2-Jul-2011
Night emergency landing after reporting a mechanical problem.... Read more
2-Jul-2011
Birdstrike, unscheduled landing and no damage was found... Read more
3-Jul-2011
Crop spraying helicopter crashed from low level during turn... Read more
3-Jul-2011
A woman holding an infant was injured by a sign that came loose when a helicopter was practising its landing at the Summerside, P.E.I., waterfront Sunday before being used to transport visting royalty. The AW101 is known locally in Canada as the CH-149 Cormorant... Read more
3-Jul-2011
EMS helicopter had technical issue onsite on freeway and blocked road for three hours... Read more
4-Jul-2011
Sustained unknown damage in hard landing... Read more
4-Jul-2011
Pilot Paula Huckleberry, 61, was flying to McGrath with two passengers — 21-year-old Scott Stevenson of Idaho and 39-year-old Chris Fontes of Arizona ... Read more
4-Jul-2011
Helicopter had been rented by a construction company. Crashed and burnt out in mountainous location at Dalamot nr Hardanger Fjord. Deceased named as Kjetil Bu (27) from Kinsarvik, Karianne Ringkjøb Dahl (29) from Bergen, Andrew Søvik Fossmark (24) from Vaksdal, Siv Holtan (18) from Bergen and pilot Tore Bendigtsen Ystanes (39) from Bergen... Read more
5-Jul-2011
While cruising at 150 kt at 750 ft agl a bird struck and shattered the left windshield. The commander, seated in the left seat, suffered minor injuries so the co-pilot took control and made a successful emergency landing. The Agusta A109C’s windshield is not designed to withstand bird strikes and the regulations do not require it to... Read more
5-Jul-2011
Helicopter is on its side in a corn field, more details when available. One report suggests bird strike to blame?... Read more
5-Jul-2011
The helicopter with 13 passengers and 3 crew members flew to 7.23 Moscow time from Ust-Kut on one of the drilling stations. At 2.5 kilometers from the destination helicopter made an emergency landing. According to preliminary information, there is no dead (per operator UTair – some press reports quote 2 dead)... Read more
6-Jul-2011
Tail damaged in force landing on river bank after “technical problems”. Wrongly quoted in some reports as 9N-AWI. Three Japanese and two Nepali passengers and the Australian pilot are safe... Read more
6-Jul-2011
The helicopter, belonging to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashed on a training flight shortly before noon Wednesday in the San Mateo Area of Camp Pendleton killing one of the seven on board. The deceased serviceman was later named as Sgt. Trevor Cook, 25, of Orleans, N.Y.... Read more
7-Jul-2011
Cessna Citation VII N701HA was being ground handled when its wing struck the parked helicopter and damaged it.... Read more
7-Jul-2011
Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dudley fell to his death from an MV-22 Osprey while conducting combat operations in southwestern Afghanistan... Read more
7-Jul-2011
A NATO helicopter crashed Thursday in eastern Afghanistan but no one was hurt, the U.S.-led coalition said. The crew was recovered after the crash, which occurred in Parwan province.... Read more
9-Jul-2011
Collided with the Yenisei River, near Istok, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia, during a repositioning flight at night. IMC prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot is missing and presumed fatally injured. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from a landing strip near Severnaya, Krasnoyarsk Region... Read more
9-Jul-2011
Unknown circumstances. Fatality named as registered owner Joseph Ohnheiser, aged 60... Read more
9-Jul-2011
Fatalities named as Army 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph Williams Jr. and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel Cole... Read more
9-Jul-2011
52 year old pilot from Belgium, and 37 year old passenger was Italian but lived in Belgium for many years. Both killed... Read more
10-Jul-2011
Hard landing shortly after take-off... Read more
10-Jul-2011
Minor damage on landing... Read more
11-Jul-2011
Pilot Kevin Mullarkey, age 67, an Irishman now resident in Kuwait. Passenger was Gerard David, age 70, a member of the Meribel Flying Club, were involved in a crash which resulted in the helicopter catching on fire and severely burning both men.... Read more
11-Jul-2011
Three died when S76C++ ditched in the sea shortly after take off from Yetagun oil field rig. Fatalities included pilot Ohn Thein, ex Myanmar Air Force... Read more
12-Jul-2011
A woman passenger broke her arm but no other injuries were reported. The crash took place earlier in the day 180 kilometers from the republic’s capital Syktyvkar when the helicopter landed on rough terrain, falling on one side. There were three crewmembers and between six and 16 passengers on board, according to different sources.... Read more
