Safety Recommendation 9

摘要

The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated several helicopter accidents in which the aircraft crashed or ditched into the Gulf of Mexico. As further discussed below, in some cases, helicopter occupants did not survive while awaiting the arrival of search and rescue teams. With better access to liferafts stored on board the aircraft and better signaling devices, these occupants would have had a greater chance of surviving. These accidents and related safety issues are discussed below.