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Accidents+firefighting

07-Feb-13 VH-EWM Eurocopter AS350B2 Hobart, Australia

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


06-Nov-12 Port Macquarie, Australia

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


07-Oct-12 N1577 Bell UH-1H Medford, US-Oregon

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


03-Sep-12 CS-HMO Kamov Ka32A Ourém, Portugal

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


11-Aug-12 EC-KTU Eurocopter AS350B3 Guils de Certanya, Spain

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


09-Aug-12 RA-31596 Kamov Ka32 Koycegiz, Turkey (5F)

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


03-Jul-12 N499DF Bell UH-1H Willits, US-California

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


02-Jul-12 EC-KSJ Bell 412 Yátova, Spain (1F)

First of two accidents fighting the same fire in Spain.  Pilot killed.

Tags: B412, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Firefighting, INAER, Safety, Spain


02-Jul-12 EC-JUN PZL Sokol Sierra Martes, 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


01-Jul-12 I-LASB Eurocopter AS350B3 Granmichele, Italy

Force landing due to a technical issue on positioning flight back to base after firefighting

Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Heliwest, Italy, Safety


15-Jun-12 I-PATI Eurocopter SA315B Illorai, Italy

Crashed on firefighting ops while filling up the water bucket

Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Helops, Italy, SA315, Safety


15-Jun-12 I-PATI Eurocopter SA315B Illorai, Italy

Overturned while loading water from a stream during firefighting operations. Aircraft destroyed

 

 

Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Italy, SA315, Safety


31-Mar-12 Boeing CH-47 San Martino, Italy

Emergency landing while firefighting, possibly due to broken hydraulic lines

Tags: Boeing, CH-47, Firefighting, Italian Air Force, Italy, Military, Safety


24-Mar-11 CC-CID Bell 205A-1 San Clemente, Chile

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


23-Dec-09 VH-UHD Bell TH-1F Eugowra, NSW, Australia

Tags: Australia, Bell, Civil, Firefighting, UH-1


14-Sep-09 (unknown type) Vilamartín of Valdeorras, Spain

14-Sep-09 (unknown type) Vilamartín of Valdeorras, Spain

Tags: Civil, Firefighting, Spain