Eurocopter AS350

On March 30, 2013, a Eurocopter AS350 B3 helicopter crashed during a search and rescue mission (SAR) (NTSB 911AA Eurocopter, 2014). Earlier that day an individual wrecked on a snowmobile near Talkeetna, and called the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS). The dispatcher who received the call tried to set up a local land rescue. However, no local troopers were on duty, and no locals with SAR experience were willing to take the mission due to the deteriorating weather conditions. Once the efforts to coordinate a land rescue fell through the dispatcher contacted the Alaska State Trooper SAR coordinator. Together they agreed to arrange an air SAR using the Alaska DPS SAR helicopter to retrieve the injured snowmobile rider (NTSB 911AA Eurocopter, 2014). The SAR coordinator contacted the pilot for DPS around 2019. The pilot elected to check the weather…

They can crash into people or fly into aircrafts propellers or engines and bring them down. The author of the article states “”A drone could easily get into the blades of a helicopter and take it down” says Tyler Clare, a firefighter who was at the scene.” If that drone got into the blades firefighters could have died just because of a careless guy with a drone. It could also cost a bunch of money if he did. The helicopter that was being flown in Prescott, Arizona was a Eurocopter AS350…