Travel Safety Advisory: (SB-09-02) NTSB Determines Pilot's Failure to See and Avoid Caused 2007 News Helicopter Collision

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(SB-09-02) NTSB Determines Pilot's Failure to See and Avoid Caused 2007 News Helicopter Collision

Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the 2007 midair collision involving two electronic news gathering (ENG) helicopters in Phoenix, Arizona was both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other helicopter.  Contributing to this failure was the pilots' responsibility to perform reporting and visual tracking duties to support their station's electronic news gathering operation.  Also contributing to the accident was the lack of formal procedures for Phoenix- area ENG pilots to follow regarding the conduct of these operations.

Source: (SB-09-02) NTSB Determines Pilot's Failure to See and Avoid Caused 2007 News Helicopter Collision