The Tomcat helicopter (Bell 47 adaption) was involved in agricultural work. Unclear what happened but helicopter ended up on the ground on its skids but without its rotor mast or main blades This report states that “Jose Daniel Avelarez Gálea – aviation mechanic was killed and citizen Edward José Flores Padilla, who works as an aviation… Read more »
24-Nov-20
Airport ramp floodlight mast fell onto boom, possibly caused by main blades striking it first. Video shows tail rotor separating from boom prior to the mast falling 3POB not injured
24-Nov-20
Training accident – FAA report loss of control followed by ground impact. 2 POB reported not injured
18-Nov-20
Photos posted online show helicopter significantly damaged by landing in two feet of water in a lake, although it remained upright on its skids. Second image shows the person who took the photos, sat in the water of the lake with leg injuries strapped up in a rudimentary way
16-Nov-20
Bird strike left six inch hole in chin bubble window Helicopter type to check. FAA just reported this as “Stat 13” which is a callsign and not a registration. Almost all of this operator’s fleet are EC135s
15-Nov-20
While attempting to decouple from dolly, rudder pedal became stuck and helicopter briefly became airborne. The tail rotor separated from the aircraft, resulting in a hard landing
14-Nov-20
Incident was reportedly caused by the helicopter hitting powerlines shortly after take-off. Heavily damaged
13-Nov-20
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Robinson R44 Raven II (G-WTWT), rolled over during a precautionary landing, Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kent, 26 July 2020
Source: AAIB, 12-Nov-20
Landed too close to the parked Bell 505 HB-ZYN, striking and breaking its tail fin. This helicopter, with student and instructor, then crashed from a lower hover, breaking its skids and damaging its boom close to the fenestron (which ended up approx 90 degrees twisted on the boom axis)
11-Nov-20
Tail broken off while parked after Guimbal G2 Cabri HB-ZVN landed too close
11-Nov-20
A Leonardo AW109S Grand carrying a heart for transplant from Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa crashed on Friday on the rooftop helipad of Keck Hospital of USC in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles. Helicopter N109EX is seen in this video to be spinning just prior to touching down heavily and rolling onto its port… Read more »
Source: HeliHub.com, 09-Nov-20
Two Guimbal G2 Cabris were conducting training flights. Both took off from Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport bound for Genting Sempah. Each helicopter was carrying an instructor and and a student. It is reported that the two helicopters contacted each other in some way before each making separate landings. This blue-livery helicopter descended vertically into… Read more »
08-Nov-20
Two Guimbal G2 Cabris were conducting training flights. Both took off from Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport bound for Genting Sempah. Each helicopter was carrying an instructor and and a student. It is reported that the two helicopters contacted each other in some way before each making separate landings. This red-livery helicopter managed to make… Read more »
08-Nov-20
Highway Patrol helicopter landed in the street on final approach to its base after striking trees. The helicopter remained upright, but landed heavily and the skids splayed out – other damage included main blades and bom. Sole occupant pilot B.K. Jones was injured Approx latlong 35.731181, -78.629324
08-Nov-20
Tail rotor and stabiliser damaged by hitting a tree during an emergency landing
08-Nov-20
Emergency landing on beach as the tide was coming in. Skids sank into the soft sand.
08-Nov-20
Helicopter tipped over on landing. 2 POB, not injured
07-Nov-20
Aircraft sustained heavy autorotation landing.
05-Nov-20
Landing accident on hospital roof top pad, bringing in a donated heart for transplant from Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa. 3 POB all got themselves out of the wreckage. Each needed medical attention. This video shows the helicopter spinning just prior to touch-down, suggesting a tail rotor issue. Another video here, different angle.
04-Nov-20
Heavy autorotation landing. Sole occupant pilot not injured
04-Nov-20
