Safety

UK AAIB Bulletin – January 2014

UK AAIB Bulletin – January 2014

9-Jan-2014Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Special Bulletin S9/2013 – Eurocopter EC135 T2+, G-SPAO, Glasgow City Centre, 29 November 2013 Sikorsky S-76C (G-XXEB), yaw control restriction on approach, Denham Aerodrome, 23 May 2013... Read more

09-Jan-14 HK-4462 Bell 206L3 Anori, Colombia (5F)

09-Jan-14 HK-4462 Bell 206L3 Anori, Colombia (5F)

9-Jan-2014

Crashed killing all five occupants – military personnel flying in a civilian helicopter.  Former president quoted here said that crash caused by FARC terrorists... Read more

09-Jan-14 Eurocopter AS350 Richardson Glacier, New Zealand

09-Jan-14 Eurocopter AS350 Richardson Glacier, New Zealand

9-Jan-2014

Fell onto its side in landing on snow... Read more

09-Jan-14 Boeing CH-47 Laurel, US-Mississippi

09-Jan-14 Boeing CH-47 Laurel, US-Mississippi

9-Jan-2014

Safe emergency landing made with no damage to aircraft.  Helicopter AOG awaiting engineer... Read more

09-Jan-14 SE-JKP Bell 206B Rögla, Sweden

09-Jan-14 SE-JKP Bell 206B Rögla, Sweden

9-Jan-2014

Powerline patrol – encountered wind change at low level and was unable to recover.  Main blades chopped boom... Read more

Safety Management Systems Offering New Internationally Approved-courses

Safety Management Systems Offering New Internationally Approved-courses

8-Jan-2014Source: SMS

Safety Management Systems (SMS) has expanded its course selection to include globally-recognized Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization (OPITO) training. Classes begin Jan. 8. OPITO, an industry-owned organization that sets standards for international oil & gas training, approved SMS as a provider after a rigorous process to assure the quality and content of SMS’ offshore safety... Read more

08-Jan-14 Sikorsky MH-53E Virginia Beach, US-Virginia (3F)

08-Jan-14 Sikorsky MH-53E Virginia Beach, US-Virginia (3F)

8-Jan-2014

Crashed into the ocean.  Four of five POB rescued, but two of the four later died, named as pilot Lt. Wesley Van Dorn and Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Brian Collins.  Search for fifth person – pilot  Lt. Sean Christopher Snyder – was later abandoned... Read more

2013 Fatal helicopter accident statistics

2013 Fatal helicopter accident statistics

7-Jan-2014Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com publishes what we believe to be the most comprehensive helicopter accident information available on the internet.  We do not vouch for completeness – and indeed we regularly add more data for both recent and historical events – but from the feedback we receive from our readers, we are confident that we provide a very comprehensive repository of helicopter... Read more

07-Jan-14 88-26109 Sikorsky HH-60G Cley, UK (4F)

07-Jan-14 88-26109 Sikorsky HH-60G Cley, UK (4F)

7-Jan-2014

Lakenheath-based Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a night low-level training exercise due to a multiple bird strike, killing all four on board – named as Capt Christopher S. Stover, Capt Sean M. Ruane, Technical Sergeant Dale E. Mathews and Staff Sergeant Afton M. Ponce.. The helicopter went down between a beach car park at Cley... Read more

07-Jan-14 Glen Aplin, Australia

07-Jan-14 Glen Aplin, Australia

7-Jan-2014

Air Ambulance helicopter went AOG at accident scene... Read more

07-Jan-14 ZS-RIU Eurocopter AS350B3 Grand Central, South Africa

07-Jan-14 ZS-RIU Eurocopter AS350B3 Grand Central, South Africa

7-Jan-2014

This was a training flight and the crew was practising a simulated governor/FADEC failure when the helicopter landed hard short of the helipad, resulting in substantial damage to the skid gear, which broke off. The pilot flying closed the throttle at a height of 30 ft AGL, which resulted in a sudden decay in main... Read more

