Then-NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said the use of construction-grade harnesses turned the flight into a “death trap” and the accident was otherwise survivable.
After Guam-based Hansen Helicopters was convicted, the federal government suggests that the company could be continuing to operate in violation of court orders.
Bristow Ireland Limited, a Bristow Group subsidiary, received Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) Part 145 maintenance station approval for its Weston Airport base.