30-May-2022
During a flight between two construction sites, the pilot and the rear passenger, who was also a pilots, felt the helicopter sink to about thirty meters from the ground. The pilot decides not to attempt a recovery manoeuvre, given the presence of people on the ground near the landing area. The contact with the ground is... Read more
12-Sep-2021
Helicopter was involved in the rescue of a mountain biker in the area of the Vercours ski resort near Villard-de-Lans. Helicopter reportedly contacted cables and crashed, then consumed by fire. One fatality, two serious (Pilot and SAMU Doctor) and two less serious injuries (two Gendarmes) – the latter four evacuated to hospital in Grenoble for... Read more
3-Apr-2021
Training flight – sloping ground – student hovers and places the helicopter facing the wind. At fifteen meters above the ground, a clicking sound is heard by the crew and the instructor takes over. He made a U-turn to land where he had just taken off. During landing, landing slid downwind, the helicopter bounces then... Read more
12-Jan-2021
Helicopter made an emergency landing on a mountain top and ended up nose down in the snow with its sliced tail boom pointing skywards and part of the tail rotor on the ground beside it ... Read more
8-Dec-2020
Helicopter was carrying an air rescue crew on a training mission when it fell from an altitude of (5,900ft). The surviving pilot raised the alarm at around 19:10 local time (18:10 GMT) after managing to escape from the helicopter. The crew onboard consisted of two pilots – one in training – along with two winch operators and... Read more
26-Jul-2020
When hovering from the park point for take-off, the pilot loses control yawing to the left. The helicopter landed very hard. Investigators report aircraft destroyed... Read more
25-Nov-2019
Around 19:40, during the maneuver to prepare for the engagement of the enemy, the Cougar helicopter and a Tiger collided, crashing close to each other. None of the embarked soldiers survived. A rescue and safety operation of the accident zone is underway. Many ways of the Barkhane force are still engaged. Thirteen soldiers died in combat are... Read more
25-Nov-2019
Around 19:40, during the maneuver to prepare for the engagement of the enemy, the Cougar helicopter and a Tiger collided, crashing close to each other. None of the embarked soldiers survived. A rescue and safety operation of the accident zone is underway. Many ways of the Barkhane force are still engaged. Thirteen soldiers died in combat are... Read more
22-Feb-2019
Air Ambulance on approach to land – a sheet from a farm building broke loose and embedded in the blades of the helicopter, causing it to turn through 180 degrees, landing heavily from low level. The crew consisting of a doctor, a nurse, a pilot and a flight assistant were unharmed but shocked [Wrongly quoted... Read more
31-Jan-2019
During reconnaissance to land on a golf course, the helicopter suddenly rotates left on its yaw axis, falls from a height of 5 to 10 m by making several turns on itself, and collides with the ground on one of the courses of the golf course. Two POB, one reported seriously injured, the other lightly... Read more
5-Nov-2018Source: https://www.bea.aero/index.php?id=40&news=20239&cHash=d4a41eef25ebe89914abb3a3ee24a125
The helicopter takes off in the wind. It reaches the altitude of about 20m and makes a 180 ° to head south. Shortly after this U-turn, the aircraft tilts to the left about 45 °, falls rapidly and hits the ground violently.... Read more
3-May-2017
Helicopter sank into the ground on landing and then tilted backwards. The pilot applies more power but loses control of the helicopter which falls onto its side. BEA 2017-0233... Read more
3-Dec-2015
Skid collapsed in heavy landing after striking wires – which the pilot had not seen due to being distracted by direct sunlight... Read more
5-Nov-2015
On return from a local flight, pilot stabilizes the hovering helicopter, turns round before starting a fast forward about 5 m height. After about 300m the pilot the helicopter pitched up to stop hovering. He then receives a uncontrolled increase in engine speed and fails to reduce power. He loses control in rotation, the right... Read more
24-Oct-2015
Sightseeing flight – failed to take-off, lost height and rolled over on landing. Only one of the 7 POB was not injured. Registration to be confirmed – Type, Colour scheme and operator match to our records... Read more
16-Sep-2015
