1-Jun-2011
Four injured after helicopter hit powerlines and crashed into a field. Onboard were a charter pilot, two Queensland government employees and a Cairns Regional Council employee who were conducting aerial surveys of the area.... Read more
1-Jun-2011
Tail rotor struck tree and helicopter crashed into orchard... Read more
1-Jun-2011
S55 Whisperjet conversion “Helo is Ok but the people looking to use it are no longer interested.” [exact date not known]... Read more
1-Jun-2011
Crashed into Indus or Sindh River en route to Peshawar, and poor weather reported. Five people on board including Major-General Mohammad Nawaz, director general of the Punjab Rangers along with two Captains and one Colonel.... Read more
3-Jun-2011
During a flight with two occupants on board, the helicopter collided with terrain and minor injuries were sustained. They activated a search beacon and were picked up by the Snowy Hydro SouthCare Rescue Helicopter... Read more
4-Jun-2011
Precautionary landing in field after pilot “sensing something was wrong”. Later flown to Santa Maria Public Airport for further assessment... Read more
4-Jun-2011
The machine appears to have spun and caught the ground, leading to dynamic rollover,... Read more
4-Jun-2011
Aircraft lost power in towering take-off at 25ft agl. Returned to pad and taken out of service for inspection... Read more
5-Jun-2011
While it was flying low and slow, the aircraft sustained vibrations, followed by an engine breakdown. The pilot attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft rolled over onto its left side and was partially submerged on the edge of a lake.... Read more
5-Jun-2011
A NATO spokesman in eastern Afghanistan said the helicopter in Sunday’s crash went down in the Sabari District of Khost Province, a mountainous area near the Pakistan border, where insurgent activity has been among the heaviest this spring. Deceased later named as Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. White, 35, of Fort Collins, Colo., and Chief... Read more
7-Jun-2011
San Diego Gas & Electric’s helicopter was involved in an incident when a section of a transmission tower carried by the helicopter fell approximately 200- feet to the ground. No one was injured.... Read more
7-Jun-2011
Helicopter was on electricity line survey when it went down at the crest of the mountain of Puerto Angulo, in a rocky and inaccessible by land vehicle. Locals reported a fire and the authorities later confirmed two fatalities. Foggy weather conditions may have contributed... Read more
8-Jun-2011
Fatalities include a major, two lieutenants and two sergeants.... Read more
9-Jun-2011
Emergency landing in public park. State Police officials said inspection crews were on the way, but that the helicopter would not be able to leave Nasella Field until the issue causing the emergency light to illuminate was fixed.... Read more
9-Jun-2011
Crashed on mission to rescue the occupants of crashed Robinson R44 helicopter RA-04331... Read more
9-Jun-2011
Instructional flight, takeoff without hydraulic assistance, ended up on its side... Read more
9-Jun-2011
Crashed on landing at 3500m altitude in poor visibility on tourish trip. Rescue helicopter Ka27 then crashed too. Second rescue helicopter sent... Read more
9-Jun-2011
Rotor blade struck unknown object in flight. Landed safely... Read more
10-Jun-2011
While setting an elecriticy tower within a utility right-of-way two miles SE of Plaster City, three of the helicopter’s four hooks holding up a tower section released. While hanging from the remaining hook, the structure was slowly lowered to the ground and, once on the ground, was released. The tower subsequently tipped over. No one... Read more
10-Jun-2011
The pilot of a French Army Gazelle died when his helicopter crashed in poor weather conditions. Victim later named as Lieutenant Matthew Gaudin, 37... Read more
11-Jun-2011
On lifting to the hover, the downwash from the helicopter pushed one parked light aircraft into another.... Read more
11-Jun-2011
Load became unstable as helicopter approached rooftop of Trianon skyscraper. Pilot elected to drop the load – an airconditioning unit – which dropped 180m to the ground... Read more
11-Jun-2011
Tourist flight. Pilot claimed to have been caught in a wind vortex. Helicopter Destroyed... Read more
11-Jun-2011
Struck high voltage powerline. 8 fatalities named as pilot Néstor Manuel Niño Acosta, Copilot Fabián Fuentes Meneses, technician Leandro Sánchez Sánchez and passengers Gutiérrez Mendoza Eimer, John Contreras Lobo, John Joya Delgado, Germán Medina Delgado and Wilson Correa Castillo... Read more
12-Jun-2011
Landing accident with 4 POB – no injuries and only light damage to the helicopter.... Read more
12-Jun-2011
Precautionary landing.  Aircraft shut down without further incident in accordance with standard emergency procedures.  No personnel were injured during the incident. Being investigated by maintenance personnel from 817 Squadron.... Read more
14-Jun-2011
5POB. Made emergency landing in wooded area after suspected engine fire which turned out to be incorrect... Read more
15-Jun-2011
Helicopter ended up on its port side with the tail boom broken... Read more
15-Jun-2011
Simulated forced landing, main blades struck tail boom... Read more
15-Jun-2011
Five confirmed killed, one seriously injured to hospital in accident on mountain Pleta de Juclar (2240m) nr Canillo. “cable caught in tree” in unofficial report. Fatalities listed in press as Heliand employees Claude Michel Boulanger and Jacques Lahouille – plus Daniel Curruhuinca, ElÃas Pérez and LluÃs Blanco. Survivor was Jean-Jacques Vidal,... Read more
16-Jun-2011
