Loss of load

What this relates to

Some or all of the external cargo can be lost during a transport flight.

Example

A customer has prepared a net for transport. There are two wooden posts at the bottom of the net, with two large sacks of material, a refrigerator and an emergency generator above them. This prevents the flight assistant from seeing the posts. The helicopter takes off– as it's flying away the load twists around and the wooden posts fall out of the net.

Commentary on the 2023 figures

Nine cases of loss of load in 2023. From 2019 to 2023, there were between 7 and 13 cases per year. The annual average for the last five years is 10.8; with nine load losses in 2023, it is slightly below average. Causes included inadequate preparation of the load and unexpected behaviour of an external load in the air.

 

Last modification 01.05.2024

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