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Old 12th Oct 2008, 16:01
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model time regime fatal cause
bell 206 day departure 3 wire ?.
bell 407 day approach 4 mid air
bell 407 day approach 3 mid air
bell 407 night en route 4 cfit ?
ec 135 night en route 3 cfit ?
as 350 night approach 3 water
bk 117 day en route 4 water
bell 206 night at scene 3 mech failure
27

others in same period 32

From NTSB site total Helicopter incidents year ending oct 11.
26 occurances , 8 EMS .

If you filter out turbine accidents only 8 of 11 turbine fatal accidents were EMS. And 100% of twin.

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