Force landing during animal capture operation... Read more
Heavy wheel-up landing following sudden wind-shift on take-off... Read more
Heavy landing in snow covered field after main blades struck tail boom. 15 passengers and 3 crew members on board. No fatalities... Read more
Training situation – hydraulic failure exercise. After the instructor has reset the hydraulic circuit, the pedals remain blocked causing loss of control and impact with terrain... Read more
Brand new helicopter crashed being flown by purchaser on ferry flight to his home base. Helicopter burnt out in crash, and pilot killed.... Read more
Two helicopters flying in tandem and one experienced issue which led to hard landing and all three occupants injured. Crew from second helicopter on hand to ensure injured kept safe and warm until further rescue arrives. The two are operating for the Australian Antarctic Division... Read more
Blown over in high winds when parked on grass helipad. Estimated date based on posting of photo in Facebook... Read more
EC135 helicopter crashes onto roof of a crowded bar during a live music gig at approx 10.25pm. Ten fatalities – the three in the helicopter and seven on the ground. 32 to hospital, of which 14 with serious injuries. Statements issued so far include those from Scottish Police, helicopter operator Bond Air Services, manufacturer Eurocopter,... Read more
When showing off by the instructor, the motor stops at height of about 4 m. The instructor makes a running landing. The helicopter rolled onto its side.... Read more
Substantially damaged after tail hit ground during hover... Read more
Helicopter sustained bullet hole from ground fire. No reports of any other damage... Read more
Helicopter carrying relief supplies crashed into Manila Bay. Two occupants – named here as Captain Irene Dornier and Captain James Eagles – both rescued by US Marines involved in the post-typhoon relief effort... Read more
Returned to take-off point after avionics issue... Read more
Minor rotor blade damage on departure... Read more
Force landing, minimal apparent damage. Registration not verified... Read more
Tail blades broken when they hit the rig structure when landing in high winds. Flying debris caused serious injuries to two workers on the rig... Read more
The LH sliding door flown off during flight causing damages to tail structure. The helicopter made an emergency landing on nearby helipad at Chowra island.... Read more
Sole occupant pilot Nelson Juliani Blanco, age 33, died in the accident... Read more
Training flight, crashed in forested area killing 48 year old instructor and 31 year old student pilot... Read more
Tail boom struck ground during autorotation... Read more
Emergency landing – due to loss of oil pressure?... Read more
Hit all apartment building in poor visibility. Fell to ground, killing both pilots... Read more
While en route from Tegucigalpa to Juticalpa, an inflight problem led to emergency landing, during which main rotor blades sliced tail boom. Helicopter landed upright on its skids in a field of long grass. One passenger was Honduras’ ruling party presidential candidate, Juan Hernandez... Read more
During a tea tree spray operation in a gully, helicopter turned into a wire, 20-30 ft. AGL. Pilot was aware of the wire. NZ occurrence ref 13/5709... Read more
Emergency landing in sports field. Mechanic called and problem solved... Read more
While conducting aerial mustering operations, the helicopter’s engine suddenly stopped. During the forced landing, the main rotor blades severed the tail boom, resulting in substantial damage.... Read more
Helicopter was involved in loadlifting work in connection with the construction of a ski lift... Read more
Drive shaft failed on final approach at 400ft . Main blades severed tail boom in ensuing autorotation landing.... Read more
During a low altitude flight with external load, the pilot heard a strong noise coming from the tail rotor blades, followed by a tendency to turn to the left. He depressed the right pedal completely and reduced power in order to diminish the torque. He managed to touch the ground in a stabilized manner, but after hearing a highpitch... Read more
Pilot and two engineers uninjured in crash on post-maintenance test flight. Helicopter ended up on its side. Helicopter is contracted to Shreveport-based Life Air Rescue... Read more
Shortly after takeoff from an off-shore platform at night, the helicopter entered a series of extreme pitch excursions which resulted in the airspeed reducing below 20 kt, followed by a descent. The flight crew were eventually able to recover to normal flight. The helicopter had descended to within approximately 50 feet of the sea surface.... Read more
Roll-over close to helipad. All four got out OK. No fire.... Read more
Passenger opened door and jumped out over the ocean near Balboa Pier. Rescuers performed CPR on the beach but he was pronounced dead at hospital. The pilot’s father described in an interview how his son tried in vain to stop the other passenger jumping out. A suicide note was found later, and the deceased’s relatives... Read more
Emergency landing after damage to main rotor blades. Helicopter was patrolling very close to the Mexican border when it was reportedly struck by rocks launched from the Mexican side. Safe landing, no injuries... Read more
Bird struck tail rotor on approach. Landed OK... Read more
During lifting operations, rotated to the ground and rolled over... Read more
Crashed on take-off, falling onto its side. Sole occupant pilot Emma Bobridge to hospital but released within 12 hours... Read more
Wire strike. Wire cut by fitted “wire strike protection system” and helicopter landed safely. Slight damage on nose where wire first struck, and port windshield broken.... Read more
During 1080 drop, the loaded bucket had an un-commanded release. As the bucket fell away, one of the broken pneumatic control lines flicked up and struck both the helicopter and the pilot’s eye. A precautionary landing made and the wind screen was noted to be cracked. Pilot sustained a small cut to his right eye.... Read more