04-Jan-14 ZS-HOS Eurocopter AS365 Cape Town, South Africa

04-Jan-14 ZS-HOS Eurocopter AS365 Cape Town, South Africa

4-Jan-2014Source: Eurocopter

The helicopter lifted an external load of 485 kg from the deck of a vessel at sea to transport it to land. After lifting the load, the helicopter gained climbing speed and began to climb to 300 ft AMSL for the cruise. Once at 300 ft the load was reported to be stable, the PIC... Read more

$100M lawsuit over 2012 AS355 Bahamas accident withdrawn

$100M lawsuit over 2012 AS355 Bahamas accident withdrawn

3-Jan-2014Source: Turnberry Associates

Bob Martinez, a lawyer for Jeffrey Soffer, chairman and chief executive of Turnberry Associates, said today that Daria Pastouhkova Gogoleva has voluntarily withdrawn a $100 million lawsuit filed last month in federal district court in Miami against Mr. Soffer and others over a helicopter accident that occurred in 2012 in The Bahamas. The accident resulted... Read more

03-Jan-14 AgustaWestland AW139 Haliburton, Canada

03-Jan-14 AgustaWestland AW139 Haliburton, Canada

3-Jan-2014

Lost window in flight, diverted to Muskoka airport... Read more

03-Jan-14 N585TJ Eurocopter Bo105 Pembroke, US-New York

03-Jan-14 N585TJ Eurocopter Bo105 Pembroke, US-New York

3-Jan-2014

Badly damaged when fell off the trailer it was being transported on Interstate 90.  Road conditions were snowy.  Helicopter was withdrawn in 2011 and has been sold to a new owner in Australia.  It still appears to be carrying old registration N505TJ (since taken up by a new Bell 429) and not its reassigned reg N585TJ.... Read more

RMT union calls for public inquiry into North Sea safety issues

RMT union calls for public inquiry into North Sea safety issues

2-Jan-2014Source: RMT

Transport and offshore union RMT today issued a fresh call for First Minister Alex Salmond to take immediate and decisive action to establish a public inquiry into helicopter safety and a series of wider, associated issues relating to safety in the North Sea offshore industry. RMT has written to the First Minister and is awaiting... Read more

02-Jan-14 N400XL Bell 206B Temple, US-Texas

02-Jan-14 N400XL Bell 206B Temple, US-Texas

2-Jan-2014

Helicopter crashed and ended up on its side... Read more

01-Jan-14 N133GC Eurocopter EC130 Boulder City, US-Nevada

01-Jan-14 N133GC Eurocopter EC130 Boulder City, US-Nevada

1-Jan-2014

Heavy landing and rolled over after losing power on a post-maintenance test flight.  Pilot was only person on board... Read more

31-Dec-13 JA106Y Robinson R44 Kouri Island, Japan

31-Dec-13 JA106Y Robinson R44 Kouri Island, Japan

31-Dec-2013

Pilot and two passengers injured in tourist flight after ditching near Kouri Island... Read more

30-Dec-13 PK-DAL Bell 206B Brastagi, Indonesia (1F)

30-Dec-13 PK-DAL Bell 206B Brastagi, Indonesia (1F)

30-Dec-2013

One killed and four seriously injured in crash outside a hospital building.  Judging by photos on Twitter such as this one and this one, it would appear that the helicopter struck wires, which brought it down.  Fatality named here as Arif Setiawan and the other four were pilot Budi Indra and hospital employees Nilawaty Ginting, Yahya Sembiring, and... Read more

30-Dec-13 5Y-RDU Bell 407 Kwa Mathenge, Kenya

30-Dec-13 5Y-RDU Bell 407 Kwa Mathenge, Kenya

30-Dec-2013

Three POB injured after reported loss of lower caused helicopter to come down... Read more

