2-Apr-2015
Crashed onto the roof of a house during a post-maintenance test flight. Video footage indicates items fell from the helicopter in flight prior to impact. Pilot was named as Thomaz Rodrigues Alckmin, son of Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin, and three of the other four fatalities were engineers working for Helipark.... Read more
2-Apr-2015
Struck birds and windscreen cracked. Emergency landing made at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport with no further problem... Read more
1-Apr-2015
Aircraft turned back to Aberdeen before reaching destination. 7 POB. Reported as a Cowling Open warning light... Read more
31-Mar-2015
Crashed in mountainous area with the loss of all 4 POB. The helicopter was transporting workers sent to restore water service to the tens of thousands of people left without drinking water after the floods. Pilot Pedro Pablo Aldunate Arriola was married to a cousin of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.... Read more
30-Mar-2015
Helicopter down with two fatalities (named here as Steve Cobb and pilot Brandon Ricks) and one serious injury (Brendan Mullen). Bell 206L1 was contracted to US Forestry Service and the crew were working on a prescribed burn of 800 acres in the Desoto National Forest.... Read more
30-Mar-2015
Turned back after takeoff to check a malfunctioning gauge and landed back at departure point. Infant patient then ferried to destination by another helicopter... Read more
29-Mar-2015
Crashed into trees shortly after take-off from a site described as ” inaccessible” – pilot reported to have stayed the night in a cottage in the woods. Weather mentioned as a possible factor in some reports... Read more
28-Mar-2015
Lost power and landed in a tree... Read more
27-Mar-2015
Crashed in poor weather while working on telephone lines for Telefonos de Mexico – three died on impact, fourth later in hospital... Read more
27-Mar-2015
1 POB with minor injuries. CADORS 2015P0442... Read more
27-Mar-2015
US Navy TH-57B rolled over onto its starboard side during a night training flight. Instructor and student not seriously injured... Read more
26-Mar-2015
Crashed on final approach due to gusty conditions. Rolled over onto its side. Three of 8 POB taken to hospital were named as Tran Van Thong, 36; Nguyen Xuan Toan, 53; and Dong Van Vu, 34... Read more
26-Mar-2015
Starboard engine fire in flight. Pilot landed helicopter safely... Read more
26-Mar-2015
After engine failure indication the pilot decided to land in the heliport of the Montmelo motor racing circuit. During approach there was an explosion of the engine, provoking the power turbine and exhaust nozzle to detach. Important damage to the engine and the exhaust nozzle.... Read more
25-Mar-2015
Destroyed in reported Saudi air attack on hangar at Al-Dailami air base. Photo shows Bell 412 on the left of this image... Read more
25-Mar-2015
Destroyed in reported Saudi air attack on hangar at Al-Dailami air base. Photo shows Bell 412 on the left of this image... Read more
24-Mar-2015
Two deaths reported – helicopter on a post maintenance test flight after engine was replaced. Registration variously quoted as RF-01186 or RF-01168... Read more
24-Mar-2015
1 killed and 2 injured when helicopter came down close to Ukraine’s capital Kiev (Kyiv) . Video from crash scene here... Read more
24-Mar-2015
Landed in shallow water close to the shore of Taylor’s Island. Remained upright and the 2 POB got out and walked to the shore after experiencing a mechanical problem. Pilot named as 45-year-old Vincent Giglio of New Jersey and passenger 61-year-old Ronald Lopes of New York... Read more
23-Mar-2015Source: IHST
If aircraft were measured from the ground up, helicopters would rank near the bottom. This isn’t a criticism; it’s just the nature of the beast. Helicopters spend a large portion of time flying close to the ground and, as a result, they are increasingly susceptible to wire strikes. Analysis conducted by the United States Helicopter... Read more
23-Mar-2015
Bird strike while conducting low level search at night over a lake. Helicopter landed safely with a hole in the windshield... Read more
22-Mar-2015
R44 went down two miles west of the airport it took off from, crashing into a house and killing the pilot and two passengers – later named here as Bruce Teitelbaum, 48, and Marsha Khan, 55, and Harry Anderson, 42... Read more
22-Mar-2015
Pilot carried out an “emergency landing due to technical failure”. Four occupants were captured by opposition fighters, one crew member was shot by his captors and the fait of a sixth crew member is unknown. Registration confirmed from this YouTube video... Read more
21-Mar-2015
