05-Apr-13 N520PA Hughes 500D Lihue, US-Hawaii
05-Apr-13
Found damage to trailing edge of rotor blade(s) on post-flight inspection
New Zealand – Heli Tours adds second aircraft
Source: Heli Tours, 23-Jan-13
Heli Tours new 2nd Helicopter has arrived! ZK-HOI is a H369D modern turbine Helicopter from USA, it is a very fast, very agile type of Helicopter and can fit up to 4 passengers. It also has a large, long cargo pod that fits neatly underneath the Helicopter too. It is polished and ready for work. [...]
10-Jan-13 OH-HNP Hughes 500D Paavolantie, Finland
10-Jan-13
Engine failure during low level powerline operation. Extensively damaged. Pilot walked away
07-Dec-12 N818CE Hughes 500D Valencia, US-California
07-Dec-12
Substantial damage after unsecured item from cabin struck aircraft
06-Sep-12 C-GVHG Hughes 500D Alice Arm, Canada
06-Sep-12
Main blades severed tail boom during landing. CADAORS ref 2012P1524
29-Jun-12 D-HLUX Hughes 500D Bernkastel, Germany (1F)
29-Jun-12
Hughes 500D spraying a vineyard hit powerline and crashed into field, killing the 26-year old pilot.
21-May-12 ZK-HXZ Hughes 500D North Canterbury, New Zealand
21-May-12
It is believed the helicopter had been contracted by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to spray for gorse when it went down at the northern end of Lake Sumner. Helicopter and pilot missing – pilot named as 35-year-old Mike Mehrtens – company website here quotes him as a 3,500 hour pilot
NTSB Preliminary Report – 27-Oct-11 N61PJ MD500D
Source: NTSB, 07-Nov-11
This is the text from the Preliminary Report. By its very nature, the details are subject to change and should not be relied upon. The Final Report for this incident will be issued in due course:- On October 27, 2011, about 1440 Pacific daylight time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-500D helicopter, N61PJ, was substantially damaged during [...]
Vanuatu asks Australia to investigate fatal H500D accident
Source: ATSB, 01-Sep-11
Incident referred to is in HeliHub.com accident data at 28-Aug-11 YJ-HEL Hughes 369D South Malakula, Vanuatu (1F) On 29 August 2011, the ATSB was notified by the Vanuatu Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of an accident that occurred on the island of Maleluka, Vanuatu on 26 August 2011 and involved Hughes 369D helicopter, registered YJ-HEL. It [...]
Phoenix Heliparts customizes 1981 MD500D with less than 700 hour TTAF
Source: Phoenix Heliparts, 05-Mar-11
Mesa, Arizona – March 5, 2011. After being fully restored by Phoenix Heliparts, of Mesa, AZ, a 1981 MD500D model has been customized with an ‘E’ nose, air conditioning and a complete Aerodynamix NVG package. This 30-year-old aircraft is now truly state of the art. Official handover to Team C&H, of Jacksonville, Florida, will take [...]
South African Police in crash want to get back flying
Source: IOL, 29-Jan-11
Lt.Col Shabir Khan was discharged on Thursday but de Lt.Col Kosie de Villiers’s recovery is expected to take a little longer, though the enthusiastic pilot was in good spirits in the Unitas Hospital on Thursday. See accident page at 21-Jan-11 ZS-HWX MD Helicopters 369D Wonderboompoort, South Africa