30-Dec-13 EC-LRD AgustaWestland AW119Ke Malleco, Chile

30-Dec-13 EC-LRD AgustaWestland AW119Ke Malleco, Chile

30-Dec-2013

Badly burned in arson attack while parked.  Gang unsuccessfully attempted same on a second helicopter parked nearby... Read more

29-Dec-13 EC-LBS Bell 407 Chiquitoy, Chile

29-Dec-13 EC-LBS Bell 407 Chiquitoy, Chile

29-Dec-2013

Fire fighting helicopter shot at from the ground by 9mm bullett... Read more

28-Dec-13 N2056J Schweizer 300C Westchester, US-New York

28-Dec-13 N2056J Schweizer 300C Westchester, US-New York

28-Dec-2013

Landing accident on training flight, helicopter ended up on its port side.  Both occupants to hospital... Read more

Happy Christmas from the HeliHub.com team

Happy Christmas from the HeliHub.com team

24-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The team at HeliHub.com would like to wish all our readers a very Happy Christmas and better times in 2014. This is the time of the year we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and we trust many of our readers will take time to consider what that means to the world, perhaps through attending a... Read more

23-Dec-13 PNC-0923 Bell 206L4 Briceño, Colombia

23-Dec-13 PNC-0923 Bell 206L4 Briceño, Colombia

23-Dec-2013

Helicopter landed close to a landmine which was then triggered via mobile phone by a terrorist group.  2 injuries of 6 POB – named as Patrolman Diego Garzón and the pilot Captain Juan Gabriel Ramirez... Read more

23-Dec-13 Mil Mi-8 Novy Urengoy, Russia

23-Dec-13 Mil Mi-8 Novy Urengoy, Russia

23-Dec-2013

Damage to tail rotor blades and tail boom during landing phase, arriving from Sabetta.  No reported injuries to 3 crew and 13 passengers on board... Read more

FAA to Delay Sleep Apnea Policy

FAA to Delay Sleep Apnea Policy

22-Dec-2013Source: EAA

EAA Aeromedical Advisory Council chairman Dr. Stephen Leonard learned from the FAA today that the agency will delay implementation of its new sleep apnea policy planned for next month in order to gather additional input from the aviation and medical community. The new policy, which would mandate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) testing and evaluation for... Read more

22-Dec-13 M23-15 Sikorsky S61A-4 Pulau Pera, Malaysia

22-Dec-13 M23-15 Sikorsky S61A-4 Pulau Pera, Malaysia

22-Dec-2013

Within a short time of completing a  “Maintenance Check 2”, helicopter crashed on the rocky coast of an island.  All 4 POB got out safely.  At the time of the incident, the S61 was piloted by Kapt Asmawi Azmi and co-pilot Kapt Nuradlina Ab Manah. Sjn (U) Mohamad Khairi Abdul Rahman was the helicopter’s Air... Read more

22-Dec-13 C-GIMV Sikorsky S76 Gillies Township, Canada

22-Dec-13 C-GIMV Sikorsky S76 Gillies Township, Canada

22-Dec-2013

The helicopter entered a high hover to blow away snow accumulation at the scene. During the manoeuvre a white out condition was created. The main rotor contacted trees. Control of the helicopter was maintained and a landing was performed immediately. There were no injuries. The helicopter sustained damage to all 4 rotor blades.... Read more

21-Dec-13 Robinson R22 Midrand, South Africa

21-Dec-13 Robinson R22 Midrand, South Africa

21-Dec-2013

Solo pilot seriously injured in crash close to Grand Central Airport.  R22 ended up on its side with main blades bent but still attached... Read more

21-Dec-13 HB-ZLN Eurocopter AS350B3e Elm, Switzerland

21-Dec-13 HB-ZLN Eurocopter AS350B3e Elm, Switzerland

21-Dec-2013

Tail hit ground on final approach, and helicopter rolled onto its side.  2 of 5 POB seriously injured... Read more

