Helicopter crashed during rhino poaching patrols. Al five POB killed - later named as Captain Jacobus Andries van Rensburg; Captain MP Chabalala; Sergeant Paulus Shongela Ndishishi; Sergeant GP Ruiters and Lance Corporal Bheki Petros Cele
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Military, Safety, South Africa, South African Air Force
AW109 Helicopterhit crane and crashed to ground, killing the pilot Pete Barnes and one person on the ground, Matt Wood. Top of the crane may have been in the cloud - check photos on the second link below. The crane is marginally south of the H4 heliroute, which has a 1500ft restriction at this point. Weather likely to have led to flying lower, but as a twin would technically not be restricted to following the routes. Helicopter was en route Redhill to Elstree, but diverting to Battersea due to low visibility. Pilot named here as Peter Barnes. 13 people hurt on the ground.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Fatal, Safety, UK
Six killed including the Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa and former National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Owoeye Azazi. Aircraft was involved in shuttle operations transporting people to/from the funeral of the father of Oronto Douglas, one of the President's aides. Airframe total time 1704 hours according to this report
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Fatal, Military, Nigeria, Safety
Pilot tried to divert to a local airport because of limited visibility due to bad weather. Helicopter crashed in open field and was extensively damaged. All three "minor to moderate" injuries - Pilot Scott Wallace and medics Teresa Campbell and Rhett Drahe.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, CareFlite, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas
Landed dangerously close to previously-identified hazard during brown-out landing at night. Pilot elected to wait for daylight to depart and patient went to medical facility by ground ambulance
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, EMS, EraMed, Safety, US-Maine
Air Ambulance helicopter damaged by vandals while parked on scene - aerial broken, but no airworthiness implications
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, EMS, Safety, Sloane Helicopters, UK, WNAA
Two crew and one passenger killed - mountainous location. The passenger is named in local press as Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú, owner of Grupo Higa, parent company of helicopter operator Eolo who have up to four AW119s and three AW109SPs according to this press release
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Eolo Plus, Fatal, Mexico, Safety
Rotor blades struck trees on take-off, landed on beach without further incident
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Niihau Helicopters, Safety, US-Hawaii
Crash landed at Ranchi Airport due to tail rotor problems. Local reports suggest that pilot made a high speed landing on wheels and the helicopter then turned over up to six times as a result of this landing. However, it meant that all survived and the 6 POB have already been declared "out of danger" by Apollo Hospital. Occupants included Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda and his wife Meera.
Reg VT-VKS assumed as this is the only 109 operated by Aryan Aviation (stated as the operator of the crashed aircraft) and the DGCA record for VT-VKS corroborates the age of the aircraft from reports
Tags: AgustaWestland, Aryan Aviation, AW109, Civil, India, Safety, VVIP
Whilst manoeuvring for landing at a private helipad, the helicopter’s tail rotor blades struck an adjacent fence. The pilot received no unusual cockpit indications and was unaware of the tail rotor strike until after shutdown.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Safety, UK
Rotor blades clipped a small branch of one of the trees while the helicopter was manoeuvring to land
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Safety, UK
Rotor blade struck light on landing
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Minnesota
Main rotor blade struck street sign
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, CareFlite, Civil, Safety, US-Texas
Emergency landing after unexpected vibration levels. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on board
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, India, State Govt of Rajasthan
While emergency crews were working the first crash scene, an intoxicated car driver bypassed emergency vehicles and crashed into the tail fin of a Careflite helicopter that had landed in the middle of Highway 287. The helicopter was disabled and unable to transport the original crash victims to hospitals.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, CareFlite, Civil, US-Texas
Three killed, cause unknown but low visibility reported in the area
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Eliticino, Fatal, Italy
Crashed into a built-up area. Pilot Juan Manuel Ruiz Rivera and Metropolitan Development Secretary Fernando Alberto Garcia Cuevas survived. Two fatally injured - as Julio Cesar Macerano, Garcia Cuevas' assistant, and the co-pilot of the aircraft, Juan Esteban Rodriguez.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Fatal, Mexico, State of Mexico
Landed to close to trees and damaged main blades
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Belgian Armed Forces, Belgium, Military
Just prior to touchdown the tail rotor struck a hedge and a concrete post, damaging the tail rotor and its gearbox. There were no injuries. On arrival at an industrial depot the normal landing position had been obstructed by two articulated lorries.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Safety, UK
While cruising at 150 kt at 750 ft agl a bird struck and shattered the left windshield. The commander, seated in the left seat, suffered minor injuries so the co-pilot took control and made a successful emergency landing. The Agusta A109C’s windshield is not designed to withstand bird strikes and the regulations do not require it to do so.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Safety, UK
Rotor blade struck unknown object in flight. Landed safely
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Summit Air Ambulance, US-Nevada
Bird strike en route. No injuries reported
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, US-Utah
Engine Oil Hot Light illuminated, engine shut down and a run on landing was performed without further incident
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, US-Ohio
Engine inlet covers had not been removed prior to flight. Uneventful run-on landing made
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Era Helicopters, US-Maine
Suggested tail rotor problem after helicopter observed to be "spinning wildly"
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Military, South Africa, South African Air Force
Hard landing incident during a scheduled military exercise involving the SA Army and the SA Air Force
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Military, South Africa, South African Air Force
Fatalities were Charles Stisted, 47, chief executive of the Guards Polo Club at Windsor, owner Ian Wooldridge, 51 of demolition company Wooldridge Group and the pilot was Anthony Joseph Smith, a former RAF and Army pilot
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Fatal, UK
Accident during take-off phase
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Italy
Field landing and rudder struck trees
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, US-Virginia
Registration has now been confirmed within the UK helicopter industry
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, UK
Began to taxi when the pilot heard a loud bang combined with a strong jerk. The tail rotor gear unit was found lying on the ground. Closer inspection found one tail blade broke and caused the whole tail rotor gear unit to separate. 9th February, not 6th as previously reported
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Germany
Eyewitnesses reported seeing the helicopter in an obvious difficulty when one of its doors followed by a rotor blade falling off from the sky. They said they watched the helicopter going on a free spin before a loud bang followed apparently when it eventually crashed killing all four on board
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Military, Nigeria, Nigerian Navy, Safety
Pilot named as Sgt. Andy Tingwall
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Fatal, New Mexico State Police, US-New Mexico
