There is, however, one thing that the National Transportation Safety Board established in its recently released preliminary report: There was no engine failure on this sophisticated twin-engine Sikorsky S-76B helicopter. In the meantime, what this horrific crash should do is make safety investigators and federal regulators take a step back and look at commercial helicopter safety in general. The NTSB also called for all emergency medical service helicopters (and airplanes) to have these safety systems on board. But an FAA spokesperson says the circumstances are different for non-emergency flights, as commercial helicopter pilots generally fly in populated areas with numerous routes and landing points. The safety of everyone flying in older commercial helicopters should be just as important.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 12, 2020 10:52 UTC