Port side engine failure 20 minutes out. Returned to airport on good engine and landed OK... Read more
16-Jun-2011
Helicopter was spraying a vineyard when it severed a powerline. Level of damage not known. Villages of Bernkastel, Graach Come Longkamp and Monzelfeld all without power.... Read more
16-Jun-2011
Nose wheel collapse on runway landing on training flight. Runway blocked for period of time which necessitated diversion of one airline flight. Civil owned, Military Registered aircraft, operated by British International for Royal Navy “Flag Officer Sea Training” unit... Read more
17-Jun-2011
Emergency landing after smoke in cockpit.... Read more
17-Jun-2011
Crashed into the sea 300-500m offshore. Wreckage washed up on beach. Fatalities named as pilot Marcelo de Almeida and passengers Mariana Noleto, Gabriel Kfuri Gouveia (aged 2), Luca Kfuri de Magalhães Lins (aged 3), Norma Batista de Assunção (aged 49, the children’s nanny), Jordana Kfuri Cavandish, and Fernanda Kfuri... Read more
18-Jun-2011
Aft portion of tail boom separated on landing... Read more
18-Jun-2011
Main rotor blades severed tail boom during take-off... Read more
18-Jun-2011
Take-off accident, helicopter ended up on its side... Read more
18-Jun-2011
Unstable on take-off and crashed in a wood a few hundred metres from take-off point... Read more
19-Jun-2011
Helicopter ended up on its side in a jungle area. No initial indication as to cause... Read more
19-Jun-2011
Engine problems during turn at low level while spraying at 100ft agl. Landed heaviliy and rolled over... Read more
19-Jun-2011
Bird strike during landing phase... Read more
19-Jun-2011
Probable that the helicopter sustained a mechanical failure in the cruise, resulting in loss of pitch control to one of the tail blades. During the subsequent attempt to land, the airspeed reduced to the point where directional control seems to have been insufficient to maintain heading. At a height of approx 50 ft, the helicopter... Read more
19-Jun-2011
Precautionary landing after problem with one engine... Read more
20-Jun-2011
Instructor and CPL student on board... Read more
20-Jun-2011
Helicopter involved in agricultural work. Wire strike took out electricity in East Palmerston. Initial reports sketch as to whether wires were cause or effect... Read more
20-Jun-2011
One R44 landed too close to another and struck it with its moving rotor blades.  D-HPHP had damaged main blade and broken cabin bubble, D-HALP had damaged tail. Thus assume that D-HPHP landing too close to D-HALP... Read more
20-Jun-2011
One R44 landed too close to another and struck it with its moving rotor blades.  D-HPHP had damaged main blade and broken cabin bubble, D-HALP had damaged tail. Thus assume that D-HPHP landing too close to D-HALP... Read more
21-Jun-2011
The Bell 212 was part of a three-aircraft test flight for Boeing. Two support aircraft were chasing an Apache Longbow on test flight when one of the support aircraft went down.... Read more
21-Jun-2011
The UAV was delivering intelligence data from about 5,000-7,000 ft. as expected, and there was no immediate sign of a command and control problem or mechanical malfunction, a program source says. This may mean it was shot down.... Read more
21-Jun-2011
Landed hard during practice autorotations, fell onto its side, then causing a grass fire which consumed the helicopter and 15-20 acres of grassland. Pilot not injured... Read more
22-Jun-2011
Low Transmission Pressure light illuminated and pilot Dominic Noon made emergency landing at Crabbs Rifle Range... Read more
22-Jun-2011
The helicopter had flown only about 300 metres after takeoff when it crashed, killing the sole occupant pilot... Read more
23-Jun-2011
An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopter crashed in south Afghanistan on Thursday, a press release from the NATO-led ISAF said on Friday. Given the location of troops, it was likely a US Military helicopter... Read more
23-Jun-2011
Helicopter was surveying power lines but was forced to make an emergency landing after reporting mechanical problems. F28 ended up on its side... Read more
24-Jun-2011
A Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk drone amde an emergency landing on the remains of the #2 reactor at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power station while taking air samples to measure radiation levels.... Read more
24-Jun-2011
landing accident. Registration assumed from reports of it being a 2008 build R44 registered to Capitale Hélicoptère and this is the only such aircraft. 25 year old pilot Allain Da Encarnacao survived, 65 year old passenger Andre Lafontaine did not.... Read more
27-Jun-2011
Tipped backwards and fell off elevated platform while engine was running... Read more
27-Jun-2011
Eye-witnesses said the small helicopter — which was carrying a 31-year-old pilot and a 19-year-old girl — appeared to get into difficulty for reasons which are now being investigated.... Read more
27-Jun-2011
An eyewitness described the aircraft as having “disintegrated†mid-air, according to Austin-Travis County EMS spokesman Warren Hassinger “Fire rescuers and EMS personal arrived on the scene and pretty much confirmed that it was not a survivable crash,†Hassinger said, adding that the victim was “burned beyond recognitionâ€. Pilot later named as 60 -year-old Steve Titsworth. ... Read more
28-Jun-2011
Landing accident on open grass area and ended up on port side. 29 year old front seat passenger to hospital. 38 year old pilot uninjured, as were the rear passengers – 69 year old man and 26 year old woman.... Read more
30-Jun-2011
Pilot and two trainees on board, first flight of day. Aborted take-off and tail section separated from helicopter in subsequent very heavy landing... Read more
