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
helicopter made a hard landing and ended up on its side... Read more
Main blade struck tree. CADAORS 2012P0016... Read more
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
Crashed in a field (FAA reported this as 47J, but register says 47G2)... Read more
Details to follow... Read more
Helicopter clipped powerlines while flying at low level over a crowd of around 2,000 at a Christmas event. The 4POB suffered slight injuries and it is miraculous that no-one on the ground was killed. Check the YouTube videos here and here.... Read more
Tourist flight. Tail boom cut by main rotors, helicopter ended up on port side. Ground covered in snow – potential for vertical reference issues.... Read more
Helicopter destroyed by arson attack at 2.45am when parked. Helicopter was operated by INAER Chile for CONAF (Chilean national fire service) in support of forest firefightingm, which is what it is currently actively involved in. Slogans were left nearby suggesting the perpetrators were campaigning for the freedom of “political prisoners”.... Read more
Helicopter made precautionary landing in soccer field beside the Upper Room Fellowship church due to poor weather on ferry flight back to base after dropping patient at hospital. Landing site was soggy ground and helicopter started to sink, thus hovered short distance to parking lot and then ground handled to covered area... Read more
3 died when their JetRanger crashed en route from Jacksonville to Gainesville to retrieve a heart meant for a patient at the Mayo Clinic, police and hospital officials said. The crash killed cardiac surgeon Luis Bonilla, procurement technician David Hines and pilot Hoke Smith shortly before 6 a.m. in a dense pine forest southwest of Green... Read more
During winch operations, something occurred at the bottom of the line which has necessitated the cutting of the winch line and releasing it from the helicopter. As a result, paramedic Michael Wilson on the end of the line received injuries from which he died. No implication on the helicopter itself, more about the environment.... Read more
Crashed in open field, boom had been sliced by main blades... Read more
Training accident from low level, helicopter ended up on its starboard side. Instructor and pupil light injuries only and walked away.... Read more
Precautionary landing made on road, no injuries, no damage... Read more
Clipped wires and landed with minimal damage to helicopter. Owner of field stated that weather was very foggy and he thought the pilot was making a precautionary landing for the weather and did not see the wires.... Read more
Helicopter caught zip wire cable, causing it to crash. Sole occupant fatal, later named as businessman Arie Neven. Was reported as inbound from Wonderboom to pick up one person and then planned outbound to Bakubunt... Read more
Went into uncontrollable spin on final approach. Hit ground and caught fire. 6POB, 1 fatal – flight engineer Igor Eroshkin... Read more
Flight conditions further rapidly deteriorated and became extremely bad, one of the helicopters had an accident during the flight back to the Germany research ship Polarstern. Fortunately, the passengers were only slightly injured. Instant support could be given by the other helicopter team, which at the same time had a hard but safe landing... Read more
Flight conditions further rapidly deteriorated and became extremely bad, one of the helicopters had an accident during the flight back to the Germany research ship Polarstern. Fortunately, the passengers were only slightly injured. Instant support could be given by the other helicopter team, which at the same time had a hard but safe landing... Read more
Crashed shortly after take-off with two high profile politicians on board – total 5POB. Potential damage is to port skid? But it may just be uneven ground.... Read more
Two male occupants were treated for superficial wounds and bruises... Read more
Crashed and burned in a residential area on a post maintenance test flight. 1 fatal from 2POB – Pilot Pedro Malaver survived and engineer Edsel Pachecho did not.... Read more
Emergency single-engine landing after chip light illuminated. Aircraft was en route to pick up patient.... Read more
Early reports of private helicopter down on Raytheon property nr Tucson Airport. Pilot airlifted to UMC Trauma Center, no info on the other person on board. FAA spokesman said pilot reported engine failure prior to landing.... Read more
“fell to the ground from low level” – tail boom severed by main blades, skids collapsed. 5 POB but none were patients.... Read more
Tail rotor struck vegetation... Read more
Damaged in hangar prior to being put into service. Fixed wing aircraft manoevred and struck helicopter twice, causing two long scratches, which are reported as “relatively minor” were then covered up using a marker pen. All activity caught on hangar video surveillance. Gadsden Police on the case... Read more
External load operations. Load had been transferred when pilot felt something unusual and elected to make an autorotation landing. Lost control in the flare and the helicopter landed heavily and rolled onto its side – severely damaged. Pilot listed as Eduardo Boisset Encina... Read more
Precautionary landing after “Engine out” warning. Maintenance engineers attended scene and reportedly “repaired the faulty wiring”... Read more
Emergency landing due to mechanical issue. Upon inspection by the mechanic, a clogged left hydraulic filter was found which had made the collective feel stiff. After replacement, the aircraft was returned to service.... Read more
Impacted terrain. The commercial-rated pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed... Read more
Chinese Antarctic Expedition... Read more
Pilot Richard Bran put the police helicopter down in a built up area after an unnamed problem... Read more
