17-Feb-2013
Crop spraying helicopter hit powerlines and crashed.... Read more
18-Jan-2013
Pilot heard a change in the engine pitch and managed an emergency landing before the helicopter burst into flames. Agricultural ops... Read more
9-Jan-2013Source: Wines & Vines
Professors at the University of California, Davis, recently demonstrated an unmanned helicopter that could have numerous vineyard uses including spraying liquid and granular pesticides, seeding cover crops and sensing and implementing precision agriculture. (see full story)... Read more
8-Jan-2013
Helicopter on agricultural ops crashed near HWY 41 and Harlan Ave. near the Fresno Co and Kings Co border... Read more
9-Dec-2012
Crashed during crop spraying operations. Sole occupant pilot killed.... Read more
6-Nov-2012
Helicopter crashed during agricultural work. Pilot reported as Hernán Cabrera, age 47. Distant photo shows helicopter landed upright in the crop, although tail does not look quite right! Chilean sources are quoting the accident as a UH-1H, but we do not agree – see the two stabilizer end-plates, definitely a LongRanger!... Read more
31-Oct-2012Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter today announced Brevard County, Florida, has purchased two AS350 B3e helicopters. The aircraft will be utilized for mosquito control, firefighting and herbicide application throughout the county, which is located along Florida’s east coast, replacing an AS350 B3 and two 206Bs currently being used. “We carefully considered our options before making the purchase,” said... Read more
1-Oct-2012
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
19-Sep-2012
Tail rotor struck ground. Helicopter had been working on powerlines at the time of the accident. Helicopter caught fire and burned out – also causing a 1.5 acre brush fire... Read more
18-Sep-2012
Pilot lost control in the hover, helicopter crashed and burnt out... Read more
18-Sep-2012
Tail rotor contacted crop during agricultural operations, pilot lost control and helicopter crashed. Aircraft destroyed.... Read more
30-Aug-2012
Emergency landing after loss of engine power while on agricultural operations... Read more
27-Aug-2012
Pilot Bill Cavanaugh, was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital following crash on agricultural operations. His son told a TV station that his father had over 20,000 hours of flying experience... Read more
10-Aug-2012
Helicopter crashed while carrying out agricultural work. No further details at this time. Pilot fatally injured... Read more
2-Aug-2012
Loss of engine power at low level while crop spraying. Badly damaged landing in the crop... Read more
27-Jul-2012
Kevin C. Rossan, 35, from Troy, Mich., was transported to the King’s Daughters Hospital in Madison after his Bell 47 crashed in a field while on spraying operations after the main blades came into contact with the ground. Helicopter ended upright, but badly damaged (see photo)... Read more
25-Jul-2012
Tail separated during agricultural flight... Read more
21-Jul-2012
Struck wires at low level while spraying and ended up upside-down on roof of building.... Read more
20-Jul-2012
helicopter involved in agricultural work crashed. Pilot Marty Fry walked away from the accident... Read more
9-Jul-2012
Main blades contacted tail boom during agricultural operations... Read more
4-Jul-2012
JetRanger crashed in open field during agricultural operations. Pilot in hospital after walking to nearest farm for help. Helicopter destroyed. CADAORS 2012C2726... Read more
26-Jun-2012Source: HAI
The Procurement Bureau of the South Florida Water Management District, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406, will receive sealed proposals up to the 2:30 p.m. opening time on July 26, 2012 for the spraying of aquatic, ditchbank and invasive vegetation by helicopter and provide aerial flight services for site inspection... Read more
13-Jun-2012
Helicopter struck power lines during an agricultural spraying operation. The helicopter was damaged but a safe landing was made.... Read more
1-Jun-2012Source: Wilbur-Ellis
Wilbur-Ellis Company, a recognized leader in the distribution and marketing of crop protection, seed and nutritional products, announced today that it acquired the assets of Farm & Forest Helicopter Service, Inc., based in Napavine, Wash. Farm & Forest has been servicing the forestry, nursery and Christmas tree businesses in Oregon and Washington since 1964. The... Read more
30-May-2012
Crashed into an apple orchard after losing power. Tail damage. Pilot not injured... Read more
9-May-2012
Crashed into a wheat field during agricultural operations. Pilot named as Brian Townsend... Read more
27-Apr-2012
Agricultural accidents. Starboard skid reportedly hit crop, Pilot got out on his own. Tail boom severed from fuselage. Pilot later named in press as 59-year-old Thomas Green of Gettysburg... Read more
10-Apr-2012Source: Enstrom
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation and Isolair Inc. recently received Chinese certification for the Innovator II 3900-480 spray system. The lightweight system fits all Enstrom 480 and 480B models, and can be quickly installed or removed for ease of use. The launch customer in China for the Isolair spray system was long time Enstrom customer Wuhan Helicopters,... Read more
16-Mar-2012
Helicopter on agricultural operations crashed in a banana field. Pilot got out OK and then helicopter caught fire and burnt out.... Read more
12-Mar-2012
Struck powerlines during agricultural operations, crashed and burnt out killing the pilot – Luke Chassery... Read more
8-Mar-2012
Agricultural operations – helicopter hit powerlines... Read more
4-Feb-2012Source: HAI
The mission of HAI’s Aerial Application Committee is to promote the use of helicopters and enhance helicopter safety in the agriculture industry; forestry, right-of-way, mosquito abatement and production agriculture. This committee currently has three vacancies. If you have experience and wish to share it, and take part in this worthy mission, come visit the committee... Read more
2-Dec-2011Source: Scotts Bell 47
Scott’s – Bell 47, Inc. will be exhibiting a refurbished 47G-2A at the NAAA (National Agricultural Aviation Association) Convention Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada Dec 6-7. This helicopter, operated by sister company Scott’s Helicopter Services, Inc., is an example of the quality of refurbishment that SB47 hopes to offer to the marketplace in the... Read more
24-Jul-2011Source: Brisbane Times
The Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia, which represents the aviation companies involved in firefighting, crop spraying and oil-spill clean-ups, warned the carbon tax was a “direct attack” on the industry for “absolutely no benefit”. Adding six cents a litre to aviation fuel, chief execctive Philip Hurst said that companies will struggle with the price hike... Read more
16-Jun-2011Source: Stock & Land
Yamaha’s Liam Quigley believes there is “a strong role†for the Rmax to be used anywhere for work that is “dull, dirty or dangerous†using a small spray boom to treat 7.7m wide swaths on each pass across a paddock. See article... Read more
8-May-2011Source: Simplex
Simplex Manufacturing of Portland Oregon have announced that they have acquired the granular spreader product line from Heli- Ap. Simplex will build the full line of spreader at their Portland, Oregon headquarters. The new Simplex GS250 30 cubic ft. spreader weighs in at an industry low 90 lbs while the Simplex GS400 55cubic ft. spreader... Read more
1-Nov-2010Source: Eurocopter
Marignane, France, October 31, 2010: Eurocopter today signed an agreement for the supply of seven AS350 B3 Ecureuil helicopters to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture for crop spraying missions over vast fields of date palm trees – which provide a major source of agricultural revenue for the country. Deliveries of these single-engine workhorse rotary-wing aircraft... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Weekly Times
The Victorian Government has launched a rapid-fire review of restrictive planning laws limiting the use of helicopters on farms.... Read more