Two of Tignes ski patrol were seriously injured in the crash at 8.15am. There were four trackers on board, in addition to the pilot and a mechanic, to be dropped to reactivate the remote avalanche triggering devices after maintenance period occurred this summer.... Read more
4-Aug-2015
Substantially damaged in autorotation landing after pilot noticed a decrease in engine power... Read more
5-Jul-2015
Crashed into field and burned out. Pilot seriously injured. Helicopter type to be confirmed... Read more
27-Jun-2015
Engine failed, and helicopter fell onto its side during autorotation landing. Pilot and his passenger/wife got out OK... Read more
18-May-2015
During a low level flight prior to attending to vegetation near powerlines, pilot noticed a decrease in engine power. The subsequent autorotation avoiding powerlines and buildings led to a hard landing and completely burnt out in post crash fire in the garden of a house. 2 POB seriously injured... Read more
22-Apr-2015
Date assumed given posting date of the incident on Facebook. Helicopter had been peppered with over 100 lead shots from close range, causing damage the tail boom close to the root... Read more
6-Apr-2015
Substantially damaged... Read more
12-Mar-2015
The instructor explained that during a go-around after practice approach altitude on a field, the helicopter suddenly made several turns to the left around the yaw axis. He managed to land in a snowy field at about 5400 ft.... Read more
5-Mar-2015
Extensively damaged – hired by PPL from Hélitravaux. 3 POB all to hospital.... Read more
13-Nov-2014
The pilot landed on runway 36. During translation to reach the taxiway, the helicopter tilts right and a main rotor blade struck the ground. The helicopter is destabilized and collides with the ground. The two people on board were evacuated by a witness and the helicopter caught fire.... Read more
2-Oct-2014
Helicopter took off from Lausanne, Switzerland and has crashed in France – reportedly just prior to landing at Montbéliard – Courcelles Aerodrome. Weather reported as foggy and press report says that pilot was looking for a gap in the cloud to land at the airfield. Five of seven POB killed when helicopter landed on a... Read more
11-Sep-2014
The subject helicopter was noted at 5.15am local time on 12-Sep-14 on a trailer at Calais ferry port bound for the UK. Given it is based UK, there must have been some reason that it was not flown back to the UK. Incident date 11-Sep-14 thus approximate... Read more
25-Jul-2014
Very heavy landing – remained upright but skids splayed out and main rotors chopped tail boom. Photos here and here... Read more
17-Feb-2014
On approach to land when something caused main blades to slice tail boom, causing helicopter to crash from low level into a field . The two occupants were not injured... Read more
14-Feb-2014
Helicopter crashed killing solo pilot Didier Deschoolmeester... Read more
10-Jan-2014
Pilot observed a significant reduction in engine noise and a different regime. The helicopter slowly loses the height. The pilot decided to land in the countryside. A 2 meters on the ground, the device drops abruptly. One of the main rotor blades struck the ground in front of the camera then severed the tail boom.... Read more
20-Dec-2013
Four suspected died, of which one body found, when helicopter crashed into a river. The occupants was Chinese billionaire Lam Kok, his son, an interpreter plus the pilot who had just sold his vineyard to Mr Kok... Read more
4-Dec-2013
Training situation – hydraulic failure exercise. After the instructor has reset the hydraulic circuit, the pedals remain blocked causing loss of control and impact with terrain... Read more
29-Nov-2013
When showing off by the instructor, the motor stops at height of about 4 m. The instructor makes a running landing. The helicopter rolled onto its side.... Read more
12-Nov-2013
Helicopter was involved in loadlifting work in connection with the construction of a ski lift... Read more
26-Oct-2013
Following a decrease in engine power, the pilot entered an autorotation. Upon landing at a solar power plant, the helicopter struck a photovoltaic panel and rolled onto its side. Probable write-off... Read more
14-Oct-2013
Helicopter contacted power lines on take off from Antraigues sur Volane (07) for flight to Castle Cachard (07)... Read more
16-Sep-2013
Pilot allowed rotor speed to decay too low on final approach – hit ground hard and rolled onto its starboard side... Read more
18-Aug-2013
Engine failure, autorotation, rolled over on landing... Read more
28-Jul-2013
Main rotor struck tail boom during tailwind landing... Read more
6-Jul-2013