12-Jul-2011
The pilot reported that while flying low over a cherry orchard to dry the cherries, the engine experienced a loss of power. The helicopter subsequently settled into the trees.... Read more
12-Jul-2011
Crashed shortly after take-off. One report suggests tail rotor struck a tree, but nephew of pilot says it lost the tail at 400ft. Fatalities named as Ricardo Cabrera (pilot/trainer) and Juan Pablo Gaviria (owner/student)... Read more
14-Jul-2011
Fell off side of helipad after landing... Read more
15-Jul-2011
Transmission caught fire during landing phase, substantially damaging the helicopter. All occupants safe.... Read more
15-Jul-2011
The instructor reported that as the helicopter slid forward along the ground while practising running landings, it moved into an area of longer grass causing the front of the skids to become caught. The student raised the collective in an effort to pull the helicopter free, but this caused the skids to dig in and... Read more
15-Jul-2011
Three occupants killed, believed to be owner Gilberto Menel, director of the Textile knitting Nanet, plus company employee Erico Melchioreto,and pilot Alvaro Junior Pisetta. Helicopter crashed into a forest. Access to site difficult... Read more
16-Jul-2011
helicopter rolled and caught fire after it landed heavily... Read more
16-Jul-2011
Window fell out on approach to land... Read more
16-Jul-2011
The helicopter, from Thap Phraya Sua Camp in Ratchaburi’s Suan Phung district, crashed into a mountain in a bad weather while on a mission to remove civilians who had been trapped in Kaeng Krachan National Park. Deceased named as Pilots Maj Kitisak Chin-iam, and Lt Pratya Nualsri plus passengers Maj Kitiphum Ekkaphan, SM1 Rangsan Polsaibua... Read more
17-Jul-2011
Cougar helicopter flight Sunday out to the Terra Nova offshore oil rig was forced to turn back when the autopilot indicator light came on... Read more
17-Jul-2011
Heavy landing during operations for British Open golf championship, further details awaited... Read more
18-Jul-2011
Smoke started to appear out of the aft air conditioning vents inflight. Safe... Read more
19-Jul-2011
Just prior to touchdown the tail rotor struck a hedge and a concrete post, damaging the tail rotor and its gearbox. There were no injuries. On arrival at an industrial depot the normal landing position had been obstructed by two articulated lorries.... Read more
19-Jul-2011
Emergency landing made in field. No apprarent external damage. Likely on training operations out of NAS Pensacola... Read more
19-Jul-2011
At least 1 of 4 occupants killed... Read more
19-Jul-2011
Black Hawk involved in rescuing bodies from the crash of a UH-1 three days previously; 9 killed (Maj-Gen Tawan Ruangsri, the 9th Infantry Division chief and commander of the Surasee Task Force, 1st pilot Maj Prapan Jiamsoongnoen, 2nd pilot Maj Chuphan Polwan, senior flight mechanic Sgt-Maj Somkid Wongtoksaeng, 2nd mechanic Sgt Aram Wongsing, Capt Jate... Read more
20-Jul-2011
Helicopter owner Frank Gomes said he had finished spraying the field and had turned the crop duster over to his apprentice for a practice run. “The practice didn’t go all that well today,” Gomes said, declining to comment further.... Read more
20-Jul-2011
Very heavy landing, both occupants injured. Skids splayed out, tail boom broken but stayed upright. The pilot is 27-year-old Edwin Eilbacher of Hillsborough, N.J. His passenger is 44-year-old photographer Julia Armstrong-Robertson of Newark, Del.... Read more
20-Jul-2011
Wire strike during low level flying... Read more
21-Jul-2011
While taxiing at Port Keats airport, the helicopter collided with a light pole and rolled onto its side. The crew, passengers and a person on the ground sustained minor injuries.... Read more
21-Jul-2011
Helicopter attacked by peace activist while parked at Rockhampton Airport. See also our story here... Read more
22-Jul-2011
Crashed and burned in bushland. Rescuers had to abseil 10m cliff to reach crash site. Pilot named as Colin Greenwood, age 35, and passenger was the helicopter’s owner Bruce Campbell, aged 65... Read more
23-Jul-2011
Unmanned helicopter crashed during a demonstration flight... Read more
23-Jul-2011
Shortly after takeoff, the helicopter entered a nose-high attitude with low power setting and lost altitude while in instrument meteorological conditions. The flight crew arrested the descent and continued on to St. John’s. There were two pilots and 5 passengers on board the helicopter and no one was injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the... Read more
23-Jul-2011