Helicopter crashed while being operated for Total E&P Indonesie (TEPI) on a mission to inspect pipelines. Helicopter ended upside down as seen in this photo Press report next day stated “The six victims who will soon leave Siloam Hospital in Balikpapan include two Total Indonesie employees, Rakhmat Yunanto, 35, and Agung Danur Wenda, 33, and two... Read more
20-Mar-2015
Helicopter crashed into lake, pilot missing and passenger recovered uninjured. Local CCTV camera appears to catch helicopter gradually descending in mist towards the smooth surface of the lake... Read more
20-Mar-2015
During manoeuvring the helicopter collided with terrain resulting in substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were not injured.... Read more
20-Mar-2015
While landing at his own helipad, the pilot said the ground gave way beneath the pad causing the tail rotor to strike the dirt. This caused the helicopter to spin uncontrollably, and it ended up in nearby trees... Read more
19-Mar-2015Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Sikorsky S-76C (G-WIWI), unintentional descent towards trees, Peasmarsh, East Sussex, 3 May 2012... Read more
18-Mar-2015
A helicopter carrying some consignment of gold from the Obuasi Mine of Anglogold Ashanti to Accra crash landed in a thick forest at Esuofua near Asuboi, a remote village near Akyem Oda... Read more
17-Mar-2015
Captain Rene Zeetsen, 30, was killed in the crash and First Lieutenant Ernst Mollinger, 26, died later in a field hospital... Read more
17-Mar-2015
Heavy landing on snow, damaging the helicopter. two pilots and two technicians on board were not seriously injured. Army code EI-351... Read more
17-Mar-2015
Pilot made an emergency landing after noticing smoke coming from the engine compartment, 2 POB uninjured – Sources say the pilot, Michael Tepper was on an introductory instructional flight with his passenger, Brandon Ahlo.... Read more
16-Mar-2015
Manoevring accident – in hover, tail rotor hit the tail rotor of another helicopter on the apron... Read more
16-Mar-2015
Manoevring accident – in hover, tail rotor hit the tail rotor of another helicopter on the apron... Read more
16-Mar-2015
On patrol at 600′ AGL flying south along Interstate 45 over the Trinity River struck two ducks. Landed safely with minor damage... Read more
16-Mar-2015
On flight from Cayenne to Grand Santi, pilot was flying very low and struck trees. Pilot returned to Cayenne airfield.... Read more
14-Mar-2015
Crashed in unknown circumstances... Read more
13-Mar-2015
AW139 noted with emergency squawk 7700 flying Baku to Ganja. Very odd routing from radar plot just prior to Flightrader24 screen grab. No further details available... Read more
13-Mar-2015
EMS flight in poor weather conditions, crashed killing two medical staff, four crew and the baby patient, only a few days old. A later report indicated “The post mortem showed there were 0.68 milligrams per milliliter of alcohol in Mehic’s blood, and 1.30 mg/ml in his urine.”... Read more
13-Mar-2015
Crashed in waters off Gageodo Island, while trying to land near a seawall to carry out a mission to transport an emergency patient to an inland hospital. The accident left one dead and three others aboard the helicopter missing.... Read more
13-Mar-2015
Heilcopter struck wires crossing an 800m wide sea inlet known as French Pass between D’Urville Island and the mainland. Sole occupant pilot named as Ian John Simcox, 65, from Blenheim was killed... Read more
13-Mar-2015
Emergency, with no apparent damage from press photo... Read more
13-Mar-2015
Minor damage after skid touched ground while hovering... Read more
13-Mar-2015
Tail rotor spider assembly fractured in-flight, resulting in an emergency run-on landing at Merrill Field, Anchorage... Read more
12-Mar-2015
External load operations (carrying food and supplies to a mining camp in Colchagua) at 12,700ft amsl but only 50m above the ground when an engine problem caused pilot to jettison the load and take evasive action, descending to the right intending flying down a gorge. Sadly the pilot, named as Francisco Bismara from Argentina, died... Read more
12-Mar-2015
flying to McAlester from Tulsa when it crashed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and no patients were on board. Timed at around 11.25pm 3 POB, 1 Fatal... Read more
12-Mar-2015
Fell onto side in landing accident. No injuries to 4 POB... Read more
12-Mar-2015
Aluminum part about 20.3 centimeters long and 7.6 centimeters wide, weighing about 164 grams, fell from aircraft in flight. US military reportedly took four days to advise local Japanese authorities... Read more
12-Mar-2015
