Some or all of the external cargo can be lost during a transport flight.
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.
There were 18 reported cases of loss of load in 2024. From 2020 to 2024, there were between 9 and 18 cases per year. The annual average for the last five years is 12.4; with 18 load losses in 2024, it is higher than average. It should be noted, however, that only absolute figures can be shown here at present. It is therefore not yet possible to determine whether more incidents have actually been reported in relation to the number of operations. Inadequate preparation of the load was the most frequent cause.
Last modification 14.05.2025
