22-Feb-2019
Air Ambulance on approach to land – a sheet from a farm building broke loose and embedded in the blades of the helicopter, causing it to turn through 180 degrees, landing heavily from low level. The crew consisting of a doctor, a nurse, a pilot and a flight assistant were unharmed but shocked [Wrongly quoted... Read more
22-May-2017
Helicopter was flying from Santiago (Veraguas Province) to Panama Pacifico airport in the capital city, and was impacted by a flock of birds causing a loss of thrust in its tail rotor. Am Emergency landing was made at Punta Chame, which resulted in the helicopter being on its port side on the edge of the... Read more
19-May-2017
While in cruise flight at 3000 MSL, a “loud bang” was heard with a secondary “loud rushing” noise. The pilot verified no flight control or system malfunction and initiated a precautionary landing to nearest suitable landing area. After landing, a post-flight inspection revealed a broken copilot chin bubble with bird remains. No occupant was seated... Read more
27-Apr-2015
Flight nurse fell from helicopter to her death during hoist operations. Named as Kristin McLain... Read more
8-Feb-2015Source: Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie
Crashed on snowy mountainside. Some reports say EC135, but the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie have both EC135 and EC145 and analysis of the accident photo confirms EC145. Thus the subject aircraft is one of their two EC145s, CN-BZE (9344) or CN-BZF (9369). Reports also differ between the accident being on Saturday 07-Feb-15 and Sunday 08-Feb-15. This... Read more
27-Dec-2014
Passenger injured from gunshot fired from the ground while helicopter was overflying. damage to plexiglass window... Read more
12-Feb-2014
Emergency landing at airport with patient on board. Second helicopter came to take patient on to destination. Unstated technical issue, needed engineer. Operator Geisinger has six EC145s and one BK117... Read more
15-Oct-2013
The aircraft was about to land in a soccer pitch. The pilot suffered a momentary spatial disorientation due to the dust raised by the helicopter main rotor wash. In face of the unexpected difficulty, the pilot proceeded to land with an excessive pitch-up attitude, causing the tail rotor protective rod and the left lower vertical... Read more
24-May-2013
Bird strike and bird entered cockpit. AirMed 4 landed safely on the helipad at Kennecott mine. There were no injuries... Read more
20-May-2013
Wire strike during low-level rescue operation to try and save a kayaker in flood waters. Successful emergency landing in adjacent meadow without further damage. Part of wire impaled in main blade(s)... Read more
15-Apr-2013
Precautionary landing and maintenance team called out after unexpected torque split... Read more
12-Apr-2013
Precautionary landing after left transmission oil indication below normal limits. Later traced to faulty transmission oil pressure transmitter... Read more
7-Mar-2013
Emergency landing after bird strike – while flying a patient from Mitchell to Sioux Falls... Read more
14-Feb-2013
EMS EC145 clipped crane on hospital it was operating out of... Read more
16-Dec-2012
Bird strike – windshield broken... Read more
24-Jul-2012
Post flight check found engine cowling missing... Read more
21-Jul-2012
Air ambulance struck cables on climb-out from road accident scene.  Pilot Augusto Stazzonelli, co-pilot Stefano Turetta, doctor Fabio Martorana, a nurse, an alpine rescue specialist and the patient survived.... Read more
5-Oct-2011
Force trim release button would neither release nor respond to input on final approach to scene request. Aircraft declared u/s and patient transferred by land ambulance. Button was found to be   faulty and was replaced... Read more
11-Sep-2011
Tail rotor gear box chip light indicator illuminated shortly after take-off from emergency scene. Precautionary landing made, and patient transferred to another helicopter... Read more
18-Jul-2011
Smoke started to appear out of the aft air conditioning vents inflight. Safe... Read more
2-Apr-2011
After landing, port side hydraulics compartment cowling was discovered open, and had contacted the main blades in flight – but only taking paint off, not damaging them. One camlock was missing from the cowling... Read more
20-Mar-2011
While loading patient, an ED technician dressed in a blue plastic gown came sprinting around from the far side of the aircraft. The pilot was able to intercept this individual but not before he had come under the rotor disk and near the tail. While loading patient at Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, CT, an ED... Read more
5-Mar-2011
Warning light came on mid-air while transporting patient from Mudgee Hospital to Lithgow Hospital. Emergency crews were in attendance for its arrival, which passed off without incident. Helicopter checked over and returned to its base at Orange... Read more
31-Jan-2011
Emergency floats deployed and water landing after clipping aerial on take-off from superyacht “Octopus”. Subsequent tow in to port went wrong and helicopter turned over – video shows it being righted in the port prior to lifting out and onto a truck.... Read more
1-Jan-2011
Engine cowling opened and struck main rotor blades on approach to land... Read more
29-Dec-2010
Substantially damaged... Read more
20-Dec-2010
A Puerto Rico National Guard helicopter crashed in the ocean after returning from a drug raid. Six fatalities included four from the Puerto Rico National Guard -0 Col. Victor Torres Rodriguez, Sgt. Jose Omar Sostre, Mario Torres Marin and Francisco Mujica de Leon. The Pilots were Hector Ramirez or Carlos Acevedo.... Read more
19-Sep-2010
Lifeflight Eagle 4 took a bird strike when on final approach to Childrens Mercy Medical Center... Read more
16-Aug-2009
16-Aug-09 N911LZ Eurocopter EC145 Upper Captiva Island, US-Florida... Read more
16-Jun-2009
16-Jun-09 N885AL Eurocopter EC145 Redmond, US-Oregon... Read more
25-Apr-2009
25-Apr-09 F-ZBPR Eurocopter EC145 Corsica, France... Read more
27-Mar-2009
27-Mar-09 N482LF Eurocopter EC145 Renovo, US-Pennsylvania... Read more
10-Mar-2009
10-Mar-09 N145SU Eurocopter EC145 , US-California... Read more
1-Jan-1900
Tail rotors contacted trees. Date of accident not known and could have been any time between 2009 when the helicopter was delivered and February 2012 when the Panamanian military issued a tender for two new tail rotor blades... Read more
