FUSE Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Does anyone know where I can find accident data for helicopters in the Bahamas. Since they are not in the US I don't think the NTSB would have that data. Am I wrong? Looking at the NTSB website it looks like it does cover the Bahamas but I'm wondering if it covers every accident that happens there? According to their website there have been 5 accidents in 1965. No fatalities. None in the last 10 years. Think this is correct? Quote
rotor91 Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Does anyone know where I can find accident data for helicopters in the Bahamas. Since they are not in the US I don't think the NTSB would have that data. Am I wrong? Looking at the NTSB website it looks like it does cover the Bahamas but I'm wondering if it covers every accident that happens there? According to their website there have been 5 accidents in 1965. No fatalities. None in the last 10 years. Think this is correct? I just checked the NTSB website(cuz I have that kind of time!!), only saw 2 accidents reported since 1995(407 & 206). I'll check further though....gotta love the net! R91 Quote
FUSE Posted July 28, 2006 Author Posted July 28, 2006 I just checked the NTSB website(cuz I have that kind of time!!), only saw 2 accidents reported since 1995(407 & 206). I'll check further though....gotta love the net! R91 Just wanted to make sure you saw that I searched from 1965, not 95. Sounds like we are seeing the same thing. Quote
delorean Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 I think the Bahamas are governed under the British CAA regs. And I believe that when you search the NTSB database, you'll only [sometimes] see US registered a/c that crashed in foreign territory or foreign registered a/c crashed on US soil. Quote
rotor91 Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 I think the Bahamas are governed under the British CAA regs. And I believe that when you search the NTSB database, you'll only [sometimes] see US registered a/c that crashed in foreign territory or foreign registered a/c crashed on US soil. Someone buy Delorean a sandwhich!! YES....you are correct! I didn't think of that! I checked the Bahamanian Civil Aviation, but didn't see any query page like the NTSB has. Ummm? I'm still up for the challenge! Yes Fuse, I just searched 95 to present. BUT, I did search 65 to present and came up with 5 accidents too. Cheers-R91 Quote
FUSE Posted July 28, 2006 Author Posted July 28, 2006 Someone buy Delorean a sandwhich!! YES....you are correct! I didn't think of that! I checked the Bahamanian Civil Aviation, but didn't see any query page like the NTSB has. Ummm? I'm still up for the challenge! Yes Fuse, I just searched 95 to present. BUT, I did search 65 to present and came up with 5 accidents too. Cheers-R91 Where the heck is the Bahamanian Civil Aviation web page???? I'm searching everywhere but can't find it... Quote
rotor91 Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Where the heck is the Bahamanian Civil Aviation web page???? I'm searching everywhere but can't find it... Ray, This is what I found: http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb2/home...33;OpenDocument But I found it not very helpful! Rob Quote
FUSE Posted July 29, 2006 Author Posted July 29, 2006 Ray, This is what I found: http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb2/home...33;OpenDocument But I found it not very helpful! Rob Thanks Rob... Oh and thank you as well Delorean, that makes sense now. I figured something had to happen in the last 10 years... Quote
67november Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 if you're looking for a particular MFG you can look at the factory web sites for crashed/damaged craft. Bell has quite an extensive list for all a/c from around the world. Quote
Gomer Pylot Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 I doubt the information is available. Even if you find a database that lists every accident, you still won't have the rate. The number of flight hours has to be available to calculate that, and I don't think the government of the Bahamas keeps track of that data. Five accidents could be a very high rate, or a very low rate, depending on how much flying is being done. That would be rather high for one company in the US, but would be about average for the entire Gulf of Mexico for one year - about 2 per 100,000 flying hours. In the early 80s it would have been exceptional - less than 1/100,000. Without knowing the rate, the total number of accidents is meaningless. Quote
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