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In wake of fatal helicopter crash, FAA restricts 'doors-off' flights
(CNN)The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered no more "doors-off" aircraft flights unless the passenger safety restraints can be quickly released in an emergency, the agency said. The FAA also said it will conduct a top-to-bottom review of its rules governing these flights to make sure there are no additional safety gaps for passengers. The announcement comes in the wake of the New York helicopter crash in which five passengers died. The helicopter, with the doors removed… (www.cnn.com) Más...
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Don't you have a restraint system in lieu of doors in this tragic accident.
Yes, and the restraint system was the problem.
The passengers had no quick way of releasing themselves from the harnesses they were in. They had a knife, but that takes skill and time to cut through the harness. It also isn't clear if each passenger had one.
If you want to get an idea of what the harnesses are like, watch this video featuring a Liberty Helicopters photo tour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tj27TdsLEs
The helicopter in the video is N351LH; the accident aircraft was N350LH.
The passengers had no quick way of releasing themselves from the harnesses they were in. They had a knife, but that takes skill and time to cut through the harness. It also isn't clear if each passenger had one.
If you want to get an idea of what the harnesses are like, watch this video featuring a Liberty Helicopters photo tour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tj27TdsLEs
The helicopter in the video is N351LH; the accident aircraft was N350LH.
Thank you!
Had the ride courtesy of the "DUNKER" for helicopter emergencies over long-hauls to drilling rigs in the "Gulf.
