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09-Jan-20 N450MC Robinson R66 Silver Spring Township, US-Pennsylvania (2F)
A helicopter crashed in a backyard of a home in Silver Spring Township, US-Pennsylvania. The two occupants on-board died, no injuries on the ground reported.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R66, Robinson, Safety, US-Pennsylvania
20-May-17 N778TL Robinson R66 Canon City, US-Colorado
Close to company base, helicopter landed upright, but with main blades slicing the tail boom off close to the tail rotor
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Colorado Vertical, R66, Robinson, Safety, Tours, US-Colorado
22-Dec-14 N64HF Robinson R66 Henniker, US-New Hampshire
Struck tail on landing and slid into a snow bank
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R66, Robinson, Safety, US-New Hampshire
20-Aug-14 VH-JRX Robinson R66 Giru, Australia
While conducting aerial agricultural operations, the helicopter struck a wire and subsequently collided with terrain. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries.
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, Australia, Civil, R66, Robinson, Safety
28-Jun-14 RA-1588G Robinson R66 Temnolesskaya, Russia (4F)
Details not yet known, but helicopter crashed killing all four POB including pilot A.I. Goncharenko, businessman Samvel Elugyan plus his 22-year-old daughter Alina Elugyan and 13-year-old son Eugene Elugyan. Post crash fire
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R66, Robinson, Russia, Safety
27-Jul-13 N646AG Robinson R66 Tunkhannock, US-Pennsylvania (5F)
En route from Lehighton PA to Endecott NY with five aboard was en route when it disappeared from radar during conditions of severe thunderstorms and heavy fog. The last communication to ATC was a report around 10 pm Saturday that he was “losing altitude and would try to return to a nearby airfield.”. Wreckage was located at 1:50 p.m. next day in a heavily wooded area. There was no fire, and no witness.
The Wyoming County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as: Bernard Michael Kelly, 58, of Ellicott City, Md.; his daughter, Leanna Mee Kelly, 27, of Savage, Md.; David Ernest Jenny Jr., 31, of Towson, Md (Pilot).; Carl Robert Woodland, 29, of Lovettsville, Va.; and his son, Noah Robert McKain Woodland, 3, of Leesburg, Va.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Hampton Roads Charter Service, R66, Robinson, Safety, US-Pennsylvania
09-Mar-13 ZK-IHU Robinson R66 Oamaru Valley, New Zealand (1F)
Crashed on a ridge above the Oamaru Valley, east of Turangi, after dropping off a hunting party. The body of pilot Mark Didsbury was found 50m away from the helicopter
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Helisika, New Zealand, R66, Robinson, Safety
01-Oct-11 N266CY Robinson R66 Philip, US-South Dakota (1F)
Haakon County Sheriff Mel Smith told local radio station that the helicopter crashed in a pasture a mile south of Philip. Sole occupant 64-year-old pilot James Hladky was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R66, Robinson, US-South Dakota
12-Jul-11 N810AG Robinson R66 Girardot Airport, Colombia (2F)
Crashed shortly after take-off. One report suggests tail rotor struck a tree, but nephew of pilot says it lost the tail at 400ft. Fatalities named as Ricardo Cabrera (pilot/trainer) and Juan Pablo Gaviria (owner/student)