1-Jan-2012
Crashed in a field (FAA reported this as 47J, but register says 47G2)... Read more
3-Jan-2012
After takeoff, the helicopter lost power and the pilot made a forced landing. The helicopter rolled onto its side and was destroyed in a post-impact fire. The pilot sustained minor injuries.... Read more
3-Jan-2012
Main blade struck tree. CADAORS 2012P0016... Read more
5-Jan-2012
Field landing with no damage after reported tail rotor servo failure. 4POB, no injuries. En route to Virginia from joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Engineers from Fort Dix attended and helicopter flew again about 1 hour later... Read more
6-Jan-2012
helicopter made a hard landing and ended up on its side... Read more
6-Jan-2012
While on planned route Manston to Fenland, crashed in open field. Helicopter ended upside down with roof of cabin and rotorhead apparently taking the bulk of the impact – tail boom mainly undamaged. Port skid had been ripped off, and tail was separated but only a few metres away from the boom. Registration confirmed in... Read more
7-Jan-2012
Cable break during a hoist exercise at night... Read more
7-Jan-2012
A helicopter made an emergency landing on Alligator Alley Saturday night, authorities said. No one was injured and the helicopter was quickly cleared from the roadway, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.... Read more
7-Jan-2012
Emergency landing after patient tried to jump out of helicopter inflight from road accident to hospital. Patient had reportedly drinking heavily... Read more
8-Jan-2012
En route from Cartagena to an air force base in Puerto Salgar, helicopter landed heavily on edge of a flat roof with significant vertical speed, causing heavy impact damage. Impact reportedly included a small fire which was easily put out. 4POB injured.... Read more
10-Jan-2012
Accident on first solo. R22 ended up on its port side... Read more
10-Jan-2012
Helicopter down in wooded area. 3POB – owner/pilot Andy Ridings was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with chest and head injuries, along with another man who was suffering from back pain and head injuries. The third is believed to have suffered a dislocated ankle. Second/third POB were Mike Rosser and Ian Sutton... Read more
11-Jan-2012
Reindeer herd owner and his Swedish pilot were herding the animals assisted by people on scooters when the accident happened. Heavy snow was reported in the area at the time. “The weather was bad and visibility was minimal,†Geir Mortensen, press spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Northern Norway, tells NRK.... Read more
12-Jan-2012
The incident happened when the helicopter alarm system alerted the pilots of loss of pressure in the left hydraulic system.... Read more
12-Jan-2012
Apparent mechanical failure at low level... Read more
13-Jan-2012
New Jersey State Police, en route to Morristown airport, made an emergency landing for “safety reasons” because of ice.”... Read more
15-Jan-2012
Heavily damaged after crashing from 100ft altitude on take off on a test flight. Pilot P D Tiwari, Co-pilot also named as P D Tiwari, and technicians Anand Bharti, Pankaj Pal and Subroto Chandra... Read more
15-Jan-2012
A PZL SW4 has crashed at Fairbanks International Airport while operating there for “Cold Weather Testing”. 3POB. The incident happened at 2:23 p.m. and the temperature at the airport was minus 36 degrees that afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.... Read more
15-Jan-2012
Crashed after hitting cables on approach to airfield, killing Filippo Sini, 39, and Vittorio Mestichelli, 57. [Warning – some photos in the Italian press show at least one of the bodies without it being covered up]... Read more
16-Jan-2012
Pilot reported smoke in the cabin and brought the craft down as a precaution on the junction of Pacific Coast Highway and Magnolia at 9.40am local. 1POB, not injured.... Read more
16-Jan-2012
Reports coming in of a Nassau County Police Dept helicopter “Helo 5” making an emergency landing at 00.36 local time at Southside Middle School,... Read more
16-Jan-2012
Attempting to land on the Lake Vyrnwy Hotel`s designated helicopter pad. Cam down approx 100m short of the pad. Fire was put out – foam evident in the Photo here 2POB were a male aged 30 and female aged 32.... Read more
16-Jan-2012
Tail rotor touched ground causing helicopter to crash heavily... Read more
16-Jan-2012
Emergency landing made, pilot and passenger then evacuated the helicopter hurriedly.... Read more
16-Jan-2012
Helicopter of AAR Airlift crashed while operating for US Dept of Defense. 3 fatalities. Type/registration not known at this time.... Read more
17-Jan-2012
Reports say the pilot has suffered cardiac arrest and the aircraft crashed. Pilot airlifted to Chilliwack Hospital, but BCAS later reported pilot deceased. RCMP named pilot as Dave Brolin. CADORS ref 2012P0085... Read more
18-Jan-2012
Emergency landing made after a transmission temperature indicator came on.... Read more
18-Jan-2012
Tourist flight. May be weather related. Pilot named as Henry Francisco Viana Arias, with passengers Adriana Recao, Carlos Garmendia, Alvaro Trayer y Gerardo Barreto... Read more
19-Jan-2012
Crime Reporter for ABC News Perth reported this on Twitter “Helicopter pilot makes emergency landing in paddock near Forrestdale Lakes. All on board safe. #perthnews“... Read more
19-Jan-2012
Crashed in marshy area, killing both POB.  pilot named as Jason McKean, 40, and passenger Lanny Ledet, 43.... Read more
19-Jan-2012
R44 took off from edge of car park and did not gain height, ditched into shallow water at edge of lake shortly after. 4POB exited without further problems... Read more
19-Jan-2012
Emergency landing while en route St Lucia to Tobago... Read more
19-Jan-2012
The ceceased were named as Capt. Daniel Bartle, 27, of Ferndale, WA; Capt. Nathan McHone, 29, of Crystal Lake, IL; Master Sgt. Travis Riddick, 40, of Centerville, IA; Cpl. Jesse Stites, 23, of North Beach, MD; Cpl. Kevin Reinhard, 25, of Colonia, NJ; and Cpl. Joseph Logan, 22, of Willis, TX... Read more
21-Jan-2012
Loose cargo bag flew into rotors... Read more
22-Jan-2012
In flight fire, emergency landing.... Read more
22-Jan-2012
Tail boom damaged. 4 POB not seriously injured... Read more
23-Jan-2012
The pilot of the Robinson R44 took avoiding action when the Piper PA-28 passed in close proximity. No radio broadcasts were heard from the PA-28 and the pilot did not respond to radio calls.... Read more
25-Jan-2012
During the return from crop spraying operations, the engine lost power, resulting in a forced landing. The pilot was not injured, however the helicopter caught fire and was destroyed.... Read more
27-Jan-2012
Window “blew” – aircraft was only registered brand new 6 days prior, and thus likely on test flight out of AW facility at Philadelphia... Read more