20-Dec-13 F-GPJG Robinson R44 Gironde, France (4F)

20-Dec-13 F-GPJG Robinson R44 Gironde, France (4F)

20-Dec-2013

Four suspected died, of which one body found, when helicopter crashed into a river.  The occupants was Chinese billionaire Lam Kok, his son, an interpreter plus the pilot who had just sold his vineyard to Mr Kok... Read more

IHST announce 7th International Helicopter Safety Symposium

IHST announce 7th International Helicopter Safety Symposium

19-Dec-2013Source: IHST

The IHST, which promotes safety and works to reduce civil helicopter accidents worldwide, was formed in 2005 to lead a government and industry cooperative effort to address factors that were affecting an unacceptable helicopter accident rate. The group’s vision is an international civil helicopter community with zero accidents with a goal to reduce the international... Read more

19-Dec-13 J-4064 HAL Dhruv Yellendu, India

19-Dec-13 J-4064 HAL Dhruv Yellendu, India

19-Dec-2013

Emergency landing and required maintenance engineer before further flight... Read more

19-Dec-13 PT-HLU Eurocopter AS350B Carlos Prates, Brazil

19-Dec-13 PT-HLU Eurocopter AS350B Carlos Prates, Brazil

19-Dec-2013

While on autorotation training, the aircraft made an abrupt run-landing with low main rotor rotation. One of the blades of the main rotor hit the upper surface of the tail-boom... Read more

SkyTrac Systems Introduces LARS Compliant Crash Hardened Memory

SkyTrac Systems Introduces LARS Compliant Crash Hardened Memory

18-Dec-2013Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce the introduction of their new Crash Hardened Memory module (CHM). This solid state memory accessory ensures the survivability of critical flight data in the event an incident occurs and is used with their Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) solution, the ISAT-200A. It can also be interfaced with third party systems... Read more

18-Dec-13 CS-HEX Eurocopter EC120 Marmelete, Portugal (1F)

18-Dec-13 CS-HEX Eurocopter EC120 Marmelete, Portugal (1F)

18-Dec-2013

Struck powerlines while surveying them for energy company Energias de Portugal.  Helicopter crashed into a wooded area.  1 fatal, 2 serious.... Read more

17-Dec-13 Sikorsky UH-60 Zabul, Afghanistan (6F)

17-Dec-13 Sikorsky UH-60 Zabul, Afghanistan (6F)

17-Dec-2013

US military keep quiet on details of what happened in this accident, which killed six of the seven on board a Black Hawk.  Fatalities reported by NBC here as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, 34, of Heavener, Okla. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman, 35, of Scottsdale, Ariz. Sgt. Peter C. Bohler,... Read more

17-Dec-13 Sikorsky UH-60 Gölbaşı, Turkey (4F)

17-Dec-13 Sikorsky UH-60 Gölbaşı, Turkey (4F)

17-Dec-2013

Hit high voltage line and crashed on post-maintenance test flight accident, killing all four on board.  The identities of the fatalities were given as as Pilot Major Ahmet Duman, Lt. Pilot Emre Acar, and aircraft technicians and first sergeants Erdinç Salkım and Hüseyin Ulucan... Read more

17-Dec-13 Picture Rocks, US-Arizona

17-Dec-13 Picture Rocks, US-Arizona

17-Dec-2013

Emergency landing, needed roading out from where it came down.... Read more

17-Dec-13 Kamov Ka226 Bashkortostan, Russia

17-Dec-13 Kamov Ka226 Bashkortostan, Russia

17-Dec-2013

Damaged in force landing after cockpit filled with smoke.  Flight described as a ferry flight from the factory at Kumertau (Republic of Bashkortostan) to Boules airfield (Samara) which suggests it may be the delivery of a new helicopter... Read more

17-Dec-13 MD Helicopters MD500E Lapithos, Cyprus

17-Dec-13 MD Helicopters MD500E Lapithos, Cyprus

17-Dec-2013

French pilot Frederick Coupe slightly injured.  Skid collapsed (on landing?).  Helicopter was involved in powerline cleaning operations... Read more

