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
A water-bombing helicopter has mistakenly sprayed partially treated sewage onto firefighters battling a blaze on the NSW mid-north coast.
Tags: Australia, Civil, Firefighting, Safety
Emergency landing by fire-fighting helicopter. Pilot Cody Seeger (only person on board) not injured. The helicopter landed on its side in a forested hillside - trees surrounding the crash site may have softened the impact
Tags: Bell, Civil, Columbia Basin Helicopters, Firefighting, Safety, UH-1, US-Oregon
Piloted by Commander Paulo Loureiro and the co-pilot Diogo Cabral - and involved in firefighting when it crashed.
Tags: Civil, Firefighting, Ka32, Kamov, Portugal, Safety
While firefighting, refilling hose struck trees and then swung up into main rotors and the tail boom. Extensively damaged.
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Safety, Spain, TAF Helicopteros
Firefighting helicopter impacted terrain, killing 5 including three Russian citizens named as Alexander Gavrilov, Nikolai Atepalikhin and Sergey Khorokhorin
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Firefighting, Ka32, Kamov, Safety, Turkey
Cal Fire helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing. No injuries, minor damage
Tags: Bell, California Fire Dept, Civil Safety, Firefighting, UH-1, US-California
First of two accidents fighting the same fire in Spain. Pilot killed.
Tags: B412, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Firefighting, INAER, Safety, Spain
Crashed 30 minutes after the Bell 412 firefighting accident. One report states loss of tail rotor on approach to site at altitude of 20m. Both occupants (aged 55 and 36) injured
Tags: Civil, Firefighting, INAER, PZL, Safety, Spain, W3
Force landing due to a technical issue on positioning flight back to base after firefighting
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Heliwest, Italy, Safety
Crashed on firefighting ops while filling up the water bucket
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Helops, Italy, SA315, Safety
Overturned while loading water from a stream during firefighting operations. Aircraft destroyed
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Italy, SA315, Safety
Emergency landing while firefighting, possibly due to broken hydraulic lines
Tags: Boeing, CH-47, Firefighting, Italian Air Force, Italy, Military, Safety
Pilot lost control over a forest fire. Helicopter crashed killing pilot Hector Metuaze de la Fuente, Passenger seriously injured. Post crash fire and burnt out
Tags: B205, Bell, Chile, Civil, Firefighting, Fumigacion Aerea Andaluza, Safety
14-Sep-09 (unknown type) VilamartÃn of Valdeorras, Spain
Tags: Civil, Firefighting, Spain
