HeliHub.com Accidents

Accident pilot was dropping off 2 heli-ski clients at a 6,000 foot msl mountain ridge line site, requiring him to preform a “toe in” landing. While hovering, but with the toes of the skids resting on the up-sloping field, and the two skiers disembarked, the main rotor blades contacted an area of rocky terrain. The pilot then flew downhill for an emergency landing. The helicopter rolled to the right after touchdown on snow-covered terrain.

Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Heliski, Majestic Heli Ski, Safety, US-Alaska

22-May-17 N207CH Airbus AS350B2 Herbert Glacier, US-Alaska

Landing accident on a glacier. No injuries to 7 POB

Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Coastal Helicopters, Eurocopter, Safety, Tours, US-Alaska

26-Oct-15 C-GSLY Airbus AS350B2 Deadhorse, US-Alaska

The pilot reported he was conducting an approach in flat light conditions, visibility was decreasing, and during a turn, the right skid impacted terrain. The pilot reported the helicopter then came to rest on its side and he egressed from the cockpit. Substantial damage sustained to the helicopter. The purpose of the flight was to extract a work crew.

CADORS 2015H0154

Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Great Slave Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska

13-Mar-15 N814EH Airbus AS350B2 Anchorage, US-Alaska

Tail rotor spider assembly fractured in-flight, resulting in an emergency run-on landing at Merrill Field, Anchorage

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Evergreen Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska

28-Jun-14 N567NA Eurocopter AS350B2 Chisik Island, US-Alaska

Force landing on beach

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alaska

18-Jun-14 N74713 Robinson R44 Coldfoot, US-Alaska

Uncommanded descent and crashed on landing. Helicopter was carrying a team from the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Quicksilver Air, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Alaska

11-Jun-14 N356EV Eurocopter AS350B3 Anchorage, US-Alaska

Engine and main rotor over-speed event during engine start, resulting in ground resonance and substantial damage to the helicopter’s fuselage, and main rotor drive system.

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alaska

28-May-14 N392GP Robinson R44 Chugiak, US-Alaska (1F)

Pilot killed during loadlifting training operations – named here as Thomas Moore. Post crash fire. Ground crew seriously burned in attempts to rescue pilot

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Alaska

05-Sep-13 Bell 206B Katmai National Park, US-Alaska

Crew of three stranded by weather on a volcano after freezing rain left thick ice on their helicopter. The three were identified as pilot Sam Egli, USGS geophysicist John Paskievitch and University of Alaska-Fairbanks researcher Taryn Lopez

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Egli Air Haul, Safety, US-Alaska

17-Aug-13 N190EH Eurocopter AS350B2 Healy, US-Alaska

Struck powerlines

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Era Helicopters, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alaska

08-Aug-13 N70NW Bell UH-1B Tok, US-Alaska

FAA report that this was on “hauling ops” but this video and the caption below suggest it was on firefighting work

Tags: Accidents, Bell, Civil, Firefighting, Northern Pioneer Helicopters, Safety, UH-1, US-Alaska

30-Mar-13 N911AA Eurocopter AS350B3 Talkeetna, US-Alaska

Impacted terrain while maneuvering during an SAR flight near Talkeetna, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, an Alaska state trooper serving as a flight observer for the pilot, and a stranded snowmobiler who had requested rescue were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire.

Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, Alaska State Troopers, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Alaska

24-Mar-13 N353DL Eurocopter AS350B3 Stevens Village, US-Alaska

On landing, pilot looked to ensure tail rotor clearance and inadvertently inputted cyclic. Helicopter rolled up on one skid and main rotor blades struck the ground. Helicopter was involved in load lifting operations

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Loadlifting, Safety, US-Alaska

15-Dec-12 C-GYPH Eurocopter AS350B3 Beluga, US-Alaska

Collision with trees during load lift operation. Pilot injured. CADAORS ref 2012P2046

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Prism Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska

26-Sep-12 N4171J Robinson R22B Anchorage, US-Alaska

Training accident, dynamic rollover onto starboard side

Tags: Accidents, Alyeska Helicopters, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Training, US-Alaska

01-Sep-12 N178CH Eurocopter AS350B2 Talkeeetna, US-Alaska

Tail rotor drive shaft sheared

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alaska

08-Aug-12 N737TV MD Helicopters MD600N Delta Junction, US-Alaska (1F)

En route to pick up miners at the remote site when the helicopter crashed into the side of a hill and rolled a considerable distance, killing the pilot -Â later named as James Hopper, 63

Tags: Accidents, Aurora Aviation, Civil, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD600, Safety, US-Alaska

31-Jul-12 N74496 Robinson R44 Wainwright Village, US-Alaska

Autorotated and landed hard

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Pollux Aviation, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Alaska

20-Jul-12 N363AL Bell 206L3 Circle City, US-Alaska

Rolled over on landing

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Bristow Helicopters, Civil, Safety, US-Alaska

01-May-12 N309MH Bell 407 Anchorage, US-Alaska

Struck trees with main rotor blades while landing

Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, Maritime Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska

21-Apr-12 N121MR Robinson R22A Palmer, US-Alaska

Struck tail rotor on landing

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Pollux Aviation, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Alaska

18-Apr-12 N191EH Eurocopter AS350B2 Valdez, US-Alaska

Tail rotor separated while landing on glacier

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Era Helicopters, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alaska

12-Mar-12 C-GVEB Hughes 500D Trading Bay, US-Alaska

“flipped over”

Tags: Accidents, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Safety, US-Alaska

21-Jan-12 N4510T Robinson R44 Anchorage, US-Alaska

Loose cargo bag flew into rotors

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Jayhawk Air, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Alaska

15-Jan-12 SP-SSW PZL SW4 Fairbanks, US-Alaska

A PZL SW4 has crashed at Fairbanks International Airport while operating there for “Cold Weather Testing”.Â 3POB.Â The incident happened at 2:23 p.m. and the temperature at the airport was minus 36 degrees that afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Tags: Accidents, AW009, Civil, PZL Swidnik, Safety, SW-4, US-Alaska