17-Dec-13 F-BNTO Agusta-Bell 47G Northern Cyprus

17-Dec-13 F-BNTO Agusta-Bell 47G Northern Cyprus

17-Dec-2013

Crashed after the impact of the high-voltage transmission line during the agricultural spraying operation.  Post impact fire... Read more

17-Dec-13 Eurocopter AS365N Guwahati, India

17-Dec-13 Eurocopter AS365N Guwahati, India

17-Dec-2013

Port side landing gear failed on landing, helicopter fell onto its side.  Later photo shows propped up helicopter with tail sitting on the ground and port stabiliser end-plate bent from ground contact.  All six passengers and two crew safely evacuated.  It is believed that the helicopter was operating on the scheduled route between Guwahati and Shillong... Read more

Eurocopter promulgate Bond fuel gauge issue to worldwide EC135 fleet

Eurocopter promulgate Bond fuel gauge issue to worldwide EC135 fleet

16-Dec-2013Source: Bond Air Services

We note that Eurocopter has today issued a Safety Information Notice 2673-S-28 to operators of the EC135 across the world confirming that some of their aircraft have a fault in the fuel indication and alert system which means that warning system may not work properly.  This was a fault discovered by Bond during normal service operations on Wednesday 11th,... Read more

16-Dec-13 Sikorsky MH-60 Misaki Port, Japan

16-Dec-13 Sikorsky MH-60 Misaki Port, Japan

16-Dec-2013

US Navy helicopter crashed and fell onto its side in a landfill site.  2 injured of 4 POB... Read more

15-Dec-13 Hughes 500D Glade Burn, New Zealand (1F)

15-Dec-13 Hughes 500D Glade Burn, New Zealand (1F)

15-Dec-2013

A Hughes 500 helicopter flying between the Greenstone Valley and Dumpling Hut crashed at Glade Burn in steep and rugged terrain in poor weather.   Police confirmed that sole occupant pilot Bruce Andrews died in the accident... Read more

15-Dec-13 HA-5170 Bell 412EP Paradise Aroanop, Indonesia

15-Dec-13 HA-5170 Bell 412EP Paradise Aroanop, Indonesia

15-Dec-2013

Five POB all safe after helicopter damaged in emergency landing in mountainous area... Read more

BALPA union calls on CAA and EASA for clarity over Bond unilateral EC135 grounding

BALPA union calls on CAA and EASA for clarity over Bond unilateral EC135 grounding

13-Dec-2013Source: BALPA

In response to Bond Air Services decision to ground its fleet of EC 135s, BALPA said: “Pilots are looking to the regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to take charge and provide the industry with the information that has informed the decision to ground the Bond EC-135 fleet. Flight safety... Read more

Bond Air Services grounds EC135, then back in air within hours

Bond Air Services grounds EC135, then back in air within hours

13-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Bond Air Services, the operator of the Scottish Police EC135 which had a tragic accident on 29th November, issued the following statement on Thursday 12th:- “During normal operations yesterday, one of our EC135 fleet has experienced an indication defect that requires further technical investigation. Therefore as a precautionary measure we have temporarily suspended service operations... Read more

13-Dec-13 Bell OH-58D Knoxville, US-Tennessee

13-Dec-13 Bell OH-58D Knoxville, US-Tennessee

13-Dec-2013

Crashed and caught fire on positioning flight to night training mission.  2 POB got out OK... Read more

FAA Obstructive Sleep Apnea Issues

FAA Obstructive Sleep Apnea Issues

12-Dec-2013Source: FAA

On Thursday, December 12, at 12 Noon EST, please join the FAA for a webinar hosted by Fred Tilton, MD, Federal Air Surgeon, who will discuss modifications to the FAA’s sleep apnea policy and processes. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder that disrupts an individual’s normal sleep cycle. True to its name, it is... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – December 2013

