5-Aug-2020
Aircraft was conducting vegetation management while tree sawing and something caught saw blade and threw debris up into main blades. Aircraft landed in nearby field. Sole occupant pilot was not injured... Read more
27-Jun-2015
Crashed on take off, injuring the pilot Brad Maclachlan and two hunters he had just picked up... Read more
4-May-2014
Helicopter crashed and owner Frikkie Lutzkie arranged for wreckage to be buried. Certain aspects of press reports (including date) do not tie up – but read reports of this accident in conjunction with another incident from May 2012 relating to another helicopter and the same owner... Read more
5-Aug-2013
Two workers have fallen to their deaths when a cable suspending them hit a power line they were inspecting – the pair were later reported here as 25-year-old David Edward Oliveira of Turlock, CA and 26-year-old Christoper Geoffrey Breed of Moscow, ID. Helicopter landed safely with no damage... Read more
13-Jun-2013
50 year old pilot seriously injured and 30 year old passenger minor injuries after helicopter crashed c9.30am local time while spraying a vineyard on a steep slope. Helicopter is believed to be D-HIBS 500D (1035D) but we await confirmation... Read more
28-May-2013
Vineyard spraying – caught port-side spray boom on powerline and damaged it. Landed safely in nearby sports field with no further damage... Read more
21-Dec-2011
Clipped wires and landed with minimal damage to helicopter. Owner of field stated that weather was very foggy and he thought the pilot was making a precautionary landing for the weather and did not see the wires.... Read more
2-Nov-2011
Emergency landing on a mountain during an annual Hoguk military exercise Wednesday, killing one army officer and injuring another... Read more
27-Oct-2011
During powerline maintenance flight, p[ilot made emergency field landing. Skids broken, tail boom sliced, main blades ripped off. Pilot to hospital... Read more
27-Sep-2011
Skid struck powerline on take off and landed immediately without further incident... Read more
4-Jul-2011
Pilot Paula Huckleberry, 61, was flying to McGrath with two passengers — 21-year-old Scott Stevenson of Idaho and 39-year-old Chris Fontes of Arizona ... Read more
27-Jun-2011
Tipped backwards and fell off elevated platform while engine was running... Read more
3-Jun-2011
During a flight with two occupants on board, the helicopter collided with terrain and minor injuries were sustained. They activated a search beacon and were picked up by the Snowy Hydro SouthCare Rescue Helicopter... Read more
23-Apr-2011
Conducting VFR spraying operations when it struck the top of a tree during a turn. The pilot’s vision was affected by windshield glare from the rising sun. The lower chin bubble windshield was shattered and the mount for the anti-torque control pedals was broken. The helicopter landed without further event. CADAORS ref 2011P0595... Read more
8-Mar-2011
Press report states “tail boom separated”... Read more
8-Feb-2011
Ditched into reservoir after loss of power; 2 occupants safe... Read more
4-Feb-2011
Helicopter working on stringing new powerlines. One serious injury, one “minor to moderate” injury.... Read more
27-Jan-2011
2 seriously injured, 1 minor injuries... Read more
12-Nov-2010
Damaged during operation to clean insulators of a transmission line... Read more
30-Oct-2010
The helicopter was flying for the Wing County Power Line Services. 4POB, 1 fatal (later named as Gary L. Bland, 52, from Georgia) and 3 to Ruby Memorial Hospital with unknown injuries... Read more
8-Aug-2010
Crashed and burst into flames while taking part in a CIS competition in helicopter sports. The 74-year-old pilot was performing a loop-the-loop but didn’t have enough height as he came out of the manoeuvre... Read more
12-Aug-2009
12-Aug-09 N527BB MD Helicopters MD500E Ackworth, US-Georgia... Read more
7-Aug-2009
7-Aug-09 D-HSPO MD Helicopters MD500E Moni village, Cyprus... Read more
30-May-2009
30-May-09 N298SD MD Helicopters H369A Baltimore, US-Ohio... Read more
26-May-2009
26-May-09 MD Helicopters MD500 Hulugo, Kenya... Read more
5-Apr-2009
5-Apr-09 N2058X Hughes H369HS , US-Pacific Ocean... Read more
4-Apr-2009
4-Apr-09 D-HMRG Hughes H369HS near Hasenmoor/Wolfsberg, Germany... Read more