Helicopter washed away (along with helipad it was chained to!) sue to severe flooding of the Alaknanda River after monsoon rain. Recent press reports show 100s of lives lost in the region due to ths rain
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, India, Safety
Crashed close to hospital helipad on take-off for transfer to Tulsa. Patient on board, 1 fatal, 2 critical, 1 minor. Post crash fire. Fatality was the patient, Michael Wilson, 49, although unclear whether that was due to the accident or his previous medical condition (following a serious workplace injury)
Tags: AS350, Civil, EagleMed, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, US-Oklahoma
Main blades severed tail boom during autorotation landing. 2 crew on board, no passengers
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Safety, US-Arizona
Air Methods training flight. Accident at around 22:30 hours local time. Two POB injured and airlifted to a hospital in Arlington
Tags: Air Methods, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, Training, US-Texas
During cruise at 120 kts, pilot experienced a tail rotor failure and performed a forced landing on a field
Tags: AS350, Civil, EliOssala, Eurocopter, Italy, Safety
Helicopter was involved in aerial work. Helicopter struck63,000 volt powerline while turning, and caused local power failure. Extent of damage to helicopter not yet known
Tags: AS350B3, Civil, Eurocopter, France, Hélicoptères de France, Safety
Precautionary landing on golf course, less than a mile short of its destination at Republic Airport. Reportedly due to poor weather
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Liberty Helicopters, Safety, US-New York
The aircraft was on the ground and the rotors were turning, when the pilot left the cockpit in order to assist the passengers to disembark. The aircraft tumbled to the left, when nobody was in control. One of the passengers already in the helicopter - José Carlos Pontes, 61, president of the group Marquise - suffered serious injuries after one of the main blades amputated his leg
Tags: AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety
Bird strike and bird entered cockpit. AirMed 4 landed safely on the helipad at Kennecott mine. There were no injuries
Tags: Air Methods, Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Utah
Crashed in low visibility while chasing a vehicle containing two hostages. All five POB died. Post crash fire
Tags: Bo105, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, Venezuela
Parked helicopter knocked over by avalanche started by skiers. Avalanche travelled over 1km to reach the helicopter
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, Sweden
Approaching Albenga Airport, MGB CHIP warning light ON. After 5 minutes hard noise was detected and crew has decided to land immediately on a beach. No damages was detected to the helicopter
Tags: AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, Italy, Safety
Wire strike during low-level rescue operation to try and save a kayaker in flood waters. Successful emergency landing in adjacent meadow without further damage. Part of wire impaled in main blade(s)
Tags: EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, France, Military, Safety, Securite Civile
Crashed on a football pitch with the tail boom having been cut off. Substantially damaged
Tags: Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, France, Safety
Helicopter landed on edge of swamp, passengers began to unload their equipment from port side equipment basket, causing helicopter to tilt aft and left damaging the tail boom and tail rotor blades when they contacted the water. CADORS 2013C2009
Tags: AS350, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, Wood Buffalo Helicopters
EMS helicopter landed on scene and stabiliser end-plate pierced car windscreen
Tags: ADAC, Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Germany, Safety
Pilot reported a loss of engine power while hovering the helicopter at 20 feet during biological survey flight. Aircraft was substantially damaged.
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Mile High Helicopters, SA318, Safety, US-Florida
Approach to helipad with tail wind - 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. Damage to main rotor, as well as breakage of the tail rotor and vertical stabilizer; there was also damage to the underside and skis of the helicopter.
Tags: AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Helisul Taxi Aereo, Safety
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
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Philippines, Safety, SE313
Bird strike on pilot's chin window on approach to base. No damage
Tags: Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas
Bird strike broke windshield while flying over Reed Point under NVG conditions. The pilot determined that the aircraft was safe to continue the flight to base at the Billings airport. No injuries.
Tags: Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Metro Aviation, Safety, US-Montana
Caught by sudden gust of wind in poor weather while hovering to turn for taxi to parking spot. Helicopter ended up on its port side. Passengers were Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and his wife Tengku Datin Seri Marsilla Tengku Abdullah, and their daughter and son-in-law - none were injured in the accident
Tags: AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, Malaysia, Safety
Five hospitalised after police helicopter crashed on training flight. Landed upright with significant vertical forces. Helicopter was executing a series of low orbit firing passes when the main rotor blades struck treetops and it spiraled into the ground.
