Rolled over during aerial spraying operation
Tags: Agricultural, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Washington
Helicopter departed Nelspruit, picked up passengers at Casterbridge and was en route to Grand Central, but crashed in an open field. Visibility is quoted in press reports as a possible factor. The victims were named as Nicholas More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance Cooper and Elmarie Martens.
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Helicopter rolled over onto its side, causing substantial damage, shortly after cameraman had got out. Off airfield landing at transport depot of BE-Trans
Tags: Belgium, Civil, Paramount Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety
76 year old pilot and his 51 year old passenger not injured in accident, which left helicopter on its side
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Washington
Moved on its pad while the pilot was conducting checks after engine start, with the tail rotor striking and rupturing a container of AVGAS.
Tags: Civil, New Zealand, R44, Robinson, Safety
Crashed into a parking lot two miles after take-off, killing both occupants. Non-aviation witnesses report an explosion before the helicopter reached the ground. Post crash fire. The deceased were later named by Miami Dade Police as pilot Mark Palmieri and passenger Ross Allen. One report states it was a post-maintenance test flight
Tags: Bravo Helicopters, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Florida
Unknown circumstances. Wreck found next morning after failing to arrive at intended destination
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Precautionary landing - no further details known
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Florida
Pilot Franklin Holguín Sandoval smelt burning and made successful autorotation landing. Shortly after leaving the aircraft it was engulfed in flames and burnt out. Solo pilot was uninjured.
Tags: Civil, Dominican Republic, R44, Robinson, Safety
Aircraft landed on its skids but tail boom severed (by main blades?) see photo.
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-New Mexico
Struck powerlines and crashed, reportedly after engine failure. Helicopter destroyed
Tags: Civil, Puerto Rico, R44, Robinson, Safety
Witnesses heard a loud bang before the R44 on a scenic tour made an emergency landing in the lake. Helicopter remained upright in less than 1m of water. All 4 POB exited safely
Tags: Civil, New Zealand, R44, Robinson, Safety, Volcanic Air Safaris
Presidential candidate Lino Oviedo died in the accident along with his bodyguard Derlis Galeano, and the pilot, Ramón Aurelio Picco. The flight was scheduled for 7.15pm but did not take off until 9.00pm, despite objections from the pilot that the helicopter was not suitably equipped for night flight and that there was an approaching storm front.
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Paraguay, R44, Robinson, Safety
Survey helicopter overdue. Weather may have been an issue as a Canadian military Bell 412 involved in the search had to return to base due to weather. CADAORS 2013C0386
Tags: Canada, Civil, Fatal, Gemini Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety
Helicopter came down after hitting powerlines. Pilot Francois Liebenberg and his two passengers were all taken to hospital with injuries. Close up video tour of wreckage here on YouTube
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Main rotor blade struck the tail boom during start-up due to a wind gust. Significant damage was caused to the tail boom, with associated damage to the rotor blades.
Tags: Civil, New Zealand, R44, Robinson, Safety
Helicopter crashed on to highway, killing pilot. Post crash fire. Truck driver injured in the ensuing chaos. No other injuries, despite heavy traffic at the time. Weather reported as wet. Helicopter _may_ have hit wires, causing crash. Pilot reported as " 42 year old small business owner from Hohenlohe"
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Germany, R44, Robinson, Safety
Crashed during crop spraying operations. Sole occupant pilot killed.
Tags: Agricultural, Australia, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
The aircraft was on a two-hour sightseeing tour when it went down in 60 feet of water only 25 minutes after taking off from Scottsdale Airpark. The pilot is identified as 62-year-old Fred Cleeves, owner of Skyblue Helicopters. The passengers were George Riedel, 64, and Julie Barba, 49.
