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
Two Alaska State Troopers and a rescued snowmobiler died in the crash. A press release later named them as Alaska State Trooper pilot Mel Nading, Trooper Tage Toll of Talkeetna, and Carl Ober, the 56-year-old injured snowmachiner from Talkeetna
Tags: Alaska State Troopers, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety
Precautionary landing - no further details known
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Florida
Substantially damaged in landing accident. Sole occupant pilot not injured
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Italy, Safety
Helicopter crashed during rhino poaching patrols. Al five POB killed - later named as Captain Jacobus Andries van Rensburg; Captain MP Chabalala; Sergeant Paulus Shongela Ndishishi; Sergeant GP Ruiters and Lance Corporal Bheki Petros Cele
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Military, Safety, South Africa, South African Air Force
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
Offshore operation for Petrobras, ditched in the sea, three POB got out OK
Tags: B412, Bell, Brazil, Civil, Lider Aviacao, Offshore, Safety
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
Rolled over onto its side on landing. The helicopter carried three crewmembers and 3.2 tonnes of building materials.
Tags: Civil, Kamchatka Airlines, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Safety
Blade struck tree during forced landing while on police operations. Sole-occupant pilot not injured. Photo set here on C News Live page on Facebook
Tags: Bo105, Civil, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, National Helicopter Services, Safety, Trinidad & Tobago
Landing gear collapsed
Tags: Civil, S300, Safety, Schweizer, US-California, Western Helicopters
On landing, pilot looked to ensure tail rotor clearance and inadvertently inputted cyclic. Helicopter rolled up on one skid and main rotor blades struck the ground. Helicopter was involved in load lifting operations
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Loadlifting, Safety, US-Alaska
Door separated and struck rotors. FAA quotes this as N571LF which is incorrect as that is a fixed-wing registration [if it is an ..LF registration, then N209LF and N506LF are EC130s based in Alabama]
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alabama
Helicopter substantially damaged in emergency landing on road. Bridegroom Rishi Ramdeo, his parents Vijay and Danmathie and best man Robert Soogram were injured after their helicopter crashed outside the wedding venue. The pilot and the groom were reported in a critical condition and the other occupants were treated for mild to serious injuries.
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, South Africa
Training accident. Main rotors severed tail boom, aircraft ended upright on its skids
Tags: B206, Bell, Ecuador, Ecuador Air Force, Military, Safety, Training
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.
Tags: AS332, Civil, Eurocopter, German Federal Police, Germany, Law Enforcement, Safety
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.
Tags: Civil, EC155, Eurocopter, Fatal, German Federal Police, Germany, Law Enforcement, Safety
Vertical fin contacted pipe on landing on offshore platform
Tags: B206L, Bell, Civil, RLC, Safety, US-Gulf of Mexico
Heavy landing, deforming the skids, on the side of Highway US-1 after engine malfunction
Tags: Bristow Academy, Civil, S300, Safety, Schweizer, Training, US-Florida
Three killed out of four on board a Russian Border Guard Mi-8 which crashed in poor visibility. A criminal investigation has been opened.
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Post maintenance test flight. Cameron County Sheriff identified the deceased as pilot, William R. Croucher, 69, and two mechanics: Michael Lee Tyree, 55, and Timothy Lloyd Goehring, 41. Operator Era Helicopters made a brief statement confirming the accident
Tags: Civil, Era Helicopters, Fatal, Offshore, S76, Safety, Sikorsky
Crashed on take off for post-maintenance test flight
Tags: Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Aircraft landed on its skids but tail boom severed (by main blades?) see photo.
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-New Mexico
Accident around 1am local on night training mission. Both reservists killed, named by IDF as Lt.-Col. (res.) Noam Ron, 49, and Maj. (res.) Erez Flekser, 31. The pilots had radioed the Palmahim air base before the crash, saying they would land there in six minutes. There was no distress call prior to the accident.
