTSB investigators said that amid the fierce competition for clients, some private medical flight companies have allegedly cut corners when it comes to safety, The Washington Post reports.
Since 2002, there have been 64 accidents resulting in 62 deaths, compared with 15 accidents and 17 deaths during a similar period a decade earlier, according to The Post.
The agency has urged emergency service companies to
- install on-board technology that would alert pilots to buildings, mountains, and rapidly approaching objects
- cut pilot work hours
- perform mandatory risk assessments of weather and flying conditions before launching a flight
The Federal Aviation Administration said it had no immediate plans to act on the NTSB's recommendations, according to The Post.
Source: Briefings on Hospital Safety
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