HeliHub.com have been given the following statement on 10 July by the manufacturer:- “We at Helicopteres Guimbal are of course much worried that a recent accident involved a Cabri. We are even more frustrated to learn the distorted reports that appeared in the press. The following is what we know from our point and from... Read more
4-Jun-2013
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... Read more
2-Jun-2013
Helicopter crashed into the fuel pumps, ending upside down impaled on them. No fire. Two injured... Read more
20-May-2013
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)... Read more
20-May-2013
Crashed on a football pitch with the tail boom having been cut off. Substantially damaged... Read more
1-Mar-2013
Collided with trees and crashed into a lake killing the pilot... Read more
5-Feb-2013
Pilot chose to make precautionary landing due to deteriorating weather. Helicopter rolled over when landing on snowy surface... Read more
17-Jan-2013
Pilot lost visual reference when landing on a snowy surface. Heavy landing, damaged skids and tail boom... Read more
3-Nov-2012
Loss of control in the hover during post-maintenance test flight, and hit hangar. 3 injured, aircraft total loss.... Read more
3-Sep-2012
R44 routing from Switzerland through France to Spain. Had taken off from Clermont-Ferrand, destination Le Luc in the Var region. Father and son killed in the accident. Controlled flight into terrain. Aircraft destroyed... Read more
31-Aug-2012
Four injured when helicopter came down after hitting cables. The helicopter was involved in maintenance work on the cables. Two were “ejected”, from an underslung cradle, and two were in the helicopter. Pilot Joel Prisse has dislocated shoulder and crew Philippe Pournin has multiple lower limb fractures. Aircraft destroyed... Read more
25-Aug-2012
Struck low-level power cables on final approach due to the pilot having the sun in his eyes. Helicopter ended on starboard side. 60- year old pilot suffered concussion, head injury and scratches... Read more
22-Aug-2012
High level of vibrations during landing phase. Helicopter landed hard and rolled over.... Read more
25-Jul-2012
AS532AL on a pre-delivery test flight out of Marignane crashed killing all six occupants. Some reports are suggesting it struck wires but that is not confirmed... Read more
20-Jul-2012
Tail rotor struck ground taking off from sloping ground... Read more
14-Sep-2011
Tail rotor struck a cable while on a reconaissance flight. Two occupants thrown clear of the helicopter and two trapped inside. Piloting the helicopter was Jacques Fouque, an experienced pilot and mountain guide, the engineering director of the Emosson dam Regis Desmus, Jean-Marc Mermillod, from IG3M a company specialising in lifts and cable work and... Read more
11-Jul-2011
Pilot Kevin Mullarkey, age 67, an Irishman now resident in Kuwait. Passenger was Gerard David, age 70, a member of the Meribel Flying Club, were involved in a crash which resulted in the helicopter catching on fire and severely burning both men.... Read more
9-Jul-2011
52 year old pilot from Belgium, and 37 year old passenger was Italian but lived in Belgium for many years. Both killed... Read more
11-Jun-2011
Tourist flight. Pilot claimed to have been caught in a wind vortex. Helicopter Destroyed... Read more
9-Jun-2011
Instructional flight, takeoff without hydraulic assistance, ended up on its side... Read more
11-May-2011
Precautionary landing in field after engine problems... Read more
29-Apr-2011
Two fatalies – Jean-Michel Mazet, a dentist in Margate (Gard) and Jean-Louis Durant, a Narbonne, an instructor pilot in Pezenas... Read more
2-Mar-2011
Shortly after take off from the military base of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, a door of the aircraft opened. One occupant tried to secure it, but appears to have dragged out by suction, falling into the waters of a pond. A second crew member went to assist and was also sucked out. One later died in the hospital... Read more
9-Dec-2010
R22 crashed in a steep sided valley while en route from Sospel to Avignon. French press named the deceased as Martin Rutty and Simon Lichtenstein... Read more
7-Dec-2010
The helicopter had been chartered by the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes. On board was the pilot, a geologist from the General Council and an employee of the company “Heaven Climber”, specializing in work in steep areas.... Read more
12-Oct-2010
Heavy landing on training flight... Read more
22-Sep-2010
Gazelle from 5RHC was involved in low level training, and crashed in an open field.... Read more