19-Aug-2020
Tail rotor struck lamp post on landing... Read more
15-Dec-2018
The helicopter was returning to its base in Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança district, after carrying out a medical emergency mission to transport a seriously ill patient to the Santo António Hospital in Porto. The accident was located some 4-5 hours after the helicopter was reported missing. All four on board died in the accident, named in this... Read more
17-Jul-2015
EMS helicopter hit wires at 50ft agl on approach to scene landing – crashed into a deep gulley in the valley of the Hornád River killing all four on board... Read more
5-Jul-2015
8 POB and photos show helicopter crashed in mountainous area and completely destroyed – some reports such as this one state the weather was “heavy rain and thick fog”. This news item has a video report from the crash scene Pilot Felicisimo Taborlupa was killed in the accident, and Archimedes “Archie” King, founder and owner... Read more
29-Jun-2015
Blades broke telephone line. Pilot named in report as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
26-Feb-2015
Heavy landing on return to base, remained upright but wheels collapsed. All 4 POB to hospital, although one released soon after.... Read more
3-Sep-2014
While en route from the Mexico City area to Toluca, helicopter went down just 5 miles from destination... Read more
4-Apr-2014
A ship pilot was seriously injured when he was being transferred via external sling from the helicopter to a container ship at night. No damage to helicopter... Read more
30-Jan-2014
Crashed in to jungle on night training flight. Tail and main blades heavily damaged. Described in the non-aviation press as a write-off. 4 POB injured and in hospital... Read more
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
3-Aug-2013
Landing gear collapse... Read more
2-Aug-2013
Problem on post-maintenance test flight. Pilot Eddy Lambrechts OK, but technician Steve Houttekier to hospital... Read more
5-Jun-2013
Tail rotor struck fence... Read more
29-Mar-2013
Helicopter crashed during rhino poaching patrols. Al five POB killed – later named as Captain Jacobus Andries van Rensburg; Captain MP Chabalala; Sergeant Paulus Shongela Ndishishi; Sergeant GP Ruiters and Lance Corporal Bheki Petros Cele... Read more
16-Jan-2013
AW109 Helicopterhit crane and crashed to ground, killing the pilot Pete Barnes and one person on the ground, Matt Wood. Top of the crane may have been in the cloud – check photos on the second link below. The crane is marginally south of the H4 heliroute, which has a 1500ft restriction at this point. ... Read more
15-Dec-2012
Six killed including the Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa and former National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Owoeye Azazi. Aircraft was involved in shuttle operations transporting people to/from the funeral of the father of Oronto Douglas, one of the President’s aides. Airframe total time 1704 hours according to this report... Read more
30-Sep-2012
Pilot tried to divert to a local airport because of limited visibility due to bad weather. Helicopter crashed in open field and was extensively damaged. All three “minor to moderate” injuries – Pilot Scott Wallace and medics Teresa Campbell and Rhett Drahe.... Read more
17-Sep-2012
Landed dangerously close to previously-identified hazard during brown-out landing at night. Pilot elected to wait for daylight to depart and patient went to medical facility by ground ambulance... Read more
10-Aug-2012
Air Ambulance helicopter damaged by vandals while parked on scene – aerial broken, but no airworthiness implications... Read more
28-Jul-2012
Two crew and one passenger killed – mountainous location. The passenger is named in local press as Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú, owner of Grupo Higa, parent company of helicopter operator Eolo who have up to four AW119s and three AW109SPs according to this press release... Read more
17-Jul-2012
Rotor blades struck trees on take-off, landed on beach without further incident... Read more
9-May-2012
