Emergency landing due to weather with three on board going to a rugby match at Huddersfield... Read more
Pilot killed during loadlifting training operations – named here as Thomas Moore. Post crash fire. Ground crew seriously burned in attempts to rescue pilot... Read more
Contacted powerlines and crashed, killing sole occupant pilot. Post crash fire. Helicopter apparently Swiss registered judging by flag on tail in this image Based on the colour scheme it could be one of HB-ZJK (12182), HB-ZPE (12862), HB-ZSA (10365), HB-ZSC (13426) – although it is also possible that an R44 previously flown in Switzerland (and... Read more
County fire spokesman said the helicopter apparently clipped and downed power lines before crashing. A brush fire broke out that burned less than an acre before it was put out. Fatal injuries to sole occupant pilot – named here as Philip Margolis... Read more
During approach to land, the tail boom detached from the helicopter. The helicopter touched down then rolled over. The pilot sustained no injuries but the helicopter was destroyed.... Read more
Crashed heavily in open ploughed field and remained upright. Reported engine issues. Blades still attached at root, skid splayed out NOTE – this is wrongly reported elsewhere as G-OLRT. The boom from the real G-OLRT (which is still in UK) was sold to a Polish buyer, who fitted it on another R22 without correcting the... Read more
R22 conducting mustering operations near Fitzroy Crossing WA, collided with terrain. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged.... Read more
Helicopter was conducting aerial mustering operations. It was reported that the helicopter’s main rotor clipped a tree and that the aircraft landed in long grass where it was destroyed by fire. The pilot was uninjured.... Read more
Impacted terrain from a low altitude near Sollice, Prague-East District in Central Bohemia. The helicopter came to rest inverted, sustaining apparent substantial damage and the four occupants onboard (2 adults, 2 small children) were not injured.... Read more
During low level hover while training, helicopter fell to the ground and onto its starboard side... Read more
Sole occupant pilot killed in accident – later named as Дмитрий Комиссаров (Dmitry Komissarov), 49-year old general director of Завод железобетонных изделий (Concrete Products Plant). Completely destroyed – See photo... Read more
Crashed from the hover, fell onto its side... Read more
Blade hit tail cone during training autorotation.... Read more
Departed from a private residence in Queensville, Ontario for a local flight with the pilot and two passengers on board. During a landing in a marshy area of the Holland Marsh near Cooks Bay, a skid cut in the soft earth and the helicopter dynamically rolled over. There were no injuries and the helicopter was... Read more
departed from a private residence in Queensville, Ontario for a local flight with the pilot and two passengers on board. During a landing in a marshy area of the Holland Marsh near Cooks Bay, a skid cut in the soft earth and the helicopter dynamically rolled over. There were no injuries and the helicopter was... Read more
Pilot Robin Venuti, 38 and passenger Albert Rubio killed when helicopter crashed in “treacherous terrain” on elk-hunting flight... Read more
Emergency field landing with time given by FAA as 00:11 local. No injuries to the 4 POB... Read more
The student pilot was attempting a solo lift from a grass surface. Whilst applying left cyclic input to correct a right side low condition, the helicopter rolled rapidly to the left in what was reported as a dynamic rollover incident.... Read more
During aerial mustering operations, the helicopter collided with terrain resulting in substantial damage. The pilot sustained serious injuries.... Read more
While flying at 1,000 ft in VMC conditions, the helicopter struck a bird which the pilot identified as a buzzard. The pilot carried out a precautionary landing to inspect the helicopter, which suffered a broken windscreen transparency. After the inspection, the pilot continued the flight to his destination at White Waltham. He reported that he... Read more
Crashed in corn field with two fatalities... Read more
Tail strike on landing at 20.05 local... Read more
Tail strike on landing... Read more
During the cruise, an object which had been secured with a seat belt, became loose and jammed the cyclic control, resulting in the helicopter nose pitching down. The helicopter collided with terrain resulting in substantial damage.... Read more
Came down into trees shortly after take off, remaining impaled ten feet up a mango treee and killing radio announcer David Diaz. The other three occupants were all injured – pilot Raúl Arévalo Contreras, Swiss journalist Dominic Niels and cameraman from Channel 12, Jonathan Perdomo. The four were involved in filming and following a cycle race. See... Read more
Emergency landing in field after mechanical issue. Operating for K-State Salinas... Read more
All four POB injured, and rescued by Chilean Air Force UH-1... Read more
Field landing, no other details supplied in FAA preliminary... Read more
Impact with terrain. Accident killed pilot Ramón Rodríguez Toledo, copilot Andrés Berger, and Luis Paiz.... Read more
During take-off on translation from hover to forward flight, the rotor blades started slapping and flapping, resulting in a loss of control. The helicopter was substantially damaged.... Read more
During take-off, the helicopter rolled over and collided with terrain.... Read more
Training flight accident, crashed into the sea near a rocky coast. One fatality named here as Sergio Mauro, 24... Read more
Crashed into a forest area killing both on board. There is some local controversy as the helicopter had reportedly been rebuilt after a fatal accident in 2007 and local law does not allow an aircraft which has been “written off” to be rebuilt in any way. Some close-up photos at the accident scene of various... Read more
Officials believe the helicopter had just taken off when it hit trees close to the Wakulla County Airport’s runway. The helicopter then cut nearby power lines, and came to rest in a marshy area. 53-year-old Curtis Robert Clifford and 49-year-old Terry Bryan Ooten were found dead, while 45-year-old Sheri Noelle Devore survived... Read more
