57-year-old volunteer Shane Krogen fell about 50 feet from a helicopter during a marijuana-eradication effort in Tulare County and died... Read more
Substantially damaged in force landing on road... Read more
Emergency night landing in school field after experiencing unusual rotor blade vibration. Attended to by engineer next day on site. Pilot named by CBS47 as Johnny Reyes... Read more
Crashed into Braga Ranch lettuce field near Chualar River Road in Gonzales after reported engine failure. Pilot Doug Walker was not injured. Helicopter ended up on its side, tail boom cut by main blades... Read more
Landed close to a highway and suffered unknown damage... Read more
Precautionary landing on a logging road... Read more
Pilot experienced mechanical issue, made immediate heavy landing, bounced and fell onto its side. Four POB minor injuries only.... Read more
Sheriff helicopter made emergency field landing after reporting engine problems... Read more
Spraying accident at night... Read more
Landing gear collapsed... Read more
Helicopter was powered-up but still on the ground, when the engineer reached in through the open door and hit a lever, causing it to take off to a few feet altitude and then crash onto its side away from the engineer. A second person was present, but it is unclear from the press report whether they... Read more
Three killed when a JetRanger went down at 3.42am on a reality TV shoot on a remote ranch. Helicopter had been supplied via Crossbow Helicopters, who act as brokers between film companies and helicopter operators. Photos posted of this 206 on Orbic Air’s website (example) in the last few weeks indicate that it carried their... Read more
Helicopter destroyed per FAA data... Read more
Helicopter on agricultural ops crashed near HWY 41 and Harlan Ave. near the Fresno Co and Kings Co border... Read more
Hit powerlines (note, reg assumed correct but FAA accident report states it is a 47J whereas register and MSN suggest G5A)... Read more
Helicopter was one of a pair on low level frost control flight over a vineyard. Weather reported as foggy. Pilot named as Karen L. Johnson, age 62... Read more
Heavy landing, all 4 POB hospitalized, post crash fire, live ammunition on board... Read more
Substantial damage after unsecured item from cabin struck aircraft... Read more
Helicopter exploded after striking fuel bay canopy. Sole occupant pilot was killed. Occurred at 11.08pm local time. The casualty was later named as owner James Belcher... Read more
Post flight inspection revealed damage following bird strike... Read more
Low level collision between one helicopter landing and the other taking off from the adjacent pad. N911FA ended up on its skids, main blades missing and damage to rear cabin area after apparently being hit by main blades of N98BM. Boom of N911FA still attached (just) but fallen to ground at tail. Six to hospital,... Read more
Low level collision between one helicopter landing and the other taking off from the adjacent pad. N98BM ended up on its skids, main blades missing and damage to front cabin area after apparently being hit by main blades of N911FA. Six to hospital, two in each helicopter plus two on the ground. On Monday 19th,... Read more
Out of control fixed wing veered off runway and struck parked/unattended helicopter... Read more
Blade delamination caused unusual vibration levels which prompted crew to investigate and then change aircraft before they took off... Read more
Tail rotor struck ground. Helicopter had been working on powerlines at the time of the accident. Helicopter caught fire and burned out – also causing a 1.5 acre brush fire... Read more
Pilot Bill Cavanaugh, was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital following crash on agricultural operations. His son told a TV station that his father had over 20,000 hours of flying experience... Read more
Emergency landing of media helicopter due to oil leak and heavy smoke flume in the air. Helicopter was operating for KTLA Channel 5. Pilot was Tim Lynn... Read more
Landed hard and rolled onto its side. Aircraft destroyed ... Read more
Flipped over on landing. Night landing assumed, given time listed as 0740Z in California... Read more
One serious injury after rotor blades hit disembarking passenger – CHP crew member Tony Stanley, who was getting out to help pick up injured hiker Jeremy Kilburn – both were then airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding... Read more
Cal Fire helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing. No injuries, minor damage... Read more
Agricultural ops, crashed in field... 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
Engine trouble on approach. Pilot was only occupant, and was not injured. After the landing, the helicopter was on its side in about a marshy area near the side of a lake (see photos in third link below)... Read more
“Approximately five pieces of wood cribbing came loose from a helicopter load and fell to the ground in an unoccupied open space along the Sunrise Powerlink about four miles south of Interstate 8 and four miles east of Loveland Reservoir,†the company said. “No one was injured.â€... Read more
Tailboom damaged during autorotation landing... Read more
During post-maintenance run-up, helicopter fell on its side, caught fire and was destroyed... Read more
Crash occurred during windy flight conditions, the FAA said. The hard landing bent the tail boom of the aircraft and damaged the skids, among other things. No one was hurt.... Read more
Damaged in heavy landing. Registration per FAA prelim report, but is not a valid registration(!)... Read more
