Since 2012, U.S. Army and Air Force Air National Guard helicopters have collectively suffered nearly three-hundred non-combat accidents in which 28 servicemembers’ lives have been lost. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has ascribed blame for the majority of subject accidents to human error deriving of overconfidence, poor communication, lack of awareness, and pilots’ failures to follow training standards.
Provide(d) Aerial Support To Ground Brpd Units That Were Conducting A High-Speed Pursuit
On March 26, 2023, about 0238 central daylight time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, N441PD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Port Allen, Louisiana. The pilot and tactical flight officer sustained fatal injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight.
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