Helmet saves Otago helicopter pilot’s life
Source: MSN, 16-May-13
A Central Otago pilot has escaped with his life and a lucky lid after his unattended helicopter took off, crashed and the tail rotor grazed his helmet. (See Full Story)
North Sea – Safety issues with Ekofisk Helipad
Source: Offshore Energy Today, 14-May-13
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), with assistance from the Civil Aviation Authority, carried out an audit of Ekofisk 2/4-L facility on 4 – 5 April 2013. (See Full Story)
14-May-13 B-7479 Bell 206B Dezhou City, China
14-May-13
Helicopter hijacked, linked to recovery of monies owed by the operator to another aviation company
Mechanic takes blame for Honolulu R22 accident
Source: Khon 2, 13-May-13
New video has been released following Wednesday’s helicopter crash landing in downtown Honolulu. The Kukui Plaza condominium captured the crash landing on surveillance video. (See Full Story)
Pensacola Helicopter Safety Seminar
Source: HAI, 13-May-13
Join HAI, the FAA Safety Team, a cast of industry experts, and your peers for a free workshop for all helicopter pilots, operators, students, and instructors in the southern region on June 8 in Pensacola, Fla. Let’s all reach the highest level of safety! Topics covered will include helicopter accident trends, human factors, safety initiatives, [...]
13-May-13 North Platte, US-Nebraska
13-May-13
Emergency landing - North Platte Fire and Rescue responded to the airport for precautionary reasons. Fire Marshal George Lewis said there was no fire and no one was injured.
13-May-13 HAL Dhruv Siachen, India
13-May-13
1 serious, 1 minor injury to the 2 POB. Damage level to helicopter not known
12-May-13 C-GAHZ Bell 212 Dewar Lakes, Canada
12-May-13
On landing, the helicopter encountered whiteout conditions, and after touchdown, the helicopter rolled over. Two of the three passengers suffered minor injuries. The pilot and other passenger were not injured. The helicopter was destroyed. On contract to Canada’s Dept of National Defence. CADORS 2013C1810
10-May-13 N94PH Bell 206B Heflin, US-Kentucky
10-May-13
Hit powerline while spraying. Pilot walked away – he was named here as Michael Stewart
5 helicopter accidents/incidents in Montana in 5 weeks
Source: HeliHub.com, 09-May-13
Montana, one of the least populated states in the US, has seen well more than its “fair share” of helicopter accidents and incidents in the last fives weeks. HeliHub.com has reported no fewer than five such events in its Accident/Incident data pages, including one fatal accident. Other situations include a bird strike breaking the windshield [...]
UK AAIB Bulletin – May 2013
Source: AAIB, 09-May-13
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue does not refer to any helicopters and this update is included in HeliHub.com for completeness.
09-May-13 Mil Mi-24 Port Harcourt, Nigeria
09-May-13
Emergency landing on training flight due to tail rotor failure. No injuries
09-May-13 Robinson R22 Sao Paulo, Brazil
09-May-13
Training accident, helicopter ended up on its starboard side in local park
HAI President’s Message: Safety First, Sound Second
Source: HAI, 08-May-13
We talk a lot in our industry about the importance of a “Safety First” culture, but I think a conversation about our No. 2 priority also needs to occur: minimizing the impact of a helicopter’s sound on the environment. Why, you ask, did I call it sound, instead of noise? Noise just sounds bad, like [...]
08-May-13 N5ZK Robinson R22 Honolulu, US-Hawaii
08-May-13
Force landed in street and badly damaged in collision with parked vehicle
08-May-13 Eurocopter AS350 Morro da Urca HP, Brazil
08-May-13
Landing accident – ended up in trees adjacent to the heliport. Helicopter believed to be on sightseeing tour. Five people injured Cláudio Cobo Fernandes, Marcos Estaca da Silva Nunes, Disney da Silva Ribeiro Lopes Júnior, along with pilot Ricardo de Resende Herter and co-pilot Murilo Cesar da Silva Saibro.
NZ – Six-seat Composite prototype ditches into Auckland harbour
Source: HeliHub.com, 07-May-13
The only flying prototype of the all-composite six-seat helicopter dubbed “Adventourer” has ditched into Auckland Harbour in the channel between North Head and Rangitoto and sunk, bringing the development program to a halt. The salt water will no doubt mean a complete re-build and a significant pause in the development program of the KC518 helicopter being [...]
07-May-13 ZK-ICM Composite Helicopters KC518 Auckland, New Zealand
07-May-13
Technical issue forced pilot to ditch prototype 5-place turbine helicopter into Auckland Harbour
07-May-13 RP-C7788 Eurocopter SE313B Barangay Rawis, Philippines
07-May-13
EMergency landing on shoreline shortly after take-off. Pilot Capt. Dino Garcia and passengers Decoroso Asinas, and Efipanio Pinca suffered minor injuries while the last passenger Andre Abalon suffered serious head injuries after being struck by the rotor blades
