Crashed on landing - the 68-year old owner of the helicopter Trygve Nils Svard was landing at his son's house. Helicopter started to spin and it was put down hurriedly, remaining upright but catching fire. Photos show a trailer well within the rotor disc area at its final resting spot. Pilot suffered minor burns only.
Tags: Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Minnesota
Chin window damaged by patient trolley and helicopter taken out of service until new parts fitted. Life Link III operate five Bell 407s - N404LL through N408LL so presumably one of these was the subject aircraft
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Minnesota
Night bird strike, cracking search light housing. Landed safely
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Minnesota
Tail separated during agricultural flight
Tags: Agricultural, B47, Bell, Civil, Safety, Scotts Helicopter Service, US-Minnesota
Hughes 500C was crop spraying when it hit wires. Pilot seriously injured and airlifted to hospital.
Tags: Civil, MD Helicopters, MD369HS, Safety, Teryjon Aviation, US-Minnesota
Rotor blade struck light on landing
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Minnesota
went down into Ten Mile Lake, near Hackensack, MN killing pilot John Zacher, whose body was found the next day. His wife Vicki Zacher was the only passenger and survived.
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, US-Minnesota
Force trim release button would neither release nor respond to input on final approach to scene request. Aircraft declared u/s and patient transferred by land ambulance. Button was found to be faulty and was replaced
Tags: Civil, EC145, Eurocopter, Omniflight, US-Minnesota
landing accident, substantially damaged
Tags: Civil, R22, Robinson, US-Minnesota
Tail rotor gear box chip light indicator illuminated shortly after take-off from emergency scene. Precautionary landing made, and patient transferred to another helicopter
Tags: Civil, EC145, Eurocopter, Omniflight, US-Minnesota
Crop dusting accident. Pilot Matt Aubuchon was not hurt.
Tags: B47, Bell, Civil, Scotts Helicopter Service, US-Minnesota
Pilot Kevin Rossan, 35, works for Scott's Helicopter Services of LeSeuer, Minn., and was contracted by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District to spray for mosquitoes. Pilot reported engine failure for sudden descent which ended 30-40 feet from the shore of a lake in 12-15 feet of water.
Tags: B47, Bell, Civil, Scotts Helicopter Service, US-Minnesota
Rolled over on landing
Tags: Civil, R22, Robinson, US-Minnesota
Engine cowling opened and struck main rotor blades on approach to land
Tags: Civil, EC145, Eurocopter, Omniflight, US-Minnesota
One news report quotes it as an R44, but the FAA register only records one Schweizer 300 with Lake Superior Helicopters
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, US-Minnesota
