Brand new aircraft. Fell onto side on landing from 50ft on third attempt at landing. 2POB. Co pilot had bruises only, Pilot not injured... Read more
Helicopter landed on beach after encountering fog... Read more
Three killed in mountainous area, all employees of Bailey Helicopters. Pilot named as Peter Bryant, 45 and passengers Blake Erickson, 48, and Arnaud Jolibois, 44.  CADAORS 2012P0786... Read more
Precautionary field landing made during sightseeing flight. N o damage to helicopter. Another helicopter from the same operator came and picked up the passengers.... Read more
Bbrought back to land by sea after concerns were raised about fuel samples. Date was the day it arrived back by boat. May need to adjust this date once more details become clear.... Read more
Fumes in the cockpit – led to fleet grounding.... Read more
Controlled ditching in North Sea and all 14 on board into liferafts and later rescued. The helicopter remained upright on its emergency floats. Flight number was “Bond 88R”... Read more
Crew member suffered serious head injuries when “releasing the transport line” (literal translation). Investigation ongoing, few details.... Read more
Annual check ride with NVGs in EMS helicopter. After a satisfactory slope landing, the PIC repositioned the helicopter to a flat area and performed a hovering autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. After the flight, during a post-flight examination, substantial damage was discovered to the tail boom and the aft portion of the fuselage... Read more
Emergency landing after running out of fuel. No damage.... Read more
Tail rotor separated while landing on glacier... Read more
Emergency landing while en route to an accident scene – smoke in the cockpit. Registration assumed as this is the only helicopter operated by Martin County on this work and our report stated “Martin County LifeStar”... Read more
Emergency landing after crew began to smell smoke in the cockpit and reported that the engine was acting unusual. MH-65C assumed on the basis that the CGAS San Francisco website states they currently operate four of these (and no other types)... Read more
Four Chinese employees from state oil firm CNPC and two French crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in Niger’s Tenere desert. Helicopter went missing 6th April and was not found until 9th April... Read more
Ingested plastic carrier bag on final approach to land on road to pick up accident victim. Aircraft went U/S and patient continued by road. Mechanic called to clear aircraft for flight.... Read more
Autorotated into field during external load operations... Read more
Crashed during anti-drug operations... Read more
Helicopter was carrying out filming work. The accident killed Feliciano Saiminho of Public Television of Angola and Air Force technician Manuel André... Read more
Shortly after take off with five passengers on a pleasure flight at the Frühlingsfest event, the helicopter descended suddenly and suffered a heavy run-on landing which caused the skids to completely deform -then sliding onwards through two security fences before coming to rest in a 40 degree nose down angle on the bank of a... Read more
Tail rotor suffered minor damage after it stuck the ground while attempting to take off... Read more
Helicopter landing on snow ended up on its starboard side. 2 of 6 POB had minor injuries... Read more
Helicopter crashed with significant vertical descent rate. see photo here and here.... Read more
42-year-old Shri Rama Krishnan, was flying the Squirrel with two passengers on board on a routine food supply trip when the helicopter went missing, after turning back on encountering bad weather. The helicopter was on charter to the Indonesian arm of US mining company Freeport-McMoRan.... Read more
conducting low-level wildlife management work when the helicopter was damaged and collided with the ground. The pilot and two crew members received minor injuries and were airlifted to safety by another MNR helicopter. CADAORS ref 2012O0625... Read more
Force landed in a field... 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
US Coast Guard MH-65C missing. 1 crew member rescue swimmer CPO Fernando Jorge was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead. Search for the other thre on board has so far found the bodies of Lt. j.g. Thomas Cameron, and Lt. Cmdr. Dale Taylor. The body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Knight has still not... Read more
Damaged in heavy landing. Registration per FAA prelim report, but is not a valid registration(!)... 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
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
“Damaged the aircraft during takeoff after the transport skiers to the summit Karifuridake, the aircraft is rolling to the right”... Read more
crashed shortly after take-off. 5POB all safe. Occupants included Lucio BenÃtez y and Walter DÃaz... 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
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
Engine allowed to over-speed causing turbine blades to fail... Read more
Power loss during takeoff, ground impact... Read more
In flight fire, emergency landing.... 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
The incident happened when the helicopter alarm system alerted the pilots of loss of pressure in the left hydraulic system.... 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
Cable break during a hoist exercise at night... 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
Precautionary landing made on road, no injuries, no damage... 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
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
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
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
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
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
Helicopter was taking off at Lubuche when it suffered damage to the tail boom/rotor. All 3 occupants safe... 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
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
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
Main rotor struck tail boom on shut down... 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
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
Emergency landing made due to tail rotor problems... Read more
Main blades clipped rock while filming at low level. Landed heavily and awkwardly on skids on a road.... Read more
Circled after encountering heavy rain while en route. Landed in ploughed field and burst into flames, 6POB all safe with minor injuries... Read more
Landing made prior to arriving at intended destination due to weather. Intended routing was Kathmandu from Pokhara... Read more
The pilot had left Nome on Saturday and refueled in Unalakleet and Bethel – and had planned to spend the night in Iliamna before flying on to Anchorage on Sunday. Pilot later named as 66-year-old William Zeman. Reported as “crashed and burned”... Read more
Belarus Border Guard AS355NP crashed and caught fire, killing all 5POB including three television crew named as Vitaly Prochkovsky, 36; Sergei Shamalov, 39; and Yulia Shaternik, 28. The crew were reported as Andrew Pekarsky (32 years) and Igor Skvortsov. They operate three AS355NPs – EW-308BH (5773), EW-309BH (5774) and EW-310BH (5781)... Read more
Having taken off from Spa on a surveillance flight for the Fluxys company, helicopter crashed in a private garden killing 2 POB. The owner of the land described the weather as low cloud and windy gusts.... Read more
Bird strike – broke a hole in the canopy just to the port side of the nose... Read more
Law enforcement helicopterin non-emergency situation made urban area landing too close to buildings and downwash caused damage... Read more
Precautionary landing due to weather en route Belgaum to Juhu on a ferry flight with 4POB after completing a filming job... Read more