09 April 2018
Fatal Fall From B429 During Helicopter Hoist Training
On 11 July 2016 Delaware State Police (DSP) Aviation Unit Bell 429 helicopter N1SP was performing recurrent rescue hoist training with volunteer fireman of the Delaware Air Rescue Team (DART) at Delaware Coastal Airport, Georgetown, DE when the hoist system operator (aka winch operator) fell from the helicopter and was fatally injured.