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Skyblue Helicopters, Tours, US-Arizona
Emergency beacon activated, helicopter in forested area - sole occupant pilot Glen Freeland died in the accident. Three rescuers had to be dropped by helicopter to cut out a landing pad. CADAORS 2012C5203
Tags: Canada, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Helicopter exploded after striking fuel bay canopy. Sole occupant pilot was killed. Occurred at 11.08pm local time. The casualty was later named as owner James Belcher
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-California
Substantially damaged during tree harvesting operation
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Washington
Pilot named as Múcio Pereira Júnior, 31. Passengers were Rafael Cavalcanti and Alan Magalhães Souza, both 29. Level of damage not apparent from reports, which confirm it crashed in a forested area
Tags: Brazil, Civil, MPL Servicos Aereos, R44, Robinson, Safety
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
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
During a an orchard spraying operation, while pilot was concentrating on avoiding a line of tree, the tail rotor struck a wire. Tail rotor effectiveness was lost and the main rotors struck some trees. Helicopter rolled over
Tags: Civil, New Zealand, R44, Robinson, Safety
R44 extensively damaged and all three POB to hospital with injuries. Helicopter ended up on its port side (see photos)
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Pilot lost control in the hover, helicopter crashed and burnt out
Tags: Agricultural, Civil, GB Aerial Applications, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas
Just after landing, the heat of the exhaust caused the grass where the R44 had landed to catch fire, ultimately consuming the helicopter. CADAORS ref 2012C4261
Tags: Canada, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Valley B Aviation
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
Tags: Civil, Fatal, France, R44, Robinson, Safety
Emergency landing made in forest area, helicopter ended up on its side heavily damaged. Wedding flight - groom Danilo Everson dos Santos Rosa and the bride's mother Maria de Lourdes Rosa, 49, were the passengers. Pilot was Rodrigo Batista Lemos, age 32. All three to hospital
Tags: Brazil, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety
Struck guide wire to a tower
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Arkansas
Low-rotor-rpm horn sounded on climb-out. Skids hit uneven ground during run-on landing, causing helicopter to fall on its side. Two occupants exited safely only to watch the helicopter be consumed by post-crash fire. see also http://www.3CapesHeliChallenge.com/
Tags: Civil, Kenya, R44, Robinson, Safety
Damaged in emergency landing. No injuries to 4 POB
Tags: Baikal Aviation Club, Civil, R44, Robinson, Russia, Safety
Autorotated and landed hard
Tags: Civil, Pollux Aviation, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Alaska
Difficulties on take-off resulted in heavy landing with much damage to the helicopter - operator is quoted in press estimating damage cost at 150,000 euros. Minor injuries to the 4 POB
Tags: Civil, Germany, Heli Transair, R44, Robinson, Safety
Emergency landing on the shoulder of Highway 198, between kilometre 36 and 37 near the former copper-mining town of Murdochville, about 825 kilometres northeast of Montreal. CADAORS 2012Q1702
Tags: Canada, Civil, ProspectAir, R44, Roinson, Safety
Shortly after dropping two passengers, helicopter had problem on take-off and it crashed onto its starboard side. Pilot Christoffel Myburgh sustained head injuries
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Rotor blade struck vehicle on landing
Tags: Civil, Johnson Helicopter Services, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Iowa
Helicopter was involved in operation cutting trees back along a powerline, using an underslung saw. Finnish pilot
Tags: Baltijas Helicopters, Civil, Latvia, R44, Robinson, Safety
Helicopter landed heavily and fell onto its side
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Helicopter was involved in a low level bear survey and crashed. Pilot killed, one passenger seriously injured, the other minor injuries. Pilot was later identified as 56-year-old Paul Rosset, from Yellowknife. Both passengers were employees of Environment Yukon. CADAORS 2012C2841
Tags: Canada, Civil, Fatal, Horizon Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety
Crashed into lake - student pilot on night training exercise
Tags: Capital Helicopters, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Training, US-Florida
"helicopter made a crash landing". No injuries
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Russia, Safety, Ufa Airlines
After being airborne for approximately 35 minutes, the engine began to lose power. The pilot picked an oil well lease site for a precautionary landing and while descending to the intended landing spot, the engine lost and regained power and then finally quit. The pilot entered autorotation and on landing the aircraft bounced, resulting in the skid gear spreading and the mast rocking. Sole occupant pilot was uninjured CADAORS 2012C2510
Tags: Airborne Energy Solutions, Canada, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety
Autorotated into field and the boom broke off
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Arizona
Wire strike while involved in spraying operations at low level. Landed safely, although cut wire meant that 530 customers were without electricity
Tags: Civil, New Zealand, Northland Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety
Helicopter struck power lines during an agricultural spraying operation. The helicopter was damaged but a safe landing was made.
Tags: Agricultural, Civil, New Zealand, R44, Robinson, Safety
Clipped a power line while attempting to dry off an East Wenatchee cherry orchard. Two occupants seriously injured, of which one died in hospital the day after.
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Washington
Shortly after departure from Doña Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa, New Mexico. "Officials say strong winds could be to blame." 3POB
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-New Mexico
Emergency landing in field, no damage
Tags: Belgium, Civil, Paramount Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety
Tail struck ground while hovering, causing helicopter to crash land on its side
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Illinois
One person was killed and another critically injured when the R44 crashed on Thursday into the veld. Helicopter ended up on its port side. Fatality named in online forum as Riaan Van Brakel
Tags: Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Main blades chopped tail boom on landing
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Timberview Helicopters, US-Florida
R44 was engaged in aerial saw work, clearing trees away from powerlines. While reportedly ferrying back to a field landing site, the helicopter crashed and was destroyed (photo). Sole occupant pilot had minor injuries.
Tags: Civil, Finland, HeliPro (Finland), R44, Robinson, Safety
Very heavy landing which caused the main blades to snap 30cm from the root. It would appear that rotor rpm decayed to the extent it fell vertically out of the sky. Skids splayed out, mast damaged but tail boom appears unscathed
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Turkey
Unknown circumstances led to landing on Mount Taylor where pilot activated the ELT and both occupants walked away to raise the alarm. Pilot Jareb Mirczak of Nevada and passenger Sean Mossing of Carson City. Level of damage not clear, although State Police report refers to "wreckage"
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-New Mexico
