24-Aug-20 OH-HJH MD Helicopters MD500D Sarvisalo, Finland
Landed upright but tail boom got chopped by main blades during emergency landing
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Finland, Heliwest, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Safety
Landed upright but tail boom got chopped by main blades during emergency landing
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Finland, Heliwest, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Safety
Substantially damaged during training flight – helicopter ended up on its skids but with tail boom dropped to the ground and main blades damaged.
Solo student pilot ran out of altitude on a practice engine-out autorotation landing and hit the tail boom on the ground.
Tags: Accidents, Finland, Finnish Air Force, MD Helicopters, MD500E, Military, Safety
Engine failure during low level powerline operation. Extensively damaged. Pilot walked away
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Finland, Heliwest, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Safety
R44 was engaged in aerial saw work, clearing trees away from powerlines. While reportedly ferrying back to a field landing site, the helicopter crashed and was destroyed (photo). Sole occupant pilot had minor injuries.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Finland, HeliPro (Finland), R44, Robinson, Safety