Crashed into cornfield, burning out and killing sole occupant pilot named as Michael Scarfia.... Read more
Helicopter crashed and burnt out. Both occupants killed – later named here as Christopher John Yeager, 40, the pilot of Houston and Joyce Ann Ates, 60, a photographer from Midwest City, Oklahoma.... Read more
Skid snagged ground taking off from sloping ground, causing helicopter to turn onto its side. Debris from helicopter killed... Read more
Mountainous region, poor weather, 4 killed... Read more
“An ISAF helicopter has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in two ISAF fatalities. We are investigating,” a spokesman for NATO’s U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said. The two casualties were later named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston, Texas, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of... Read more
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... Read more
Accident caused the deaths of the captain of the aircraft, chief-inspector Tiago Casimiro, his assistant, João Adelino João Brandão, as well as the workers of the Provincial Electoral Commission, Lourenço Mussenoho and Maria Augusta João.... Read more
Unknown helicopter type crashed into a farm field killing the only occupant, named in the press as Kenneth M. Smith, 61.... Read more
Two Mi-17 helicopters hit each other on take off on a training mission from an air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state. 9 killed, assumed currently as 4 in one helicopter and 5 in the other. One helicopter caught fire and completely burned out, the other did not –... Read more
Two Mi-17 helicopters hit each other on take off on a training mission from an air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state. 9 killed, assumed currently as 4 in one helicopter and 5 in the other. One helicopter caught fire and completely burned out, the other did not –... Read more
Two Australian special forces officers were killed when their helicopter crashed in Helmand Province. The pair were named in Australian press as Private Nathanael Galagher and Lance Corporal Mervyn McDonald.  Initial reporting indicates there was no insurgent action in the area at the time of the incident which could be related to the crash.... Read more
Shot down by rebels... Read more
Helicopter crashed about 6 miles from the Iraqi border in northwestern Iran. Four killed – one Revolutionary Guard member and three crew members. Bell 214 as a type is not fully confirmed... Read more
Crashed into lake shortly after take-off around 10.20pm – after dropping off six passengers at helicopter owner’s home. Sole occupant pilot was named in local press as Bill R. Starnes, 64 (see obituary)... Read more
Crashed during a training exercise at an airfield near the capital Astana and caught fire.... Read more
Helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans... Read more
Three Mi-24 helicopters of a group of four ferrying from Uganda to Somalia impacted Mount Kenya in poor weather and in close formation – all three wrecks within 1km of each other approx 11,000ft above sea level. This helicopter completely burnt out (photo), except the last part of the tail which revealed its serial AF-808. ... Read more
Helicopter crashed while carrying out agricultural work. No further details at this time. Pilot fatally injured... Read more
Firefighting helicopter impacted terrain, killing 5 including three Russian citizens named as Alexander Gavrilov, Nikolai Atepalikhin and Sergey Khorokhorin... Read more
En route to pick up miners at the remote site when the helicopter crashed into the side of a hill and rolled a considerable distance, killing the pilot -Â later named as James Hopper, 63... Read more
Two crew and one passenger killed – mountainous location. The passenger is named in local press as Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú, owner of Grupo Higa, parent company of helicopter operator Eolo who have up to four AW119s and three AW109SPs according to this press release... Read more
Weather conditions were described as adverse with winds up to 80km/h. The helicopter was dousing veld fires in the mountains on behalf of the Department of Water Affairs... Read more
AS532AL on a pre-delivery test flight out of Marignane crashed killing all six occupants. Some reports are suggesting it struck wires but that is not confirmed... Read more
UH=-60 of Turkey’s paramilitary police crashed in Kurdish border region killing 4. A further 8 survived (other reports differ on number of survivors). One reported said it lost power while landing... Read more
Struck wires at low level while spraying and ended up upside-down on roof of building.... Read more
One killed and two injured when helicopter crashed into reservoir. Operator flies at least two LongRanger IVs – B-7712 (52305) and B-7715 (52357)... Read more
2 survived, 12 killed in crash. Helicopter was en route home with three members of the crew and 2 trainers, 1 staff and 8 Officer Cadets, Officer Cadet School after a jungle training camp. The Defence Ministry later stated “The main cause of the aircraft crash was due to human error. The aircraft was involved... Read more