Mid air accident between AH-1W and UH-1Y of the US Marine Corps during a night-time exercise Total of 7 fatalities, 2 in the AH-1W, five in the UH-1Y. The five in the UH-1Y were named later as Capt. Michael M. Quin, 28, of Purcellville, VA, Sgt. Justin A. Everett, 33, of Clovis, CA, Lance Cpl.... Read more
Mid air accident between AH-1W and UH-1Y of the US Marine Corps during a night-time exercise Total of 7 fatalities, 2 in the AH-1W, five in the UH-1Y. The two in the AH-1W were named later as Maj. Thomas A. Budrejko, 37, of Montville, CT and Capt. Benjamin N. Cerniglia, 31, of Montgomery, AL See... Read more
Crashed in open, flat field during agricultural ops... Read more
Crashed into field after mid-air collision with fixed-wing Beech Bonanza. Minor injuries. R22 pilot was experienced fixed wing pilot logging night hours as a student.... Read more
Emergency landing on school field shortly after refuelling at Modesto Airport. No damage... Read more
Crashed on take-off... Read more
Pilot reported smoke in the cabin and brought the craft down as a precaution on the junction of Pacific Coast Highway and Magnolia at 9.40am local. 1POB, not injured.... Read more
All five members of a Navy helicopter crew are reported to be unhurt after crashing during a training mission on the edge of the Sierra Nevada.... Read more
Precautionary landing after “Engine out” warning. Maintenance engineers attended scene and reportedly “repaired the faulty wiring”... Read more
Hard landing... Read more
During powerline maintenance flight, p[ilot made emergency field landing. Skids broken, tail boom sliced, main blades ripped off. Pilot to hospital... Read more
The Madera County Sheriff’s Department and Cal Fire as well as paramedics are on scene of a downed private helicopter. 2 POB to hospital, one by road, one by air... Read more
Substantially damaged in field landing... Read more
The helicopter went down at approximately 1:00 p.m. Monday in a training area in the southeast corner of Camp Pendleton. A small brush fire broke out as a result of the crash. Fire crews are on scene working to contain the flames. The two fatalities were later named as Capt. Jeffrey Bland, 37, and 1st... Read more
commercial pilot sustained minor injuries; the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom from impact forces... Read more
Landed hard on uneven terrain and rolled onto its left side... Read more
A Coast Guard MH-65 on hoist training out of CGAS Humboldt Bay safely completed an emergency landing in a parking lot near Arcata Bay following an electrical malfunction caused a significant amount of smoke in the cabin. All four members aboard the helicopter have been reported safe and without injuries.... Read more
Hydraulic problem en route from Idaho to San Diego in Southern California.... Read more
Struck powerline during agricultural ops... Read more
Crashed in orchard during agricultural ops... Read more
Emergency landing in field... Read more
At touchdown, the helicopter had some forward speed, the landing skids dug into the terrain, and the helicopter pitched nose down. The main rotor struck the ground and also severed the tail boom, and the helicopter rolled onto its left side.... Read more
Crashed on take off... Read more
Helicopter owner Frank Gomes said he had finished spraying the field and had turned the crop duster over to his apprentice for a practice run. “The practice didn’t go all that well today,” Gomes said, declining to comment further.... Read more
Minor damage on landing... Read more
The helicopter, belonging to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashed on a training flight shortly before noon Wednesday in the San Mateo Area of Camp Pendleton killing one of the seven on board. The deceased serviceman was later named as Sgt. Trevor Cook, 25, of Orleans, N.Y.... Read more
Crop spraying helicopter crashed from low level during turn... Read more
Night emergency landing after reporting a mechanical problem.... Read more
Landed hard during practice autorotations, fell onto its side, then causing a grass fire which consumed the helicopter and 15-20 acres of grassland. Pilot not injured... Read more
Engine problems during turn at low level while spraying at 100ft agl. Landed heaviliy and rolled over... Read more
While setting an elecriticy tower within a utility right-of-way two miles SE of Plaster City, three of the helicopter’s four hooks holding up a tower section released. While hanging from the remaining hook, the structure was slowly lowered to the ground and, once on the ground, was released. The tower subsequently tipped over. No one... Read more
San Diego Gas & Electric’s helicopter was involved in an incident when a section of a transmission tower carried by the helicopter fell approximately 200- feet to the ground. No one was injured.... Read more
Precautionary landing in field after pilot “sensing something was wrong”. Later flown to Santa Maria Public Airport for further assessment... Read more
Tail rotor struck tree and helicopter crashed into orchard... Read more
Flight plan for the overdue helicopter had it going the 30 miles from Hayfork to Weaverville and then back to Hayfork Friday. Search crews found the helicopter’s wreckage and pilot’s body in a remote area around 3:15 p.m. Student pilot later named as registered owner Mor Applebaum.... Read more
A police helicopter made an emergency landing on a soccer field near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after a warning light came on indicating a possible problem.  [Type not confirmed, but photo shows B206 in a parking lot – is this at the soccer field?]... Read more