Tags: AH-1, Bell, Fatal, Israel, Israeli Defence Force, Military, Safety
Major Misapa Mukupa was killed in an accident at Lusaka City Airport, while co-pilot Captain Kenneth Chilala sustained minor injuries
Tags: Fatal, Military, Safety, Zambia, Zambian Air Force
Helicopter went down during rain storm
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
Rotor downdraft caused the trunk of a parked vehicle parked in the lot to fly open. The trunk lid then flew back and smashed the back window of the vehicle.
Tags: Civil, EMS, S76, Safety, Sikorsky, US-Michigan
Crashed on a ridge above the Oamaru Valley, east of Turangi, after dropping off a hunting party. The body of pilot Mark Didsbury was found 50m away from the helicopter
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Helisika, New Zealand, R66, Robinson, Safety
Two killed and three injured when helicopter crashed on training flight. The two fatalities were named by the Romanian military as Petty Officer Lawrence Chiru and Sergeant Basil Manolache
Tags: Eurocopter, Fatal, Military, Romania, Romanian Air Force, SA330, Safety
Emergency landing after bird strike - while flying a patient from Mitchell to Sioux Falls
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety
Crashed off the Vishakhapatnam harbour Two crew members were immediately rescued while two others were missing and a search was underway for them.
Tags: Eurocopter, Fatal, India, Indian Navy, Military, SA316, Safety
Crashed into a field and caught fire
Tags: EC505, Eurocopter, German Army, Germany, Military, Safety
Helicopter struck wire and fell into river, killing teenage passenger and injuring the other three on board. On report stated there were traces of alcohol on the 40 year old pilot
Tags: Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, Slovak Republic
Crew Member (named as First Class Pvt Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al Qah’tani ) fell from the helicopter and died during the celebration of the World Civil Defence Day
Tags: Fatal, Military, S92, Safety, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Ministry of Interior, Sikorsky
Bird strike to side of helicopter very shortly after night take-off
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Med-Trans, Safety, US-Nebraska
The helicopter from one fishing boat crashed into another boat while they were fishing near the Marshall Islands, seriously injuring a Chinese fisherman, 48-year old Shuiyao Wang, who died at sea two days later. Filipino pilot Thomas Bustos, 51, is being treated for injuries
Tags: Civil, Fatal, H500C, Marshall Islands, MD Helicopters, Safety
Struck powerlines and crashed, reportedly after engine failure. Helicopter destroyed
Tags: Civil, Puerto Rico, R44, Robinson, Safety
Collided with trees and crashed into a lake killing the pilot
Tags: Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, France, SA316, Safety
Training accident, helicopter ended up on its side in grassy field. The two occupants of the aircraft were identified as pilot Captain Manuel Poblete FAP Pardo Aguilar (30) and passenger Major FAP Candle Italo Fernandez (36)
Tags: Military, Peru, Peruvian Air Force, S300C, Safety, Schweizer, Training
Crashed from low level hover due to high winds
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Army, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
Helicopter from Minot AFB made emergency landing, which injured two of the five occupants
Tags: Bell, Military, Safety, UH-1, US Air Force
Crashed and exploded (possibly due to a mine) while engaged with FARC guerrillas
Tags: Colombian Army, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
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
Helicopter suffered gunshot damage in bungled prison breakout
Tags: Airlift, AS355, Civil, Eurocopter, Greece, Safety
Emergency landing, while carrying journalists accompanying Vice president Guy Scott
Tags: Military, Safety, Zambia, Zambia Air Force
Crashed close to buildings. Pilot Mark Montgomery and crew member Chris Denning killed, third crew member Billy Wynn is critical. (names were released here) Two explosions after the helicopter crash landed in upright position. Completely burnt out in post-crash fire.
Tags: AS350, Civil, EagleMed, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Saftey
Hard emergency landing in a forest in Phitsanulok province. Four of six (or seven?) occupants were admitted to hospital - Brigan Forney, Sarah Smith, Matthew Marcinko and Gavin Christian. Brigan Forney is reported to be suffering serious burns. Helicopter was taking part in Exercise "Cobra Gold 2013"
Tags: Boeing, CH-46, Military, Safety, Thailand, US Marine Corps
Ted McBride, 74, died after contact with a power line during agricultural operations
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, El Aero Services, Fatal, Safety, US-Nevada
Emergency shutdown on rig after overheating indication, which later turned out to be false
Tags: Bristow Helicopters, Civil, Offshore, S92, Safety, Sikorsky, UK
Crop spraying helicopter hit powerlines and crashed.
