Failed to gain height, and control very erratic on take-off from sports field. Put down safely, but not before damaging buildings with its downwash. Government minister on board... Read more
Two injured in light helicopter accident... Read more
During mustering, the helicopter collided with water and submerged.... Read more
During take off phase, near miss with landing Japan Air Commuter Dash-8 JA849C... Read more
Loss of control during takeoff after refuelling and ended up on its starboard side. Badly damaged... Read more
Heavy landing and ended up colliding with firefighting equipment that was in the area. The helicopter sustained serious damage to its tail rotor, to the right hand side baggage compartment, and to both landing skids.... Read more
Blade delamination caused unusual vibration levels which prompted crew to investigate and then change aircraft before they took off... Read more
Rolled over on landing... Read more
Pilot put R22 Mariner down into Lake Havasu after experiencingd unspecified mechanical problems. Mohave County Sheriff’s reported the pilot as Michael Christiansen, and his passenger as Michael Rabo. It is unclear from press reports how this helicopter sank, given it has fixed floats... Read more
Substantially damaged during tree harvesting operation... Read more
Helicopter grounded at Rockwell Collins facility after reported wiring issue that caused hydraulic problems.... Read more
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... Read more
Hard landing on training flight. Badly damaged... Read more
Training accident, lost control during ground taxi in gusty conditions up to 22 knots of wind. Helicopter landed and turned over onto its starboard side. Student pilot Maycon Nogaroli, 35, was not injured. Instructor Samir Nagib Murr, 32, was hospitalized with head injuries.... Read more
CHC EC225 has ditched 32 miles south of Shetland, off Fair Isle. All 19 POB reported safe and being taken to Kirkwall on Orkney... Read more
Substantially damaged in landing accident, reports FAA. Other reports suggest it was taking off, started spinning left and was put down hurriedly, wheels collapsed and it ended up on its belly between parking spot rows A and B... Read more
On a sightseeing tour flight, male passenger suddenly unfastened his seatbelt, opened the door and jumped from the aircraft – falling 500 feet to his death... Read more
LA County Sheriff made emergency landing on highway after a bird strike at night... Read more
Tail boom strike... Read more
Blades struck striker plate on landing... Read more
Rotor blades suffered minor damage when helicopter was on the ground... Read more
Loud bang heard with an associated yaw to the right and loss of power. An autorotative landing was carried out into a nearby stream. The pilot and 1 passenger were uninjured. CADAORS ref 2012P1768... Read more
Two people uninjured when helicopter crashed at Innisfail Airport, 120 miles N of Calgary. Helicopter was approx 6m altitude on take off. CADAORS ref 2012C4679... Read more
Fell onto its side while landing, killing one of the eight on board. Fatality named as Svetalana Kulishova... Read more
Crashed 500m from an early morning take off, killing the sole occupant pilot – named as Doug Brigham... Read more
Helicopter shot down by missile. Casualties unknown... Read more
Crashed and burned on field. Pilot fatally injured... Read more
Chain sling contacted tail rotor drive cover, horizontal stabiliser and both tail rotor blades during lifting operations... Read more
Crashed on take off from INS Hansa (nr Dabolim) after refuelling en route Mumbai to Bangalore. Post crash fire. Another report says landing accident, not take-off... Read more
Crashed on take off from Anad air base. Pilot died from his injuries a short time after... Read more
Emergency landing after developing mechanical problems in flight. Some passengers with minor injuries... Read more
Heavy landing in cemetery. Tail boom sliced off by main blades. Starboard skid collapsed. Sgt. Gerald Wiltshire was pilot and Officer Tony Valdes serving as an observer ... Read more
Skids of N369SN contacted blades of N546 at Brandywine Airport, West Chester during the Rotorfest event... Read more
Helicopter made emergency landing on the Coquihalla Highway... Read more
Skids of N369SN contacted blades of N546 at Brandywine Airport, West Chester during the Rotorfest event... Read more
En route Newtown, NJ to Bridgeport, CT when it made an emergency landing on a farm and rolled over. Reported fuel issues... Read more
Circumstances not known. 3 fatalities – pilot Chester Monroe (35) and passengers Rusty Aaron (26) and Kaci Fairchild (29)... Read more
Hit wires on take-off. 1 killed, 8 injured... Read more
Emergency landing made on beach during SAR operation... Read more