Tags: AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, Rio de Janeiro Police, Safety
EMS Helicopter grounded after technical (electrical?) fault on take-off. Patient on board and taken onwards by ground ambulance
Tags: Air Methods, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Florida
Substantially damaged. On approach to land on an undeveloped site. Just before landing, the tail rotor hit a mound of sand. The aircraft landed violently. The tail boom and a skid were significantly damaged. The pilot, alone on board, was not injured. CADORS 2013Q0909
Tags: AS350, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, Wendake Helicopter
Rotorwash from departing EC135 HB-ZJE caused blades on parked MD500E D-HMGD to strike and damage tail boom. Pilot of EC135 listed as Schweizer Bürger
Tags: Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, Switzerland
Five POB not seriously injured when helicopter crashed at ski resort. One report quotes a police officer saying there is a suspicion the pilot was impaired by alcohol, but most reports say the test was "routine". Some reports mention contact with powerlines, others rule that out
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fonnafly, Norway, Safety
Blade strike and ensuing heavy landing caused skids to deform. Fortunately helicopter did not fall over the edge of the mountain, but it was very close. Helicopter was registered HU26-18 and carried code "09-312"
Tags: EC135, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, Military, Safety, Spain, Spanish Guardia Civil
While approaching the destination airport, the right engine Fuel and Fuel Quantity light flashed on. At the same time, the right engine flamed out. The crew made a single-engine landing . The aircraft was not damaged.
Tags: AS365, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety
Laser strike in cruise with patient on board. No detrimental effect to mission or crew on board
Tags: Air Methods, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-West Virginia
Emergency field landing, no apprarent damage
Tags: BK117, Civil, EMS, EraMed, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Maine
Precautionary landing and maintenance team called out after unexpected torque split
Tags: Civil, EC145, Eurocopter, Metro Aviation, Safety, US-Ohio
Aircraft grounded after problem involving netting across an astroturf sports field at a school. Needed engineer before it could fly, stayed overnight and departed next morning.
Tags: Bond Air Services, Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, UK
Precautionary landing after left transmission oil indication below normal limits. Later traced to faulty transmission oil pressure transmitter
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, Sanford Health, US-South Dakota
Blade strike on landing after snow blew up around helicopter on approach
Tags: AS350, Blackcomb Aviation, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety
"Christoph 1" helicopter cut telephone line on approach to site landing to pick up patient injured in equine accident
Tags: ADAC, BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Germany, Safety
Main rotor blades struck tail boom while running up on roof-top helipad. Incident blamed on freak wind gust
Tags: BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, New Zealand, Safety
Two Alaska State Troopers and a rescued snowmobiler died in the crash. A press release later named them as Alaska State Trooper pilot Mel Nading, Trooper Tage Toll of Talkeetna, and Carl Ober, the 56-year-old injured snowmachiner from Talkeetna
Tags: Alaska State Troopers, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety
Substantially damaged in landing accident. Sole occupant pilot not injured
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Italy, Safety
Helicopter landed to pick up a patient. While rotors were still turning, co pilot observed fuel leak and immediately told pilot to shut down helicopter and switch off electric. O-ring had failed in fuel line and was repaired on site.
Tags: BK117, Canada, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, STARS
Blade struck tree during forced landing while on police operations. Sole-occupant pilot not injured. Photo set here on C News Live page on Facebook
Tags: Bo105, Civil, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, National Helicopter Services, Safety, Trinidad & Tobago
On landing, pilot looked to ensure tail rotor clearance and inadvertently inputted cyclic. Helicopter rolled up on one skid and main rotor blades struck the ground. Helicopter was involved in load lifting operations
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Loadlifting, Safety, US-Alaska
Door separated and struck rotors. FAA quotes this as N571LF which is incorrect as that is a fixed-wing registration [if it is an ..LF registration, then N209LF and N506LF are EC130s based in Alabama]
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alabama
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.
Tags: AS332, Civil, Eurocopter, German Federal Police, Germany, Law Enforcement, Safety
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.
Tags: Civil, EC155, Eurocopter, Fatal, German Federal Police, Germany, Law Enforcement, Safety
Two killed and three injured when helicopter crashed on training flight. The two fatalities were named by the Romanian military as Petty Officer Lawrence Chiru and Sergeant Basil Manolache
Tags: Eurocopter, Fatal, Military, Romania, Romanian Air Force, SA330, Safety
Emergency landing after bird strike - while flying a patient from Mitchell to Sioux Falls
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety
Crashed off the Vishakhapatnam harbour Two crew members were immediately rescued while two others were missing and a search was underway for them.