UK AAIB Bulletin – December 2013

12-Dec-2013Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- AS350B (G-JESI), cockpit fire in flight, forced landing, Lindley Hall Farm nr Fenny Drayton, 3 August 2013... Read more

12-Dec-13 OH-HKE Eurocopter AS350B2 Oulu, Finland

12-Dec-13 OH-HKE Eurocopter AS350B2 Oulu, Finland

12-Dec-2013

Substantially damaged during training flight – helicopter ended up on its skids but with tail boom dropped to the ground and main blades damaged.... Read more

12-Dec-13 Baofu, China

12-Dec-13 Baofu, China

12-Dec-2013

Details sketchy but helicopter seems to have crashed and then caused a brush fire... Read more

12-Dec-13 9M-STE Sikorsky S76 Bintulu, Malaysia

12-Dec-13 9M-STE Sikorsky S76 Bintulu, Malaysia

12-Dec-2013

S76 with two pilots and six passengers ditches in sea.  All 8 rescued by passing boat.  Passengers were working for Petronas Carigali, and Police said they were from France, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Canada... Read more

11-Dec-13 Robinson R22 Mt Percy, New Zealand (1F)

11-Dec-13 Robinson R22 Mt Percy, New Zealand (1F)

11-Dec-2013

Low level spraying accident.  Helicopter burst into flames on impact.  Pilot named as David Stanley Jones... Read more

EagleMed Receives ARGUS Gold Rating for Safety

EagleMed Receives ARGUS Gold Rating for Safety

10-Dec-2013Source: EagleMed

EagleMed critical care air medical transport company has earned an ARGUS Gold Certification, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to safety. To award a Gold Rating, aviation services company ARGUS International Inc. conducts comprehensive research into numerous databases and other reputable sources. It compiles historical safety ratings, aircraft and pilot background checks, and on-site safety audits to... Read more

Glasgow EC135 Crash – Blades were not turning at impact

Glasgow EC135 Crash – Blades were not turning at impact

9-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The AAIB has in the last three hours published an initial summary of their findings to date of the Scottish Police Eurocopter EC135 accident in Glasgow on 29th November. The accident killed the pilot from Bond Air Services, and the two police offciers in the helicopter – and a further six on the ground. The... Read more

09-Dec-13 RA-04060 Eurocopter AS350B3 Uzhur, Russia

09-Dec-13 RA-04060 Eurocopter AS350B3 Uzhur, Russia

9-Dec-2013

EMS helicopter crashed with pilot and two paramedics on board.  Helicopter on its side.  Boom broken off at root and tail is lying next to rotorhead... Read more

08-Dec-13 VH-VMT Eurocopter EC120 Byron Bay, Australia

08-Dec-13 VH-VMT Eurocopter EC120 Byron Bay, Australia

9-Dec-2013

During landing at a private property, the helicopter skid and main rotor contacted the ground and the helicopter rolled over onto its right side. The occupants were able to exit uninjured but the helicopter was substantially damaged.... Read more

09-Dec-13 N36MV Hiller UH-12E Chowchilla, US-California

09-Dec-13 N36MV Hiller UH-12E Chowchilla, US-California

9-Dec-2013

Helicopter was hovering low over orchards on a standard frost-mitigation operation.  Problem at low level after the helicopter had been running for about 10 hours straight (bar fuel stops), and landed in crop with main blades striking tail boom on the way.  Pilot Stephen Streeter.... Read more

08-Dec-13 Boeing CH-47D Jericho, Israel

08-Dec-13 Boeing CH-47D Jericho, Israel

8-Dec-2013

Royal Air Force Chinook made emergency landing while en route from Amman (Jordan) to Akrotiri (Cyprus).  Some reports suggest location is in or near a minefield... Read more