The instructor explained that during a go-around after practice approach altitude on a field, the helicopter suddenly made several turns to the left around the yaw axis. He managed to land in a snowy field at about 5400 ft.... Read more
10-Mar-2015Source: HAI
Christopher Hart was confirmed last week as NTSB chairman, and he discussed his priorities for the safety agency at a Washington Aero Club luncheon last week. Chairman Hart wants to redesign the way the agency conducts investigations “from scratch.” He said the main focus of the redesign will have two parts, including incorporating “major IT... Read more
10-Mar-2015
Emergency landing in “Bosque da Barra” swamp on a training flight after bird strike to tail rotor. Minor damage only, from photos... Read more
10-Mar-2015
Helicopter damaged, but no details on circumstances. pilot not injured... Read more
9-Mar-2015
7 Marines and 4 Army personnel killed in poor visibility on Florida coast. The missing Marines were from a special operations regiment out of Camp LeJeune in North Carolina – identified as Capt. Stanford Henry Shaw III , Master Sgt. Thomas Saunders, Staff Sgt. Liam Flynn, Staff Sgt. Trevor P. Blaylock , Staff Sgt. Kerry... Read more
9-Mar-2015
Mid air crash of two AS350 helicopters resulting in the fatal crash of both aircraft with a total of 10 lives lost. Aircraft burnt out in post-crash fire, and were involved in the filming of a reality TV show called Dropped. Eight French nationals, including three sports stars, and the Argentine pilots died when the... Read more
9-Mar-2015
Mid air crash of two AS350 helicopters resulting in the fatal crash of both aircraft with a total of 10 lives lost. Aircraft burnt out in post-crash fire, and were involved in the filming of a reality TV show called Dropped. Eight French nationals, including three sports stars, and the Argentine pilots died when the... Read more
8-Mar-2015
The helicopter went down in mountainous terrain while water bombing the area, killing the pilot – named later here as Hendrik Marais... Read more
7-Mar-2015
Force landed in a field, no injuries... Read more
6-Mar-2015
Helicopter was engaged in low level powerline work, hit powerline and crashed killing both on board. Post crash fire.... Read more
6-Mar-2015
Security video shows helicopter search light spinning to the left. The video shows that the helicopter entered a steep descent and impacted the side of the hospital building and parking lot at night. Operated by Air Methods for ARCH Air Medical. Pilot named here as Ronald Rector... Read more
5-Mar-2015
Hospital worker walked into spinning tail rotor shortly after helicopter had landed, and died from his injuries... Read more
5-Mar-2015
Tail rotor strike on landing, substantially damaged... Read more
5-Mar-2015
Extensively damaged – hired by PPL from Hélitravaux. 3 POB all to hospital.... Read more
3-Mar-2015
Landing accident, extensively damaged... Read more
2-Mar-2015
The Pilot was repositioning 12 passengers from the bottom to the top of the Ghosts Drimie ski run. Upon departure, the Pilot elected to take-off downhill and downwind due to the terrain. The aircraft started to settle as it transited across a field and entered a ‘snowball’ at which time the pilot lost visual reference.... Read more
1-Mar-2015
Sheriff helicopter made emergency landing in fields of Hart High School due to lightning... Read more
28-Feb-2015
Force landing on a road intersection... Read more
28-Feb-2015
During training operations, the helicopter rolled onto its side. The helicopter was substantially damaged, however both pilots were uninjured.... Read more
28-Feb-2015
Crashed into mudflats. Pilot out and OK.... Read more
27-Feb-2015
According to preliminary information, after take-off from the helipad on a helicopter has failed directional control system, the pilot decided to make an emergency landing to determine the circumstances and causes of the failure. During landing the helicopter rolled over on its right side and collapsed. Reportedly destroyed. Location was a helipad located at the... Read more
27-Feb-2015
Agricultural aircraft hit powerlines and came down in orange orchard. Pilot seriously injured and airlifted to hospital... Read more
26-Feb-2015
No details released apart from fatality numbers. One unconfirmed report quotes the type as AB212... Read more
26-Feb-2015
Heavy landing on return to base, remained upright but wheels collapsed. All 4 POB to hospital, although one released soon after.... Read more
26-Feb-2015
Precautionary landing shortly after take-off... Read more
26-Feb-2015
“Landed in a tree”. Pilot was able to climb out of the helicopter and down from the tree to phone for help.... Read more
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