Crashed into river, killing 3 – named as Siti Khuzaimah Anuar, Pepter Ato Mayau and Henry Lau Tee Yong. German pilot Rico Steger, 35, was the only survivor. Weather was reported as a factor (also cited in later report)... Read more
Helicopter crashed killing 2 of the 5 POB – later named as Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Sean P. Sullivan, 40, of St. Louis, MO, and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Joseph P. Fitzmorris, 31, of West Monroe, LA. Â The helicopter was assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15, based in Norfolk, Va and... Read more
Military spokesman Col. Sawarmy Khalid Saad said that a technical failure caused the crash. Seven officers were killed and two others were injured. [Helicopter type assumed, not confirmed]... Read more
Mi-2 owned by Congo Interior Ministry (referred to in one report as a “police helicopter”) crashed killing Russian citizen, SP Korostel, and Belarusian citizen, MF Cherenkov. Earlier reports of 2 Ukrainians being killed were later dismissed... Read more
Reported as a test flight, but with 8 POB? Fatalities named as Major Amir Azam, Havildar Abdual Waheed, Havildar Zeeshan Haider, Naik Muhammad Imran, Sepoy Kaleem Ullah and Sepoy Noor Mustafa... Read more
Crashed to the ground into a building, killing both occupants – instructor Mailson Rocha Lopes (age 23) and student Denis Frank Thomazi (32)... Read more
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 – named here as Jonathan Postma and Raphael Roy-Jauvin. CADORS 2012C2841... Read more
Pilot killed in R22 accident. Passenger received minor injuries.  See also HeliHub.com news story – California R22 crash kills record-holder pilot Johan Nurmi... Read more
Helicopter crashed killing all four occupants shortly after take off from Lensk Airport. Operator UTair named the victims as pilot Gordeychuk Vasily, mechanic Druzenko Ivan and passengers Verezhak Yaroslav and Arthur Popov. Unclear how relevant this is, but UTair have also stopped using Lensk for refuelling as a result of the accident.... Read more
First of two accidents fighting the same fire in Spain. Pilot killed.... Read more
Helicopter crashed into river, killing all four occupants, on a flight from Sedona to Scottsdale. Wreckage located the next day. A later report from KGUN9suggested that authorities had “discovered a severed cable near the crash site and found marks on the rotor blade consistent with hitting a cable”. Fatalities were named as helicopter owner/pilot Raymond... Read more
Hughes 500D spraying a vineyard hit powerline and crashed into field, killing the 26-year old pilot.... Read more
Extensively damaged after hitting mountain. Took authorities four days to find wreckage. No word of, or from, crew – thus presumed fatal. Aircraft took off 22nd June just before midnight and last known contact was at 00.10am with ATC at Uruapan, Michoacan... Read more
Post maintenance test flight crash, major post-crash fire. 1 fatality named as Edgar Rojas Calderón. Four survivors named as as Javier Salguero Moreno; José Espinosa Cortés; Jesús Carreño Manrique; and Jhon Agudelo Castaño... Read more
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.... Read more
Crashed in woodland killing Kenya’s Security Minister, George Saitoti and his deputy Orwa Ojode, pilots Luke Oyugi, Nancy Gituanja and bodyguards Inspector Joshua Tonkei and Sergeant Thomas Murimis. Only small size items remain after post-crash fire. Helicopter had only been delivered earlier this year (see HeliHub.com story and local Kenyan story). See also this YouTube... Read more
Accident occurred shortly after the pilot told ATC that he would need to make a precautionary landing due to weather conditions. En route from Augsburg (Germany) to Salzburg (Austria).... Read more
Crashed in mountainous area, killing all 14 on board. Took 48 hours approx to find wreckage, partly due to poor weather conditions and overnight temperatures down to -15C. The helicopter was itself built in 1963 and first delivered to the German Army. Passenger manifest now released : From South Korea: Thois Young Hwan, Kin Today... Read more
Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan, military officials reported. The pair were later named as Capt. Scott P. Pace, 33, of Brawley, California and Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Washington. This report states they took fire from insurgents... Read more
Three killed in mountainous area, all employees of Bailey Helicopters. Pilot named as Peter Bryant, 45 and passengers Blake Erickson, 48, and Arnaud Jolibois, 44.  CADAORS 2012P0786... Read more
NATO officials said two coalition members were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan Monday. Initial reports said there was no enemy activity in the area. Two named as Capt. John R. Brainard, 26, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine; and Chief Warrant Officer 5 John C. Pratt, 51, of Springfield, Va., were assigned to the 12th... Read more
PHi LongRanger down in GOM. Sole occupant pilot lost his life – body found and recovered four hours after accident. Helicopter completely submerged. Pilot later named as Arturo Lebron... Read more
Helicopter crashed following a wire strike and caught fire in remote mountainous area. Three fatalities.... Read more
