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Fri, Jan 17, 2014

Aviation Claims Two Spots On NTSB 'Most Wanted' List

Helicopter Safety And GA Weather Awareness High Priorities

The NTSB has released its 2014 Most Wanted List, the top 10 advocacy and awareness priorities for the agency for 2014, which for the first time includes improving operational safety in rail mass transit.

Helicopter Operations were added to the list for the first time. Between January 2003 and May 2013, 1,470 helicopter accidents have occurred, with 477 fatalities and 274 serious injuries. The U.S. civil helicopter industry continues to see overwhelming growth and demand for emergency medical services, law enforcement support, electronic news gathering, offshore oil and gas support, as well as a variety of other applications.

As far as GA is concerned, the board focused on weather.  A frequent cause or contributing factor to general aviation accidents is a failure to recognize or take appropriate steps to avoid hazardous weather, so the board stressed the importance of identifying and communicating hazardous weather. The NTSB investigated a total of 1,466 general aviation accidents in 2011, resulting in 444 deaths.

But in light of recent, high-profile rail accidents, the focus seems to have turned away from aviation to some extent. "The traveling public relies on a safe and efficient transportation system. Yet, every year, we see over 35,000 fatalities," said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. "That's why we have the Most Wanted List: Steps we can take today, so that more people make it home tonight."

Occupant protection and passenger vessel safety were also new on the list for 2014. and "Distraction" across all modes of transportation, which the Board said is in part related to the use of portable electronic devices while operating a car, train, plane or marine vessel. In addition to banning the use of these devices while driving, education and company policies help to reinforce laws and regulations by explaining the dangers of distraction and what companies expect from their employees.

FMI: www.ntsb.gov

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