Tags: Eurocopter, Fatal, India, Indian Navy, Military, SA316, Safety
Crashed into a field and caught fire
Tags: EC505, Eurocopter, German Army, Germany, Military, Safety
Helicopter struck wire and fell into river, killing teenage passenger and injuring the other three on board. On report stated there were traces of alcohol on the 40 year old pilot
Tags: Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, Slovak Republic
Collided with trees and crashed into a lake killing the pilot
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, France, SA316, Safety
Helicopter suffered gunshot damage in bungled prison breakout
Tags: Airlift, AS355, Civil, Eurocopter, Greece, Safety
Crashed close to buildings. Pilot Mark Montgomery and crew member Chris Denning killed, third crew member Billy Wynn is critical. (names were released here) Two explosions after the helicopter crash landed in upright position. Completely burnt out in post-crash fire.
Tags: AS350, Civil, EagleMed, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Saftey
Emergency landing after mechanical issues
Tags: Australia, BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety
Severe damage to rotor blades and skid after being hit by a truck while parked on is base helipad at Fresach/Freizeitpark Millstättersee Heliport, Austria. All four rotorblades including the rotorhead had to be changed, causing a total damage of 600.000 €
Tags: Austria, BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety
Ground vehicle skidded on ice and ran into parked helicopter, causing significant damage. CADAORS ref 2013Q0397
Tags: AS350, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Heli-Excel, Safety
EMS EC145 clipped crane on hospital it was operating out of
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Pennsylvania
Firefighting helicopter collided with terrain. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged. Helicopter was contracted to Tasmania Fire Service
Tags: AS350, Australia, Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Safety, Webb Helicopters
Pilot chose to make precautionary landing due to deteriorating weather. Helicopter rolled over when landing on snowy surface
Tags: AS350, Blugeon Helicopters, Civil, Eurocopter, France, Safety
Training accident. Two of three on board injured. CADAORS ref 2013Q0276
Tags: AS350, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Héli-Inter, Safety
Precautionary landing in park after oil pressure warning
Tags: AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Omniflight, Safety, US-Arizona
Emergency landing after fuel indication dropped to zero with rotor speed warning. Apparent wiring issue
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, New Zealand, Safety, Silver Fern Helicopters
When on finals, pilot noticed master caution light illuminated, and an indication of low oil pressure in engine No.2. Shut down immediately, got out and noticed fire from the exhaust - used extinguisher to quell the fire but was not fully successful. N2 turbine had got jammed.
Tags: AS355, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, HeliBarra, Safety
Pilot lost visual reference when landing on a snowy surface. Heavy landing, damaged skids and tail boom
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, France, Safety
Word reaching us that a Baltimore Police EC120 has made an emergency landing near the junction of Hanover Street and Reedbird Avenue in Baltimore at 0025 local time. Later flew back to base.
Tags: Baltimore Police, Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Maryland
Force landing on highway
Tags: Air Methods, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Kentucky
Helicopter went tech at highway landing site
Tags: Air Methods, Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Iowa
Very heavy field landing of an EMS helicopter - helicopter was headed from Seminole Airport to the Creek Nation Community Hospital in Okemah. Skids collapsed, main blades sliced tail boom. All four POB injured, noting that no patient was on board.
Tags: Air Methods, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Oklahoma
Crashed into the sea while trying to rescue a swimmer - helicopter had approached to a low hover and then appears to suddenly lose height into the water (see YouTube video)
Tags: AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Rio de Janeiro Fire Dept, Safety, SAR
Helicopter fell onto its side after pilot aborted take-off
Tags: Aeroheli International, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Germany, Safety
Bird strike - turkey vulture broke windshield and injured pilot - the only person on board. Safe landing in a parking lot
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, Miami-Dade Police, Safety, US-Florida
Bird strike - windshield broken
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Florida
Collision with trees during load lift operation. Pilot injured. CADAORS ref 2012P2046
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Prism Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska
Flight aimed at demonstrating a landing with hydraulic failure. With the hydraulic control was disconnected, the pilot made the approach to the runway, and attempted to make a vertical landing (zero speed with the helicopter hovering). With the aircraft hovering, the pilot lost control of the helicopter, and the tail boom hit the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground uncontrolled, and sustained serious damage.. Pilot named as Almir Carlos Bezerra and copilot as Osvaldo
Tags: AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety
Three killed in an EMS helicopter accident - en route from Rockford base to Mendota to pick up a patient. Weather reported as a factor. Pilot later named as Andy Olesen, and the two flight nurses were Jim Dillow and Karen Hollis
Tags: BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, US-Illinois