5 killed on “sunset” tour flight. Pilot has been named as Landon Nield, 31. Passengers named include Delwin and Tamara Chapman, from Utica, Kansas, who were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The other two passengers were 26-year-old Anupama Bhola and 28-year-old Lovish Bhanot, both from New Delhi, India.... Read more
Substantial damage in field landing while practicing autorotations... Read more
During flying training, the helicopter rolled over and subsequently impacted the ground. The two occupants were uninjured but the helicopter was seriously damaged.... Read more
Main rotor blade struck street sign... Read more
Tailrotor struck a mound of dirt on landing... Read more
Minor damage on landing... Read more
Autorotated into the water and rolled over... Read more
Went missing during fire fighting operations. Located some hours later in 7m of water. Bodies of pilot John “Prickles” de Ridder and passenger William MacRae from Dept of Conservation have been confirmed by divers as being inside the helicopter. Salt Air – Company statement here... Read more
Impacted ground in fog while on low level pipeline patrol. 2POB, 1 fatal... Read more
Helicopter was taking off at Lubuche when it suffered damage to the tail boom/rotor. All 3 occupants safe... Read more
Crashed while giving an 80-year-old her birthday present flight. Ended up on its starboard side with the tail boom apparently separated midway down its length.... Read more
Crashed in ploughed field with two minor injuries after falling 40m while working on powerlines. Helicopter substantially damaged... Read more
Two critically injured in crash of amateur-construction Safari helicopter. Rescuers had to pull pilot/owner Neville Walker from the wreckage after he suffered a heart attack.... Read more
Appeared to lose power approximately one mile south of the airport. The helicopter was observed in a rapid descent into a wooded area south of the airport. 1 fatal, 1 injured. Fatality later named as instructor Tiffany Hanna, 29. CADAORS 2011O3540... Read more
During an approach to land, the low RPM light and warning horn activated and the helicopter made a hard landing.... Read more
Helicopter crashed Saturday in a wooded area near Labrador City, but the only person on board has walked away without serious injuries. CADAORS 2011A1083... Read more
Rolled over in run-on landing.... Read more
Impacted terrain close to company helipad. Local DGAC records show the helicopter was only certified in Ecuador 7 days before. Four occupants – Pilot Patricio Villalba, front seat passenger Jorge Luis Villegas and two mechanics Luis Ferrario and Pedro Medina were all injured... Read more
went down into Ten Mile Lake, near Hackensack, MN killing pilot John Zacher, whose body was found the next day. His wife Vicki Zacher was the only passenger and survived.... Read more
Main blades struck wire while helicopter was helping install Christmas Tree on Auckland waterfront. Helicopter split in two and thrashed itself to pieces from a 10m hover. Pilot Greg Gribble escaped serious injury. Event was being broadcast live on TVNZ... Read more
Helicopter ended up on its port side with the tail boom sliced. 23-Nov-11 is assumed date – the first reference we can find is in the evening of that date.... Read more
Hydraulic leak – went AOG on the rig... Read more
Emergency landing after unexpected vibration levels.  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on board... Read more
EMS helicopter was stranded on the helicopter landing pad of Capital Health Regional Medical Center because of a leaking fuel tank... Read more
Sole occupant pilot Yevgeniy Kurbatov killed. High energy impact with terrain, helicopter broken in many parts, but no sign of post crash fire. Reported as low time pilot with only 20 hours experience, and flying at night. Helicopter was found on 26th November by a volunteer search team Liza Alert the day after the state... Read more
Fire and Rescue Department helicopter hovered too low in built up area causing damage from the downdraft... Read more
Gear collapsed on landing... Read more
AirCare helicopter suffered bird strike and landed safely despite a hole in the wind shield. Pilot to hospital. On board burns victim patient onward to hospital by land ambulance... Read more
Emergency landing after bird strike caused hole 10×16 inches... Read more
“An M18 helicopter crashed while landing in the region of Bandondo,”... Read more
Hard landing – starboard gear collapsed. Pilot identified as 57-year-old Jeff Boatman... Read more
Crashed while lifting Christmas trees, pilot injured... Read more
Precautionary landing due electrical problem. AS350 or EC130... Read more
Main rotor struck tail boom on shut down... Read more
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
Fatal crash killing two British males named in this article as Mark Blaver-Mann and Alistair Evans. Helicopter was completely burnt out... Read more
Crashed killed Interior Secretary Francisco Blake and seven others. NOTE, there is a question over which aircraft was involved. Local reports (links 1 and 2 below) say XC-UHP (which is serial 2084) but the NTSB report (link 3) says XC-UHM (2127)... Read more
Three killed, cause unknown but low visibility reported in the area... Read more
Minor damage, unknown circumstances... Read more
Crashed into a mountainside on a sightseeing tour. All 5 POB perished, including pilot Nathan Cline and Pennsylvania residents Michael and Nicole Abel who were only married five days earlier. The other two were later named as Stuart Roberston and Eva Birgitta Wannersjo from Ontario, Canada... Read more
Crashed into a hill in poor weather during an EMS flight with 5POB. Co pilot Sergio Torre fatally injured. The aircraft had taken off from the hospital in Caltanissetta and was bound for Messina... Read more