Tags: Agricultural, Australia, Civil, Safety
Helicopter was powered-up but still on the ground, when the engineer reached in through the open door and hit a lever, causing it to take off to a few feet altitude and then crash onto its side away from the engineer. A second person was present, but it is unclear from the press report whether they were in the helicopter or not. The crash caused the engine to separate
Tags: Civil, Safety, US-California
Emergency landing after mechanical issues
Tags: Australia, BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety
Severe damage to rotor blades and skid after being hit by a truck while parked on is base helipad at Fresach/Freizeitpark Millstättersee Heliport, Austria. All four rotorblades including the rotorhead had to be changed, causing a total damage of 600.000 €
Tags: Austria, BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety
Five POB - pilot and four tourists, including two from Ukraine. No injuries
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Kazakhstan, Safety, Zhersu Avia
Ground vehicle skidded on ice and ran into parked helicopter, causing significant damage. CADAORS ref 2013Q0397
Tags: AS350, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Heli-Excel, Safety
EMS EC145 clipped crane on hospital it was operating out of
Tags: Civil, EC145, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Pennsylvania
Four injured in emergency landing in a garden. Pilot Eduardo Augusto Ospina was flying three military personnel - mobile brigade commander 29, Colonel Carlos Salamanca; Corporal Hector Fabio Sogamoso, and professional soldier Jaider Cardenas Posso.
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Colombia, Heliservicio, Safety
Substantially damaged after tail rotor failure
Tags: Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, Texas Parks & Wildlife, US-Texas
Autorotation landing from 1000ft, main blades cut tail boom. Corporate operation. MD600 remained upright and all six got out with some injuries. Six were identified as Tahmina Mostofa, 24, Asif Iqbal, 45, Kazi Safayet Hossain, 45, Abul Kalam, and pilots Gulzar Hossain, 42, and Shafiqul Islam, 35.
Tags: Bangladesh, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD600, Safety
Crashed into the sea on an EMS mission, killing all three on board - named as Captain Yashar Ahmadov, Senior Lieutenant Rustam Rustamov and Lieutenant Bahruz Zeynalov
Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Air Force, EMS, Fatal, Mi171, Mil, Military, Safety
Substantially damaged in force landing - helicopter ended up on its side. Aerowest Helicopters operating for New Mexico Dept of of Game and Fish. All three occupants injured - one Game & Fish officer, one veterinarian and the helicopter pilot reported minor injuries.
Tags: Aerowest Helicopters, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-New Mexico
Three killed when a JetRanger went down at 3.42am on a reality TV shoot on a remote ranch. Helicopter had been supplied via Crossbow Helicopters, who act as brokers between film companies and helicopter operators. Photos posted of this 206 on Orbic Air's website (example) in the last few weeks indicate that it carried their titles as operator. Casualties named as pilot David Gibbs, 59, cinematographer Darren Rydstrom, 46, and Michael Donatelli, 45 - they were involved in filming for the Discovery Channel.
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Orbic Air, Safety, US-California
Helicopter destroyed per FAA data
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, Sinton Helicopters, US-California
Shattered windscreen from bird strike. Emergency field landing
Tags: Boeing, CH-47, Military, Royal Air Force, Safety, UK
Firefighting helicopter collided with terrain. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged. Helicopter was contracted to Tasmania Fire Service
Tags: AS350, Australia, Civil, Eurocopter, Firefighting, Safety, Webb Helicopters
Reported lightning strike - shipped to Norway for repair by associated company HeliOne. Helicopter has not flown in the two months after 6th February, so while that date is not 100% confirmed, it would be very close if it is not correct.
Tags: CHC, Civil, Offshore, S92, Safety, Sikorsky, UK