08-Dec-13 G-IOOZ AgustaWestland AW109S Withypool, UK

08-Dec-13 G-IOOZ AgustaWestland AW109S Withypool, UK

8-Dec-2013

Reportedly a night landing  involving tail rotor impacting trees (or the ground) – causing heavy and awkward landing with wheels dug into soft soil.  Owner reported incident to police on 08-Dec-13 but accident may have been 07-Dec-13... Read more

08-Dec-12 Eurocopter EC120 Niagara, Canada

08-Dec-12 Eurocopter EC120 Niagara, Canada

8-Dec-2013

Emergency landing with no apparent damage.  TV reports stated helicopter had been “smoking” and that it remained in place and was blocking a taxiway.... Read more

07-Dec-13 HB-ZGM Robinson R44 Belpberg, Switzerland

07-Dec-13 HB-ZGM Robinson R44 Belpberg, Switzerland

7-Dec-2013

Helicopter landed in a field with light snow covering.  Main blades badly bent and rotor mast at an angle.  Fuselage, boom and tail appear near normal situation.  The pilot and three passengers were uninjured.... Read more

06-Dec-13 RA-2097G Schweizer 300C Rostov Oblast, Russia (2F)

06-Dec-13 RA-2097G Schweizer 300C Rostov Oblast, Russia (2F)

6-Dec-2013

Two killed on instructional flight.  Reports state R44 as helicopter type but photo evidence shows S300C.  Tail boom and tail rotor separate from the rest of the wreckage which was completely burned out.... Read more

06-Dec-13 N1001N Texas M74L (Bell 47G) Sebring, US-Florida (1F)

06-Dec-13 N1001N Texas M74L (Bell 47G) Sebring, US-Florida (1F)

6-Dec-2013

Pilot died in accident from low level on agricultural operations.  Post crash fire.  The pilot was later identified as Jon Whitaker... Read more

06-Dec-13 N2066W MD Helicopters 500E Monticello, US-Utah

06-Dec-13 N2066W MD Helicopters 500E Monticello, US-Utah

6-Dec-2013

Force landing during animal capture operation... Read more

06-Dec-13 Bell UH-1H Bagacay, Philippines

06-Dec-13 Bell UH-1H Bagacay, Philippines

6-Dec-2013

Crashed after reportedly developing engine trouble.  Some injuries... Read more

Canada – Fatal June 2012 AS350 crash blamed on inadvertent IMC

Canada – Fatal June 2012 AS350 crash blamed on inadvertent IMC

5-Dec-2013Source: TSB

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today released its investigation report (A12P0079) into a fatal collision with terrain involving a Eurocopter AS350 operated by Bailey Helicopters Ltd. on 1 June 2012 in Terrace, British Columbia. The helicopter was on a local mountain training flight in daylight conditions under visual flight rules with three crew members on board. Approximately 45... Read more

Bell settles with family of Tennessee Guardsman killed in Iraq OH-58D crash

Bell settles with family of Tennessee Guardsman killed in Iraq OH-58D crash

5-Dec-2013Source: Amarillo Globe News

Lawyers have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the family of a Tennessee National Guard soldier who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq.  See full story... Read more

EHEST publishes Safety Management Toolkit for non-Complex Operators

EHEST publishes Safety Management Toolkit for non-Complex Operators

5-Dec-2013Source: EHEST

The European Helicopter Safety Team (EHEST) today released a Safety Management Toolkit for non-Complex Operators consisting of a Safety Management Manual (SMM), a Guidance Document and an Emergency Response Plan. This Toolkit has been created by the Specialist Team Operations & SMS of EHEST. The SMM Version 1 for Non-Complex operators has been developed with consideration of... Read more

05-Dec-13 N707MY Sikorsky S76B Port Fourchon, US-Louisiana

05-Dec-13 N707MY Sikorsky S76B Port Fourchon, US-Louisiana

5-Dec-2013

Heavy wheel-up landing following sudden wind-shift on take-off... Read more

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