AgustaWestland AW119 / Accidents

09-Jun-17 VT-NRK AgustaWestland AW119 Badrinath, India (1F)

09-Jun-17 VT-NRK AgustaWestland AW119 Badrinath, India (1F)

9-Jun-2017

Helicopter had difficulties on take-off and it appears that a crew member jumped from the aircraft prior to it impacting the ground, but was hit by the rotor blades and died – named as Vikram Lamba.  Helicopter had its skids ripped off and all four main blades ended up much shorter than they should have... Read more

20-Feb-15 N802SM AgustaWestland AW119Ke Houma, US-Louisiana

20-Feb-15 N802SM AgustaWestland AW119Ke Houma, US-Louisiana

20-Feb-2015

Uncommanded left yaw, diverted and landed at Dulac Heliport... Read more

08-Feb-15 I-AWCD AgustaWestland AW119 Valgriesenche, Italy

08-Feb-15 I-AWCD AgustaWestland AW119 Valgriesenche, Italy

8-Feb-2015

Caught by gust of wind on mountain landing – leading to loss of control and impacting terrain and injuring the pilot and two heliskiers... Read more

07-Oct-14 N603CF AgustaWestland AW119 Chiriaco Summit, US-California

07-Oct-14 N603CF AgustaWestland AW119 Chiriaco Summit, US-California

7-Oct-2014

Tail rotor struck fence at airport... Read more

13-Sep-14 EC-KSD AgustaWestland AW119 Alpera, Spain (1F)

13-Sep-14 EC-KSD AgustaWestland AW119 Alpera, Spain (1F)

13-Sep-2014

Pilot killed in crash on firefighting ops – Type and operator confirmed by this report.  Registration confirmed from photo on this page – enlarged here.  Pilot named as Fernando Baraza on this tribute page... Read more

01-May-14 N119HF AgustaWestland AW119 Lumberton, US-New Jersey

01-May-14 N119HF AgustaWestland AW119 Lumberton, US-New Jersey

1-May-2014

Emergency services responding.  Crash timed at 11.07am Eastern.  Helicopter ended upright with tail boom chopped off by one of the main blades and the rest of the tail – including the tail rotor gear box and blades – lying nearby... Read more

30-Dec-13 EC-LRD AgustaWestland AW119Ke Malleco, Chile

30-Dec-13 EC-LRD AgustaWestland AW119Ke Malleco, Chile

30-Dec-2013

Badly burned in arson attack while parked.  Gang unsuccessfully attempted same on a second helicopter parked nearby... Read more

14-Sep-13 AgustaWestland AW119 Selco Staritskogo, Russia (2F)

14-Sep-13 AgustaWestland AW119 Selco Staritskogo, Russia (2F)

14-Sep-2013

Helicopter lost contact with ATC and was not found for over two days.   Impact of the crash killed both on board.  The pilot was Margarita Afanaskina, champion of various helicopter flying competitions (see tribute from Russian Ministry of Sport).  Passenger was senior forestry official named Sergei Medvedev... Read more

19-Oct-12 N207CF AgustaWestland AW119 Dolan Springs, US-Arizona

19-Oct-12 N207CF AgustaWestland AW119 Dolan Springs, US-Arizona

19-Oct-2012

Rotor blades suffered minor damage when helicopter was on the ground... Read more

19-Jul-12 N911LS AgustaWestland AW119Ke Junction City, US-Kansas

19-Jul-12 N911LS AgustaWestland AW119Ke Junction City, US-Kansas

19-Jul-2012

Multiple laser strikes. Landed safely... Read more

21-May-12 ZS-RSL AgustaWestland AW119 McCarthy’s Rest, South Africa

21-May-12 ZS-RSL AgustaWestland AW119 McCarthy’s Rest, South Africa

21-May-2012

Unclear what happened.  Owner Frikkie Lutzkie decided to cut skids off “for ease of ground transportation”, cut blades off and remove the boom.  Helicopter was then smeared with mud and camouflaged with copious amounts of foliage.  Helicopter uninsured.  Date is approximate, but likely within a week of the correct date.  Read reports at the three links... Read more

08-May-12 PP-CGO AgustaWestland AW119 Piranhas, Brazil (8F)

08-May-12 PP-CGO AgustaWestland AW119 Piranhas, Brazil (8F)

8-May-2012

8 Killed when AW119 crashed while en route from the reconstruction of an April 2012 massacre at Dover and was returning to the state capital of Goiana.  The Civil Police confirmed the names of the eight occupants of the aircraft. They are: the Police crew Jorge Moreira, Antonio Goncalves, Osvalmir Carrasco, Vinicius da Silva, Bruno Carneiro... Read more

06-Apr-12 RA-01980 AgustaWestland AW119Ke Lake Yanisyarvi, Russia

06-Apr-12 RA-01980 AgustaWestland AW119Ke Lake Yanisyarvi, Russia

6-Apr-2012

Crashed on frozen lake, injuring all four occupants – including the CEO of Bank St Petersburg Alexander Saveliev and his companion Olga Lazareva.  Pilot elected to make emergency landing on encountering a sudden blizzard but the landing was too hard and the helicopter broke up on impact.  see also statement on Bank St Petersburg website... Read more

27-Jan-12 N311YS AgustaWestland AW119 Philadelphia, US-Pennsylvania

27-Jan-12 N311YS AgustaWestland AW119 Philadelphia, US-Pennsylvania

27-Jan-2012

Window “blew” – aircraft was only registered brand new 6 days prior, and thus likely on test flight out of AW facility at Philadelphia... Read more

27-Jan-11 XA-KLA AgustaWestland AW119 Mexico City, Mexico

27-Jan-11 XA-KLA AgustaWestland AW119 Mexico City, Mexico

27-Jan-2011

Pilot was José Manuel Covarruvias García, 36, and hospitalised for assessment.  Passenger was not named and not injured.  Helicopter sustained damage to landing gear, the transmission system and the tail rotor.  [Some translations of local language news reports wrongly quote the pilot as being killed]... Read more

4-Aug-09 N315PD AgustaWestland AW119 Prospect Park, US-New York

4-Aug-09 N315PD AgustaWestland AW119 Prospect Park, US-New York

4-Aug-2009

4-Aug-09 N315PD AgustaWestland AW119 Prospect Park, US-New York... Read more

1-Aug-09 N315PD AgustaWestland AW119 Maspeth, US-New York

1-Aug-09 N315PD AgustaWestland AW119 Maspeth, US-New York

1-Aug-2009

1-Aug-09 N315PD AgustaWestland AW119 Maspeth, US-New York... Read more

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