US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST)
Monthly Safety Report
October 2025
USHST Vision: A civil registered helicopter community without fatal accidents.
US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Calendar Year Metrics
- The USHST began tracking its new goals for the CY2025-2029 (5-year) timeframe. The goals are by 14 CFR Operating Part, tracking the 5-year average fatal accident rates per 100K hours.
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14 CFR Part
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Baseline, CY2018-2022 (per 100K hours)
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Goal, CY2025-2029 (per 100K hours)
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Progress, CY2021-2025 (per 100K hours)
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91
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0.81
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0.73 (10% reduction)
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0.59
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133
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1.73
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1.56 (10% reduction)
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0.61
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135
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0.33
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0.17 (50% reduction)
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0.34
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137
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1.11
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1.00 (10% reduction)
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1.45
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USHST uses the following as conditions for the fatal accidents included in rate calculations: U.S. registered aircraft, operating in the U.S./U.S. territories (includes offshore), not operating as Public Aircraft (public use).
Helicopter - Safety Enhancement (H-SE) Details
H-SE 2023-04, Improve fatigue awareness and risk mitigation of scheduling factors leading to fatigue
In this project, the USHST will develop guidance material for operators to establish a Fatigue Risk Management Program based on a quantitative objective framework to identify scenarios associated with elevated fatigue risk and to aid in the consistent and reliable execution of effective risk controls. Guidance material will take the form of a white paper to educate operators about the need for an FRMP; a checklist to evaluate FRMP maturity; a case study of an operator adopting an FRMP; and results from a large-scale study of fatigue in air medical transport operations.
USHST Fatigue Risk Management Working Group will: 1. Conduct research and publish a white paper that communicates the need for an FRMP among rotorcraft operators. This will include a review of helicopter incidents investigated by NTSB 2. Develop a checklist to support rotorcraft operators in identifying the key components of a comprehensive FRMP to cover the range of fatigue risks in helicopter operations 3. Conduct a case study with a rotorcraft operator adopting a comprehensive FRMP to serve as an industry guide 4. Conduct a large-scale study to investigate fatigue in conjunction with air medical transport operations work patterns
Helicopter Safety OUTREACH events:
· VAI Spotlight on Safety: The Ripple Effect
· USHST Summer 2025 Newsletter
· Just for Fun! 44 Missions: What A Helicopter Can Do
· FAASTeam Notice - Risk-Based Flight Review Guidance for Instructors
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Please refer to USHST.org to view this entire safety report and its Calendar Year Metrics.
For any questions regarding the information within this notice please contact Clarke Pleasants, Assistant Professor of Aerospace, MTSU, at 615-898-2054 or email at [email protected]