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They never site the cause....maybe too early to determine?

 

I've heard that the majority of helicopter accidents are due to pilot error - not hard for me to believe but I haven't seen actual numbers before, just grapevine statistics.

 

The NTSB and FAA can take up to 2 years to release their findings on a cause.

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According to the FAA website, N16HA is owned by Applebee Aviation. You can use the N-number inquiry to find the owner of any registered aircraft.

 

Damn,...I flew that bird a few years ago!

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They never site the cause....maybe too early to determine?

 

I've heard that the majority of helicopter accidents are due to pilot error - not hard for me to believe but I haven't seen actual numbers before, just grapevine statistics.

 

Well the first couple things I would be looking at are fuel starvation (keeping the ship light), Settling with power, gertting the line snagged, or just a plain old turbine that decided to stop spinning. The first three would be pilot error, and if the turbine stopped due to no fuel, then that would be pilot error. So basically, yes, lot's of incidents and accidents are attributed to pilots. Contrary to popular thinking, most helicopters are pretty well built and keep on ticking day in and day out.

 

If you like statistics, you can start here: http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/nall.html

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