Crash landed at Ranchi Airport due to tail rotor problems. Local reports suggest that pilot made a high speed landing on wheels and the helicopter then turned over up to six times as a result of this landing. However, it meant that all survived and the 6 POB have already been declared “out of danger”... Read more
4-May-2012
Whilst manoeuvring for landing at a private helipad, the helicopter’s tail rotor blades struck an adjacent fence. The pilot received no unusual cockpit indications and was unaware of the tail rotor strike until after shutdown.... Read more
2-May-2012
Rotor blades clipped a small branch of one of the trees while the helicopter was manoeuvring to land... Read more
10-Apr-2012
Rotor blade struck light on landing... Read more
4-Dec-2011
Main rotor blade struck street sign... Read more
20-Nov-2011
Emergency landing after unexpected vibration levels.  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on board... Read more
13-Nov-2011
While emergency crews were working the first crash scene, an intoxicated car driver bypassed emergency vehicles and crashed into the tail fin of a Careflite helicopter that had landed in the middle of Highway 287. The helicopter was disabled and unable to transport the original crash victims to hospitals.... Read more
11-Nov-2011
Three killed, cause unknown but low visibility reported in the area... Read more
21-Oct-2011
Crashed into a built-up area. Pilot Juan Manuel Ruiz Rivera and Metropolitan Development Secretary Fernando Alberto Garcia Cuevas survived.  Two fatally injured – as Julio Cesar Macerano, Garcia Cuevas’ assistant, and the co-pilot of the aircraft, Juan Esteban Rodriguez.... Read more
12-Oct-2011
Landed to close to trees and damaged main blades... 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
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
9-Jun-2011
Rotor blade struck unknown object in flight. Landed safely... Read more
23-Apr-2011
Bird strike en route. No injuries reported... Read more
10-Apr-2011
Engine Oil Hot Light illuminated, engine shut down and a run on landing was performed without further incident... Read more
5-Mar-2011
Engine inlet covers had not been removed prior to flight. Uneventful run-on landing made... Read more
15-Dec-2010
Suggested tail rotor problem after helicopter observed to be “spinning wildly”... Read more
24-Nov-2010
Hard landing incident during a scheduled military exercise involving the SA Army and the SA Air Force... Read more
23-Oct-2010
Fatalities were Charles Stisted, 47, chief executive of the Guards Polo Club at Windsor, owner Ian Wooldridge, 51 of demolition company Wooldridge Group and the pilot was Anthony Joseph Smith, a former RAF and Army pilot... Read more
10-Oct-2010
Accident during take-off phase... Read more
9-Oct-2010
Field landing and rudder struck trees... Read more
25-Apr-2010
Registration has now been confirmed within the UK helicopter industry... Read more
6-Feb-2010
Began to taxi when the pilot heard a loud bang combined with a strong jerk. The tail rotor gear unit was found lying on the ground. Closer inspection found one tail blade broke and caused the whole tail rotor gear unit to separate. 9th February, not 6th as previously reported... Read more
26-Jan-2010
Eyewitnesses reported seeing the helicopter in an obvious difficulty when one of its doors followed by a rotor blade falling off from the sky. They said they watched the helicopter going on a free spin before a loud bang followed apparently when it eventually crashed killing all four on board... Read more
20-Nov-2009Source: TVN
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22-Aug-2009
22-Aug-09 N906AH AgustaWestland AW109 Ras Tanajib, Saudi Arabia... Read more
21-Jul-2009
21-Jul-09 N95RZ AgustaWestland A109E Toledo, US-Ohio... Read more
16-Jul-2009
16-Jul-09 N63SV AgustaWestland A109E Toledo, US-Ohio... Read more
10-Jun-2009
10-Jun-09 N606SP AgustaWestland A109E Santa Fe, US-New Mexico... Read more
25-Apr-2009
25-Apr-09 N95RZ AgustaWestland AW109 Toledo, US-Ohio... Read more
5-Mar-2009
5-Mar-09 N911UF AgustaWestland A109E Gainesville, US-Florida... Read more
5-Jan-2009
5-Jan-09 PT-YFP AgustaWestland A109C Itupeva, 73 km north west of Sao Paulo, Brazil... Read more