Take off phase, ended up on its side... Read more
23-Jul-2011
Struck powerlines and force landed. It is believed that this helicopter operates for the ABC channel 8 KTUL under the name “Ranger 8”... Read more
23-Jul-2011
Crashed into trees on landing in a military compound. Killed 1 on the ground and debris injured a further 22... Read more
24-Jul-2011
1 fatal – owner Chris Watts aged 45. A fixed wing pilot flying in the area reported this online “There was a lot of horrible, low drifting clag about with drizzle and the situation was rapidly changing.” Caught fire on crash landing.... Read more
24-Jul-2011
Departed from Lopburi Air Force Base bound for the crash site of a Black Hawk which went down on 19th, Unfortunately this too had an accident, killing three of the four aboard. Survivor was mechanic Sergent Pattanaporn Tonchan... Read more
25-Jul-2011
The video report on the link given states that the same operator had two helicopter accidents today, one fatal at Chelan (see HeliHub.com report) and one on the ground at Brewster... Read more
25-Jul-2011
ISAF helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan – reported by some as a Chinook hit by an RPG. As coalition rescue forces approached the crash site, they came under enemy fire. Coalition forces returned fire, with small arms, while working to secure the site of the crash. All passengers and crew members have been secured and... Read more
25-Jul-2011
Agricultural ops, crashed into field, killing 54-year-old Hubert Dane Harris Jr., of Little Rock, AK.... Read more
25-Jul-2011
Had just flown over a block of cherry trees and was turning to fly back when it hit power lines 40-50 feet above the ground. Crashed and burned, killing pilot. Stephen W. Nelson reportedly died of asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation... Read more
25-Jul-2011
Light helicopter crashed after striking wires during low level agricultural operations... Read more
25-Jul-2011
Quote – The Mi-8 helicopter owned by a local air carrier crashed while landing because of engine failure. 5 POB, three crew and two passengers. Caught fire on landing, while on a radio navigation aids inspection flight. Three fatalities... Read more
27-Jul-2011
The pilot was landing the helicopter on a helicopter cart. He said that the helicopter’s skid got caught on the cart and the helicopter subsequently rolled over. There were no mechanical malfunctions with the helicopter during the flight. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to its tailboom when it rolled.... Read more
27-Jul-2011
Precautionary landing revealed missing drive shaft cover... Read more
27-Jul-2011
Tail rotor drive shaft cover separated from the aircraft during post-maintenance positioning flight... Read more
27-Jul-2011
Near miss with C17 military transport plane. Helicopter pilot took evasive action... Read more
27-Jul-2011
48-year-old Jill Jenyns was believed to be returning from mustering cattle when she crashed fatally into a sand hill on a trip from Big Rock Dam to her homestead at Brooking Springs Station near Fitzroy Crossing.... Read more
28-Jul-2011
Crop dusting accident. Pilot Matt Aubuchon was not hurt.... Read more
28-Jul-2011
During the cruise the helicopter experienced vibration, followed by a loud bang. The pilot conducted an autorotation and contacted the ground heavily. The helicopter was substantially damaged. There were no reported injuries.... Read more
29-Jul-2011
Post maintenance test flight. Main blades struck and cut tail boom. Landed upright in field.... Read more
29-Jul-2011
Heavy landing which damaged the helicopter after pilot Steven Rindone experienced severe in-flight vibration and put the helicopter down as soon as he could.... Read more
29-Jul-2011
Dual Automatic Flight Control System failure.... Read more
29-Jul-2011
The chairman/chief executive of Bacita Sugar Company Josephine Oluwadamilola Kuteyi, her personal assistant Adedoyin Ogunbanjo and their Filipino pilot were killed after impacting terrain.... Read more
30-Jul-2011
Tail rotor struck trailer on landing... Read more
31-Jul-2011
Main blade struck tail boom in practice autorotation. See first link for summary from manufacturer... Read more
31-Jul-2011
Precautionary stop after indication of mechanical problems, while en route from EAA AirVenture back to its base in Indiana. Landed at 9.45am and after being checked over and cleared to fly, departed 3.45pm... Read more
31-Jul-2011
Fatal crash while on geological mission on Nelson Glacier. Aircraft remains found at 5,100ft altitude. Victims later named by RCMP as 35 year old pilot Randy Lambert from Abbotsford, 40 year old Colin Dionne from Powell River and 32 year old Mathieu Lefebvre-Masse from Lund BC... Read more