Loss of control during takeoff from a helipad located Marla at an altitude of 1 600m. Crash landed on a sports field. Second link is to the final report... Read more
Crashed close to the owner’s home. Pilot to hospital. CADORS 2014Q0192... Read more
Training accident, helicopter ended up on its starboard side... Read more
Helicopter crashed and burnt out. It appears that owner/pilot Christian Malila Ndou jumped out prior to impact as his body was found 30m away from the crash site. South African registered R44 may have been ZS-RYB (10918) but this is not yet proven... Read more
Training accident – landed in the tops of the trees in a mountainous area. Both occupants injured – named as Alcemir Campos Pereira, 39, and Gabriel Silva Mataruna Assunção, 23.... Read more
Both occupants injured on training flight after landing on top of trees. Occupants named as Alcemir Campos Pereira, 39, and Gabriel Silva Mataruna Asuncion, 23... Read more
Pilot and two passengers injured in tourist flight after ditching near Kouri Island... Read more
Solo pilot seriously injured in crash close to Grand Central Airport. R22 ended up on its side with main blades bent but still attached... Read more
Four suspected died, of which one body found, when helicopter crashed into a river. The occupants was Chinese billionaire Lam Kok, his son, an interpreter plus the pilot who had just sold his vineyard to Mr Kok... Read more
Low level spraying accident. Helicopter burst into flames on impact. Pilot named as David Stanley Jones... Read more
Helicopter landed in a field with light snow covering. Main blades badly bent and rotor mast at an angle. Fuselage, boom and tail appear near normal situation. The pilot and three passengers were uninjured.... Read more
Blown over in high winds when parked on grass helipad. Estimated date based on posting of photo in Facebook... Read more
Substantially damaged after tail hit ground during hover... Read more
Force landing, minimal apparent damage. Registration not verified... Read more
Sole occupant pilot Nelson Juliani Blanco, age 33, died in the accident... Read more
Training flight, crashed in forested area killing 48 year old instructor and 31 year old student pilot... Read more
Tail boom struck ground during autorotation... Read more
While conducting aerial mustering operations, the helicopter’s engine suddenly stopped. During the forced landing, the main rotor blades severed the tail boom, resulting in substantial damage.... Read more
Roll-over close to helipad. All four got out OK. No fire.... Read more
Passenger opened door and jumped out over the ocean near Balboa Pier. Rescuers performed CPR on the beach but he was pronounced dead at hospital. The pilot’s father described in an interview how his son tried in vain to stop the other passenger jumping out. A suicide note was found later, and the deceased’s relatives... Read more
Bird struck tail rotor on approach. Landed OK... Read more
Helicopter ended up on its port side, with tail boom in multiple pieces. Sole occupant pilot injured... Read more
Following a decrease in engine power, the pilot entered an autorotation. Upon landing at a solar power plant, the helicopter struck a photovoltaic panel and rolled onto its side. Probable write-off... Read more
Training accident... Read more
Hard landing and rollover onto port side. 2 POB injured. Helicopter was making a precautionary landing at 9.30pm in a pasture due to reducing visibility.... Read more
Training accident, ended up on its side. Instructor and student not injured... Read more
Training flight, skid clipped ground during hovering practice and helicopter rolled onto its starboard side with fuel leaking from it (photo). Neither student Charles Fink or instructor Raymond Daniel were injured... Read more
Helicopter contacted a mound of earth on landing, causing it to end up on its side. Some reports suggest the wind was gusty and may have been contributory. Two of the four POB injured and airlifted to hospital... Read more
Heavy landing, Skid collapsed... Read more
Pilot allowed rotor speed to decay too low on final approach – hit ground hard and rolled onto its starboard side... Read more
Crashed and consumed by fire, killing all three on board. One was named as Krzysztof Mielewczyk, husband of a member of the Polish Parliament... Read more
An instructor and his trainee student have survived a helicopter crash in a paddock with only minor injuries. R22 ended up on its starboard side. Student reportedly moved the engine mixture control instead of the carburettor heat control,... Read more
Taking off after refuelling, banked hard and crashed into the ground. The pilot, 34-year-old Shane Templeton, was ejected from the aircraft and sustained serious head injuries.... Read more
Hit powerlines and crashed, killing all three on board. The victims were identified as William Brownfield, 61, of Caballo, Duane Zietlow, 78, of Elephant Butte and the pilot, Ebenezer Priebe, 34, of Tucson, Ariz. [and before anyone asks, “Truth or Consequences” is indeed a town name]... Read more
Ditched into lake on water sampling operations. Registration not fully confirmed, but believed correct. Floats deployed, but helicopter turned over, so all you could see afterwards were the floats which suspended the helicopter... Read more
Descended into powerlines in high density altitude with 4 POB... Read more
Engine failure, autorotation, rolled over on landing... Read more
Two injured in heavy landing in cemetary. Tail boom sliced by main blades, two occupants injured and to hospital... Read more
There were two people aboard – a pilot, Artur Assadulin, and a passenger, Vasyl Zazulchak, a citizen of Ukraine. Under conditions of poor visibility, the helicopter crashed into a hill.... Read more
Helicopter ditched in shallow water. 3 POB exited safely. En route from Elba to Bologna. Italian pilot age 44, passengers were on Turkish and Portuguese passports.... Read more
Precautionary landing on landfill site – reportedly weather related. No damage... Read more
