Main rotor struck tail on landing
Tags: Bell, Civil, Georgia State Patrol, Law Enforcement, OH-58, Safety, US-Georgia
Spraying accident at night
Tags: Agricultural, Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, US-California
Substantially damaged after tail rotor failure
Tags: Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, Texas Parks & Wildlife, US-Texas
Helicopter on agricultural ops crashed near HWY 41 and Harlan Ave. near the Fresno Co and Kings Co border
Tags: Agricultural, Bell, Blair Helicopter Service, Civil, OH-58, Safety, US-California
Low level collision between one helicopter landing and the other taking off from the adjacent pad. N911FA ended up on its skids, main blades missing and damage to rear cabin area after apparently being hit by main blades of N98BM. Boom of N911FA still attached (just) but fallen to ground at tail. Six to hospital, two in each helicopter plus two on the ground. On Monday 19th, Chief Phillip Sanchez provided a list of those affected - The two pilots are Officer Carol Eldridge and Officer Markus Mendenhall, and the commanding officer on board was Lt. Michael Ingram. The others were Lt. Randell Taylor, Officer Ryan Smith and an unidentified civilian contractor.
Tags: Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, OH-58, Pasadena Police, Safety, US-California
Low level collision between one helicopter landing and the other taking off from the adjacent pad. N98BM ended up on its skids, main blades missing and damage to front cabin area after apparently being hit by main blades of N911FA. Six to hospital, two in each helicopter plus two on the ground. On Monday 19th, Chief Phillip Sanchez provided a list of those affected - The two pilots are Officer Carol Eldridge and Officer Markus Mendenhall, and the commanding officer on board was Lt. Michael Ingram. The others were Lt. Randell Taylor, Officer Ryan Smith and an unidentified civilian contractor.
Tags: Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, OH-58, Pasadena Police, Safety, US-California
Heavy landing in cemetery. Tail boom sliced off by main blades. Starboard skid collapsed. Sgt. Gerald Wiltshire was pilot and Officer Tony Valdes serving as an observer
Tags: Bell, Civil, Jackson Police Dept, Law Enforcement, OH-58, Safety, US-Tennessee
"An ISAF helicopter has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in two ISAF fatalities. We are investigating," a spokesman for NATO's U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said. The two casualties were later named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston, Texas, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas.
Tags: Afghanistan, Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, Safety, US Army
Pilot Bill Cavanaugh, was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital following crash on agricultural operations. His son told a TV station that his father had over 20,000 hours of flying experience
Tags: Agricultural, Bell, Civil, Del Rio Aviation, OH-58, Safety, US-California
Main rotorblade struck powerline
Tags: Bel, Civil, OH-58, Safety, Select Aviation Services, US-Iowa
Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan, military officials reported. The pair were later named as Capt. Scott P. Pace, 33, of Brawley, California and Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Washington. This report states they took fire from insurgents
Tags: Afghanistan, Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, Safety, US Army
Pilot smelt burning and made emergency field landing close to road intersection. Helicopter burned out on the ground. Although fitted with spray bars, operator Custom Air said no chemical was on board. Custom Air have three OH-58s registered to them - N128NS (70-15128), N354NS (71-20354), N452MC (69-16110)
Tags: Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, US-Mississippi
Hard landing on training flight
Tags: Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, US-Alabama
Crashed on take-off
Tags: Bell, Civil, Farm Aviation, OH-58, Safety, US-California
One of two OH-58Ds which crashed around the same time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on night training flights. Each involved 2 fatalities. Not yet released whether it was one accident or two. The four were named as Capt. Anne M. Montgomery, and Chief Warrant Officers Frank A. Buoniconti, Joseph S. Satterfield and Lucas Daniel Sigfrid
Tags: Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, Safety, US Army, US-Washington
One of two OH-58Ds which crashed around the same time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on night training flights. Each involved 2 fatalities. Not yet released whether it was one accident or two. The four were named as Capt. Anne M. Montgomery, and Chief Warrant Officers Frank A. Buoniconti, Joseph S. Satterfield and Lucas Daniel Sigfrid
Tags: Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, Safety, US Army, US-Washington
Pilot Richard Bran put the police helicopter down in a built up area after an unnamed problem
Tags: Bell, Civil, Gainesville Police Dept, OH-58, Safety, US-Florida
Fatalities named as Army 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph Williams Jr. and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel Cole
Tags: Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, Tennessee National Guard, US-Tennessee
A NATO spokesman in eastern Afghanistan said the helicopter in Sunday’s crash went down in the Sabari District of Khost Province, a mountainous area near the Pakistan border, where insurgent activity has been among the heaviest this spring. Deceased later named as Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. White, 35, of Fort Collins, Colo., and Chief Warrant Officer Bradley J. Gaudet, 31, of Gladewater, Texas
Tags: Afghanistan, Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, US Army
“We saw him spinning and hit the ground,” Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kevin Ale said. The helicopter’s cockpit and cabin appeared intact, but its tail boom was bent and its rear rotor sheared off. Pilot named as Deputy Shawn Sullivan
Tags: Bell, Civil, OH-58, St Lucie County Sheriff, US-Florida
Wind gust blew something into the rotor blades while hovering at 3ft when it was hovering immediately outside its hangar
Tags: Bay County Sheriff, Bell, Civil, OH-58, US-Florida
Coroner reported that James Burks of Hot Springs, Ark. was pronounced dead at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Hundelt says the helicopter was spraying fungicide on a wheat field near New Athens when the rotor separated from the aircraft, causing it to crash.
Tags: Bell, Civil, Couch Helicopter Service, Fatal, OH-58, US-Illinois
The Kapisa deputy provincial governor Aziz Ul Rahman said that the helicopter had hit a cable. Fatality later named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Terry L. Varnadore II, 29, of Arden, N.C
Tags: Afghanistan, Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, US Army
Very heavylanding in farm field after experiencing mechanical issues. Skids took impact, and tail boom also damaged. Tail rotor not attached to the helicopter by the time it came to rest.
Tags: Bell, Military, OH-58, US Army, US-North Carolina
Emergency landing on a playing field yesterday after indications of a possible engine fault
Tags: Australia, Australian Army, Bell, Military, OH-58
Training accident - student seriouslyinjured, instructor killed
Tags: Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, US Army, US-Alabama
The pilot was flying alone spraying chemicals on pine trees when the aircraft went down.
Tags: Bell, Cahaba Forestry Services, Civil, OH-58, US-Mississippi
Washoe County have two OH-58As - N1032F (Bell MSN 70-15595) and N1911 (71-20729)
Tags: Bell, Civil, OH-58, US-Nevada, Washoe County Sheriff
