Bird strike, windscreen broken, landed without further incident, no injuries
Tags: Air Evac Lifeteam, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas
Precautionary landing in parking lot on night mission after warning light illuminated
Tags: Civil, Law Enforcement, S333, Safety, San Antonio Police Dept, Schweizer, US-Texas
Landed in pond instead of the nearby field as intended after gusty wind conditions experienced. Pilot escaped, but passenger killed, both aged 75 according to press reports
Tags: Civil, Fatal, H369A, MD Helicopters, Safety, US-Texas
Substantially damaged after tail rotor failure
Tags: Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, Texas Parks & Wildlife, US-Texas
Hard landing on training flight. FAA report gives reg as N223GM which is not a valid registration. N223GM is assumed, based on it being the right helicopter type and registered to a Designated Pilot Examiner who leases 2+ R22s to Alamo Helicopters
Tags: Alamo Helicopters, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Training, US-Texas
Helicopter lost power while working at low level on powerlines for Cross Texas Transmission. Jonathan David Suhr, 23, was suspended 50 ft below the helicopter as part of this work and was certified dead a short time later.
Tags: Brim Aviation, Civil, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD369D, Safety, US-Texas
Tail boom strike
Tags: Civil, Lange Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas
Circumstances not known. 3 fatalities - pilot Chester Monroe (35) and passengers Rusty Aaron (26) and Kaci Fairchild (29)
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas, Veracity Aviation
Pilot tried to divert to a local airport because of limited visibility due to bad weather. Helicopter crashed in open field and was extensively damaged. All three "minor to moderate" injuries - Pilot Scott Wallace and medics Teresa Campbell and Rhett Drahe.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, CareFlite, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas
Crashed into Lake Nocona, 3 POB - pilot was reportedly the owner Darren Fenoglio, with passengers Josh Walterscheid and Derrick Morse. Helicopter sank in lake. One report stated pilot only had a student certificate and thus not allowed to carry passengers
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas
Pilot lost control in the hover, helicopter crashed and burnt out
Tags: Agricultural, Civil, GB Aerial Applications, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas
Bird strike
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Halo-Flight, Safety, US-Texas
Tail rotor struck wire on approach after crew were distracted by vehicle on ground potentially entering landing zone. Landed without further incident
Tags: Air Evac Lifeteam, B206, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas
Damaged skid and had to make emergency landing on mattresses to minimise damage
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, PHI Air Medical, Safety, US-Texas
Post flight check found engine cowling missing
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas
San Antonio Police aircraft declared emergency landing during night patrol.
Tags: Civil, Law Enforcement, S333, Safety, San Antonio Police Dept, Schweizer, US-Texas
Substantially damaged in heavy landing. Both occupants to hospital. Weather report as winds gusting to 30 knots at the time of the accident
Tags: B206, Bell, Chesapeake Bay Helicopters, Civil, Safety, US-Texas
Precautionary field landing on test flight out of Amarillo
Tags: Boeing, Military, Safety, US Marine Corps, US-Texas, V-22
Heavy landing on final approach, causing skids to flatten and some rotor blade damage. Minor injury to pilot, passenger refused medical help. Aircraft was returning to base after transmission line survey for American Electric Power.
Tags: Civil, Enstrom, F280, Safety, Travland Helicopters, US-Texas
Unscheduled landing in a parking lot
Tags: Alamo Helicopters, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas
Main rotor blade struck street sign
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, CareFlite, Civil, Safety, US-Texas
While emergency crews were working the first crash scene, an intoxicated car driver bypassed emergency vehicles and crashed into the tail fin of a Careflite helicopter that had landed in the middle of Highway 287. The helicopter was disabled and unable to transport the original crash victims to hospitals.
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, CareFlite, Civil, US-Texas
Precautionary landing on test flight out of Boeing's Ridley Park plant
Tags: Boeing, CH-47F, Military, US-New Jersey, US-Texas
A spokesperson for the FAA said the helicopter sustained severe damage, but that neither of the two people on board suffered any injuries.
Tags: Civil, S300, Schweizer, US-Texas
Helicopter became unserviceable while on ground responding to emergency call. Second helicopter called in for patient
Tags: BK117, Civil, Eurocopter, US-Texas
Unknown circumstances
Tags: Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, US Dept of Homeland Security, US-Texas
Photo shows B206 on its starboard side in a field. The pilot was up and walking around near the crash site, while his passenger was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, investigators said.
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, US-Texas
Emergency landing after crew smelled smoke inside the helicopter. Operated by South Texas Emergency Care, whose helicopter is flown as "Valley AirCare"
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, US-Texas, Valley AirCare
Window fell out on approach to land
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, US Dept of Homeland Security, US-Texas
Cessna Citation VII N701HA was being ground handled when its wing struck the parked helicopter and damaged it.
Tags: AS350B2, Civil, Eurocopter, Texas Dept of Public Safety, US-Texas
EMS helicopter had technical issue onsite on freeway and blocked road for three hours
Tags: Civil, PHI Air Medical, US-Texas
Agricultural operation
Tags: Civil, Dylan Aviation, S300C, Schweizer, US-Texas
An eyewitness described the aircraft as having “disintegrated” mid-air, according to Austin-Travis County EMS spokesman Warren Hassinger “Fire rescuers and EMS personal arrived on the scene and pretty much confirmed that it was not a survivable crash,” Hassinger said, adding that the victim was “burned beyond recognition”. Pilot later named as 60 -year-old Steve Titsworth. Early investigation reports suggest main blades separated in flight
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R22, Robinson, US-Texas
Aircraft crashed in a pasture and then burst into flames. Firefighters extinguished the flames on the helicopter, then put out a grassfire that was started by the crash.
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, US-Texas
Force landed in field. Aircraft less than one year old
Tags: Civil, MD Helicopters, MD369, US-Texas
Hard landing, rolled over, broke skid
Tags: Civil, R22, Robinson, US-Texas
Emergency landing following bird strike which broke windshield and injured passenger
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, US-Texas
The pilot set down the helicopter in a field near the corner of Regal Row and Empress Row around 9:30 a.m. after smoke began to fill the cockpit. The problem turned out to be an air conditioning belt that overheated.
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, US-Texas
Bird strike on approach to land at base
Tags: Bo105, Civil, Eurocopter, Metro Aviation, US-Texas
Tail rotor strike during landing
Tags: B230, Bell, Civil, Republic Helicopters, US-Texas
US Army helicopter made precautionary landing which required engineers to be called out from its Fort Hood base
Tags: Military, US Army, US-Texas
Emergency landing (or was it a "hard landing"?) made after reported loss of power
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Sky Helicopters, US-Texas
Pilot Dempsey Stice, 42, was found dead in the cockpit with no signs of trauma, Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said. He apparently landed the helicopter safely as there was no damage to the aircraft,
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, US-Texas
Helicopter was responding to a call on the North Side when it suddenly lost power, landed and came skidding to a halt just south of the Bitters Road exit ramp on Highway 281
Tags: Civil, S333, San Antonio Police Dept, Schweizer, US-Texas
Tail reportedly struck something, causing helicopter to spin and pilot to lose control. Helicopter ended up in shallow waters on edge of a reservoir
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, US-Texas
Helicopter used to spray herbicide crashed after refueling and chemical hoses were not disconnected before takeoff
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, US-Texas