During the initial climb, the pilot received a clutch warning and the helicopter lost power. The pilot conducted a forced landing and the helicopter sustained substantial damage.... Read more
Helicopter crashed after hitting guy wire of radio tower. Sole occupant pilot (named as Hugh Clifton Kelley) killed... Read more
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... Read more
Available photos give no clues as the trees are likely to have had a significant effect on the level of damage. Weather reports include both rain and fog with visibility of less than a quarter of a mile. Pilot William Ellsworth and passenger Tighe Sulllivan were killed. The other passenger Stephen Barral survived but is... Read more
Helicopter was seriously damaged but its 24 passengers and three crew members were safe (full manifest here)... Read more
Hoist cable hitting tail rotor in turbulent weather conditions. Badly damaged... Read more
Emergency landing by fire-fighting helicopter. Pilot Cody Seeger (only person on board) not injured. The helicopter landed on its side in a forested hillside – trees surrounding the crash site may have softened the impact... Read more
One of three helicopters fire bombed by terrorists at night while parked on the airfield. All three were on contract to Transportadora de Gas del Peru... Read more
One of three helicopters fire bombed by terrorists at night while parked on the airfield. All three were on contract to Transportadora de Gas del Peru... Read more
One of three helicopters fire bombed by terrorists at night while parked on the airfield. All three were on contract to Transportadora de Gas del Peru... Read more
Helicopter shot down by rebel forces, and burned out on the ground... Read more
From a Bristow press release:- A Bristow Bell 407 operating near Intracoastal City, Louisiana was involved in a fatal accident at approximately 8:00 a.m. CDT . Local press reported poor visibility. The pilot was the only person onboard – later named as Carl Amos, from Corpus Christi, Texas... Read more
Safe emergency landing in field due to technical issue. No damage to helicopter or POB... Read more
Main blades hit hangar when trying to taxi through too narrow a gap on the ramp. Pilot named as Fidel Báez – no injuries reported to 2 crew and 1 tech on board. Flying debris went more than 300 ft damaging 3 other aircraft.... Read more
Crashed on a cattle station half way between Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing, and two days later the press reported that the pilot’s body remains trapped in the wreckage underwater in a remote gorge.... Read more
Emergency landing made in Cascades National Park... Read more
Minor damage in field landing... Read more
Contacted the ground during a sharp turn while spraying, causing the helicopter to crash. The pilot (the sole occupant) suffered minor injuries. The helicopter reportedly was substantially damaged. CADAORS ref 2012O2922... Read more
Autorotated into field and turned over after engine problems while lifting power line pole . 2POB not injured... Read more
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.... Read more
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... Read more
Pilot reported tail rotor problems before crashing – the tail rotor was found on the roof of a house “a few hundred metres” from the crash site. While the pilot and one passenger survived, the accident killed textile magnate Joe Habie, one of the richest men in Guatemala... Read more
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... Read more
Emergency landing made in a field after smell of burning in the cabin. No damage to helicopter, no injuries... Read more
Training accident, dynamic rollover onto starboard side... Read more
Very heavy landing – main blades appear completely intact. All 4 POB injured, two seriously... Read more
Heavy landing on training flight and ended up on its starboard side. Local press later named (here) Police Sgt. Darin R. Garness as being at the controls, and the other pilot was officer Clifford Wicks.... Read more
Training accident. Photos show location was near pylon – were cables involved?... Read more
Unstable load on climbout led to pilot releasing two logs, killing a logging worker on the ground – CADAORS ref 2012P1637... Read more
Main blades clipped pole while in low-level hover-taxi. From photos, this could well be PR-YRG (49084) but that is not confirmed... Read more
Struck rotor blades on landing... Read more
Crashed and ended up on its port side. Initial investigations are looking at whether the helicopter was overloaded and/or outside CofG limits... Read more
Details TBA... Read more
Blown over onto its side by high winds when parked unattended on the apron – photo... Read more
Crashed on night flight. Helicopter was 30 days old with 50 hours on the airframe.... Read more