Force landing in muddy area... Read more
Impacted terrain on agricultural flight after hitting power cables, killing one of two on board... Read more
Substantially damaged on landing. Two people were aboard the aircraft. One was taken to the hospital with complaints of back pain, while the other was uninjured,... Read more
Helicopter ended up on its port side, with tail boom in multiple pieces. Sole occupant pilot injured... Read more
Struck by landing helicopter ZK-IMJ and damaged.... Read more
Crashed into river, taking some power lines with it. Pilot Fred Wittlake, 55 suffered a broken arm and broken ribs. The two passengers were two state Department of Fish & Wildlife biologists – Holly Huchko, 34, suffered a broken back, and Eric Himmelreich, 35, broke two vertebrae... Read more
Pilot and 7 passengers injured when their helicopter crashed into parked AS350B2 ZK-HAE while landing in Mt Aspiring National Park. Pilot seriously injured... Read more
Crashed from low level after the pilot apparently lost control – ended up on its starboard side on the runway. No serious injuries to 3 POB... Read more
Engine failure on training flight, helicopter damaged in emergency landing in field. Highway Patrol report shows no injuries to Michael Hagus and minor injuries not requiring medical help to Jeff Noack... Read more
Following a decrease in engine power, the pilot entered an autorotation. Upon landing at a solar power plant, the helicopter struck a photovoltaic panel and rolled onto its side. Probable write-off... Read more
Force landing in field during aerial application. Damage level not stated... Read more
During a practice autorotation, after the helicopter landed, it slid about 8-10 feet forward and the skids sunk into soft terrain and rolled over. No injuries reported to 2 POB... Read more
AS350B3 en route to pick up paediatric patient for a transfer flight crashed in Somerville early Tuesday morning, killing the pilot, a nurse and a respiratory therapist on board. This article later named them as Hospital Wing pilot Charles Smith, Pedi-Flight nurse Carrie Barlow, and Pedi-Flite respiratory therapist Denise Adams... Read more
Skids ripped off and tail boom damaged in run-on landing at 50 knots after pilot had engine failure indications at 100ft altitude... Read more
Training accident... Read more
Force landed in a field after bird strike... Read more
Birdstrike, landed without incident but one of 3 POB suffered minor injuries... Read more
Contacted trees while trimming them. Landed without incident... Read more
Firefighting helicopter got bucket caught in powerlines. No mention of any damage to the helicopter, but the fire bucket was damaged and separated from the aircraft (not known if jetissoned or broke). Also, powerlines brought down... Read more
Hard landing and rollover onto port side. 2 POB injured. Helicopter was making a precautionary landing at 9.30pm in a pasture due to reducing visibility.... Read more
Crashed in mountainous area shortly after take-off from weather station it had lifted supplies up to. The deceased were identified as pilot Chang Kuo-kang (had flown 3181 hours), co-pilot Lin Yi-chi (2832 hours) and bureau worker Chen Wen-chung... Read more
Main blades struck tree during aerial work operations... Read more
During a frost protection exercise, the tail rotor struck grape vine cables. The aircraft was flown back to base and the post-flight inspection revealed damage was sustained by the tail rotor blades, stabilisers and the tail boom. ... Read more
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
Conducting a hoist training in front of a hanger located adjacent to Kumamoto Airport. While hovering at 60ft, it encountered close proximity to other aircraft. Reported distance between two aircraft was 50ft horizontally.... Read more
Helicopter contacted power lines on take off from Antraigues sur Volane (07) for flight to Castle Cachard (07)... Read more
Lifting into a hover the pilot noticed the needles were at the bottom of the green range, and while more power was added, the pilot also applied pedal to face into wind. This resulted in a faster decay of power available, with the aircraft loosing height, then landing heavily and rolling over. The main rotor blades and tail... Read more
Crashed and burned out approx one mile from take-off point in a wooded area, killing 66-year-old pilot from Miedzychód and 64-year-old passenger from Gorzow Wielkopolski... Read more
The aircraft took off on a mission to monitor sources of fire in the region. Thirty minutes into flight, the aircraft was at an altitude of 2 000 ft AGL and at a speed of 100 KIAS, when the warning light indicating iron-dust in the engine illuminated. This was followed by a strong noise, and... Read more
Legislator Margarita Ferra de Bartol died of her wounds in hospital, while San Juan Governor Jose Luis Gioja suffered several bruises. Three other passengers were also injured. This video shows brownout conditions at low level, then a flash as the helicopter contacts with powerlines. Initial accident report here... Read more
Force landed in the desert due to smoke in the cabin. Pilot and two passengers got out OK. Helicopter consumed by fire... Read more
Pilot/owner Caroll Palmer and his son Benjamin Palmer were on board when the helicopter went down shortly after take off... Read more
Helicopter took off from platform Main Pass 107 and crashed straight into the water. Pilot (named here as Patrick Becnel) fatally injured, three passengers (employees of Wood Group) rescued by USCG helicopter – two seriously injured and one uninjured. Popout floats were deployed but helicopter turned over and was suspended under water by the floats... Read more
S92 returned to airport after burning smell in cabin. Safe landing... Read more
Inadvertently landed in a mine field. Occupants escaped unharmed but helicopter later consumed by fire.... Read more
Training accident, ended up on its side. Instructor and student not injured... Read more