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... Read more
Helicopter crashed into a river on a training flight. Student pilot Captain Shmer and instructor Major Zahid Bari missing, presumed dead due to the fast flow rate of the river. Update – student’s body recovered some days later. Helicopter type confirmed from 26s in to this video... Read more
Crashed, killing pilot Major Chandrashekhar Singh, shortly after dropping off supplies at a helipad in the Himalayas at an altitude of 19,685ft... Read more
Crashed on take off from an altitude of approx 10m on a training flight. 4 of 5 occupants killed – at least some from the Bolivian military, being trained in Venezuela. One fatality named as Col. Oscar Martinez Mora. Photo here shows the tail boom having been cut by the main rotors... Read more
Helicopter appears to have descended vertically to impact point – no skid-marks near site. Accident killed 72-year old pilot and his passenger. Helicopter caught fire on landing and the two fatalities were found in the wreckage by firemen after they put out the blaze.... Read more
After experiencing some blade damage in flight, an emergency landing was made. The impact killed pilot Rodolfo León Gavilán. The other 18 on board survived. The police had been engaged on an anti-drug trafficking mission.... Read more
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
The helicopter was on a transport mission from Barranquilla to Caucasia when the accident occurred, killing all 13 on board – 7 from the Colombian Air Force and 6 from the Colombian National Police. Pilot was named as Major Abel Jorge Garcia Cardona, while Lieutenant Hector Vega Alejandro Cuevas was serving as copilot.... Read more
Alpine rescue expert and two others were being lowered on a winch to rescue a trapped climber. Due to poor visibility, the pilot released the winch at too high an altitude – about 10m AGL. Franz Franzeskon died instantly in the fall while the two others suffered multiple injuries. No technical issues reported with the... Read more
Crashed shortly after take off, killing all five Ukraine nationals on board. Helicopter was one of two being ferried from Ukraine to Turkey for firefighting operations there.... Read more
Police reported “A man believed to be in his 50’s has died when the single seat experimental helicopter he was operating crashed on a property north of Eromanga”. Helicopter type may be a Masquito. Another report noted he was mustering at the time.... Read more
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing all four POB. Weather was apparently a factor. Fatalities named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Johnson, 27, San Diego; Spc. Dean Shaffer, 23, Pekin, Ill.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Don Viray, 25, Waipahu, Hawaii; and Spc. Chris Workman, 33, Boise, Idaho.... Read more
Crashed into the water after main blades struck the side of destroyer Matsuyuki. 6 rescued, 1 fatal – named as 37-year-old captain, Lt. Cmdr. Masahiko Miyanaga.... Read more
Peruvian National Police helicopter crashed killing co-pilot Nancy Flores after being shot at by rebels while searching for 43 kidnapped energy company workers. Two others – gunner Luis Guerrero and a civilian acting as a guide, Elver Huaman, were wounded.... Read more
Two killed and two seriously injured in Osprey accident in southern Morocco during exercise “African Lion”. V-22 assigned to VMM-261 out of MCAS New River. The fatalities were later named as Cpl. Robby A. Reyes and Cpl. Derek A. Kerns... Read more
Four Chinese employees from state oil firm CNPC and two French crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in Niger’s Tenere desert. Helicopter went missing 6th April and was not found until 9th April... Read more
Hit cable car wires during low level photographic work. Both pilot Jean-Yves Dantinne and photographer Lawrence Matagne lost their lives... Read more
Emergency landing in fog, killing sole occupant pilot Valeri Maiorov... Read more
Sightseeing tour with four British tourists crashed on the side of a mountain near Highways 1 and 40 east of Canmore. Pilot Matthew Goodine died prior to arrival at hospital, with other passengers sustaining minor injuries CADAORS 2012C1381... Read more
Crashed during anti-drug operations... Read more
Helicopter was carrying out filming work. The accident killed Feliciano Saiminho of Public Television of Angola and Air Force technician Manuel André... Read more
Black Hawk with 6 POB – one rescued, five missing presumed perished... Read more
R22 crashed from a low level sharp turn shortly close in a ploughed field approx 200m from the pilot’s house, killing both occupants. The sequence was watched by the pilot’s son from the house, who immediately called the emergency services. The two were later named as pilot Marcello Bartalucci age 62 and Giampaulo Marri, age... Read more
Helicopter struck wires and crashed into the icy waters of the River Volga, killing the pilot. The helicopter was inverted and half under the ice with the pilot (named as Igor Sevbo) trapped inside. Helicopter lifted out by Mil Mi-8 airlift... Read more
Helicopter crashed with significant vertical descent rate. see photo here and here.... Read more
