JetRanger working with Bristow Academy crashed and turned over. Main rotors ripped off, tail boom damage but skids appear to in one piece? No injuries... Read more
landed in a field with the tail boom chopped in half. Remained upright on skids and two occupants not injured... Read more
Tail sustained damage on take-off... Read more
“Approximately five pieces of wood cribbing came loose from a helicopter load and fell to the ground in an unoccupied open space along the Sunrise Powerlink about four miles south of Interstate 8 and four miles east of Loveland Reservoir,†the company said. “No one was injured.â€... Read more
Force landed in a field... Read more
precautionary landing after a transmission light came on... Read more
Hard landing on training flight... Read more
the helicopter was taking part in the filming of an episode of “Top Gear-Korea†when it crashed. Initial reports indicate the crash was caused by a mechanical malfunction at a low altitude. 2 POB were reported safe soon after the accident. A video was posted on LiveLeak.com from inside the cockpit of the whole sequence... Read more
Contacted cables, but landed normally with all three main rotor blades damaged. Pilot listed as Francisco Esquivel Sierra... Read more
Tailboom damaged during autorotation landing... Read more
Crrashed in bad weather, injuring the three occupants – Carlos Larios Aguilar, 48 years, the pilot Juan Pablo Moran, 52, and mechanic Jose Gomez, 28.. A military helicopter sent to help rescue this helicopter had a fatal crash itself (see here)... Read more
Sudanese minister of agriculture, Abdel Halim al-Mutafi, has escaped death in a crash which killed three people. He emerged almost unscathed from the mishap which took place in Sudan’s eastern state of Al-Qadarif, where an Mi-17 helicopter carrying him along with six of his aides and two Iranian investors caught fire during take-off.... Read more
During post-maintenance run-up, helicopter fell on its side, caught fire and was destroyed... Read more
Crash occurred during windy flight conditions, the FAA said. The hard landing bent the tail boom of the aircraft and damaged the skids, among other things. No one was hurt.... Read more
Damaged in heavy landing. Registration per FAA prelim report, but is not a valid registration(!)... Read more
Crashed in open, flat field during agricultural ops... Read more
Helicopter landed due to excessive vibration, which continued as ground resonance which shook the aircraft to bits (see YouTube video)Â 4POB all got out safely – the commander, the second pilot, a doctor and a nurse... Read more
On February 21, 2012, about 1400 central standard time, a Bell 407 helicopter, XA-JMB, had a loss of engine power and impacted terrain near Loma Bonita, Veracruz, Mexico. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was seriously injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged and was operated by Heliservicio Campeche S.A. de C.V. Visual meteorological... Read more
During mustering operations, the helicopter collided with terrain. The pilot was not injured, however the helicopter was substantially damaged.... Read more
Engine failure, autorotation... Read more
Engine vibrations in flight, made emergency landing and there was a fire in the engine too... Read more
Window smashed by vandals after helicopter went AOG and had to be parked up overnight. North West Air Ambulance have confirmed helicopter registration and date – note that the BBC are reporting the wrong date in their story... Read more
Crashed into field after mid-air collision with fixed-wing Beech Bonanza. Minor injuries. R22 pilot was experienced fixed wing pilot logging night hours as a student.... Read more
“Damaged the aircraft during takeoff after the transport skiers to the summit Karifuridake, the aircraft is rolling to the right”... Read more
Crashed and caught fire. Sole occupant (Gustl Schrempp – the owner) killed.... Read more
Emergency landing after bird strike with mallard duck and cracked windshield.... Read more
Rapid yaw to the left on take-off, which the pilot managed to control and bring the helicopter back to a safe landing. Mechanic found tail/rotor servo cannon plug was coated with residual oil... Read more
Heavy landing close to airport due to mechanical issues on climb out... Read more
SAR mission, very heavy landing... Read more
Unscheduled landing in a parking lot... Read more
Unknown circumstances... Read more
After suffering an engine failure at 600 ft agl the helicopter completed a successful autorotation into a field. The engine failure was a result of a fracture in fatigue of a stage-two compressor blade.... Read more
Helicopter tasked to fly Natural Resources and Environment Minister suffered significant in-flight vibration and pilot elected to return to base. Safe landing... Read more
Fell on side during landing... Read more
Confined site with various small buildings in the immediate vicinity. As the helicopter lifted off, it yawed to the left but the pilot over corrected. He then applied more collective in an attempt to escape from the situation but the helicopter yawed through about 180° and reached a height of about 25 to 30 ft,... Read more
20 minutes into flight, weather rapidly changed putting helicopter in Inadvertent IMC. Location is estimated based on cruise speed of aircraft and stated routing from Spokane to Lewiston... Read more
In a run-on landing , the helicopter veered after landing and the tail rotor struck the ground.... Read more
Helicopter destroyed in hangar fire along with two An-2 fixed wing aircraft. Preliminary cause given centred on welding work being done in the hangar at the time. One possible candidate for this helicopter is RA-24234 (98730691) but that is not confirmed... Read more
Engine allowed to over-speed causing turbine blades to fail... Read more
Precautionary landing due to engine vibration... Read more
Emergency landing after suspected mechanical issues on night flight in gusty weather.... Read more
Emergency landing on school field shortly after refuelling at Modesto Airport. No damage... Read more
Crashed during take off, subsequent fire destroyed the aircraft. Passenger named as film maker Mike DeGruy and pilot was the aircraft owner, Andrew Wight, of Great Wight Productions P/L.... Read more
Power loss during takeoff, ground impact... Read more
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
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
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
Tail boom damaged. 4 POB not seriously injured... Read more
In flight fire, emergency landing.... Read more
Loose cargo bag flew into rotors... Read more
Crashed on take-off... Read more
Emergency landing while en route St Lucia to Tobago... Read more
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
Crashed in marshy area, killing both POB.  pilot named as Jason McKean, 40, and passenger Lanny Ledet, 43.... Read more
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
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
Emergency landing made after a transmission temperature indicator came on.... Read more
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
Helicopter of AAR Airlift crashed while operating for US Dept of Defense. 3 fatalities. Type/registration not known at this time.... Read more
Emergency landing made, pilot and passenger then evacuated the helicopter hurriedly.... Read more
Tail rotor touched ground causing helicopter to crash heavily... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
New Jersey State Police, en route to Morristown airport, made an emergency landing for “safety reasons” because of ice.”... Read more
The incident happened when the helicopter alarm system alerted the pilots of loss of pressure in the left hydraulic system.... Read more
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
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
Accident on first solo. R22 ended up on its port side... Read more
Emergency landing after patient tried to jump out of helicopter inflight from road accident to hospital. Patient had reportedly drinking heavily... Read more
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
Cable break during a hoist exercise at night... Read more
