Instructor and CPL student on board... Read more
Aft portion of tail boom separated on landing... Read more
Precautionary landing after tail rotor issue... Read more
1 fatality. Mustering accident, according to Queensland Fire & Rescue. Official report here... Read more
Hard landing, rolled over, broke skid... Read more
Instructor Graham Alan Stott, 31, and student Marcus Hoogvliet, 21, were on a training flight when their R22 went down on the Arawhata Saddle, at the head of the Matukituki River... Read more
Initial reports are suggesting a wire strike in less-than-ideal visibility. Fatalities named as Danilo Ricuperati (31) and Matteo Franchini (27)... Read more
Destroyed in hard landing (per FAA), but “There was only moderate damage to the aircraft and no damage to the runway or any impact on our commercial operations,†according to airport director Heath Allen.... Read more
Tail struck ground on take-off... Read more
Pilot died – later named as Adrian James Mayberry, 59, of Christchurch. The passenger was seriously injured... Read more
Hard landing on training flight – skids splayed out although helicopter remained upright. Tail boom sliced by main blades.... Read more
Unknown circumstances... Read more
Dynamic roll-over... Read more
Crashed in a clearing close to a second R22 which was carrying out a deer recovery operation. Subject helicopter was observing, initally from 15m up, just prior to it coming down. Pilot aged 64 OK, passenger aged 55 needed medical treatment. Both from Warkworth, north of Auckland... Read more
Rolled over on landing... Read more
Emergency landing made on edge of river after suspected mechanical problems. Two occupants uninjured... Read more
Pilot Jean Marcel Grillet Aubert seriously injured, Passenger (unnamed) not injured... Read more
Low level accident. R22 ended up on its starboard side. 1 POB not seriously injured... Read more
Emergency landing following carbon monoxide warning illumination... Read more
Forced landing in Avenida Tiradentes, heavy enough for skids to splay out. Helicopter remained upright. helicopter was operating for Radio Eldorado, and neither occupant was injured – pilot reported as Andrew Smith, and reporter Flavio Perez... Read more
During the cruise, the engine failed. The pilot conducted a forced landing. The passenger received serious injuries and the helicopter was seriously damaged.... Read more
R22 crashed in a steep sided valley while en route from Sospel to Avignon. French press named the deceased as Martin Rutty and Simon Lichtenstein... Read more
Encountered sudden winds taking off in mountainous region, landed no side in snow. Pilot Paolo Ferrazza (35) was not seriously injured while passenger Andrea Zampedri (38) was virtually unscathed... Read more
According to the Fire Department, the helicopter pilot Cristiano Felipe Rocha, 23, suffered a broken nose. The passenger, identified only as Leonardo, suffered minor injuries.... Read more
Pilot Russell Parker, aged 39, died in this R22 accident while mustering cattle... Read more
Training accident, ended up on starboard side... Read more
The two fatalities on a licence re-validation flight were owner Bevan Bertholdt (39) and flight instructor Boeta Austin... Read more
FAA report “heavy landing”... Read more
FAA prelim report stated that this R22 “ended up on its side”. We note that we have another report dated 29th October of the same type of helicopter in Prescott AZ – perhaps the FAA got the wrong date on this report?... Read more
Instructor Jason Wright, 29, of Bluff, and his pupil Allan Munro, 67, of Avondale, 75km north of Invercargill, were found with the submerged but intact Robinson 22 2km southeast of Colyers Island inside the harbour, ending a 24 hour search.... Read more
Helicopter was involved in scouring the property to map mustering locations when the accident happened... Read more
Low level training exercise and right skid snagged the ground causing the helicopter to imbalance and turn over onto its side.... Read more
Pilot believed he had a mechanical failure and tried and pick a spot to land for an emergency landing... Read more
The pilot over-controlled the aircraft on experiencing dynamic rollover during take off. The aircraft became airborne and began rotating, before impacting the ground and sustaining serious damage to the tail. The pilot was unaware of the damage and continued the flight although he subsequently landed without further mishap.... Read more
One fatality was famous rugby player Andre van Wyk... Read more
Photo of wreckage can be seen here... Read more
