a warning light in the cockpit of another police helicopter with two officers aboard prompted the pilot to make a precautionary landing in a Home Depot parking lot about 2 a.m. That chopper landed near Western and Slauson avenues.... Read more
Force landed in mountainous terrain, 35 miles from Fresno... Read more
Chip light warning... Read more
Helicopter shot at from the ground by an automatic weapon, and fuel tank reportedly struck. Emergency landing made at nearby Van Nuys airport without further incident... Read more
Precautionary landing by Riverside County Sheriff helicopter. Both occupants fine.... Read more
Tipped over onto its starboard side on take-off... Read more
Mechanic became trapped under the sponson of a CH-53E after the landing gear collapsed when the landing-gear pin was pulled before takeoff. Marine was later named as Sgt. Alexis Fontalvo... Read more
Involved in lifting task putting aircon unit on roof. Helicopter crashed, colliding with building and causing building to catch fire.... Read more
pilot made a “precautionary†landing around 9:35 a.m after an engine warning light switched... Read more
Wheels up landing. Helicopter had been shuttling that day between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara and an offshore platform called “Harvest”, some 15 miles SW of Lompoc.... Read more
Hard landing in an orchard... Read more
L.A. County sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker said the pilots were conducting a training exercise “simulating a hydraulic failure” when the Eurocopter AS350 went down.... Read more
Tail rotor strike... Read more
Helicopter working on stringing new powerlines. One serious injury, one “minor to moderate” injury.... Read more
Emergency landing following carbon monoxide warning illumination... Read more
Wire strike... Read more
Bird strike broke canopy, emergency landing made in school field.... Read more
News reporting helicopter made emergency landing at Whiteman Field, Pacoima. Tail boom hti ground and broke off in autorotation. Cabin landed upright on skids, 2POB OK (Pilot Derek Bell and cameraman Chris Haug)... Read more
On landing at the hospital, fuel sprayed over the 11 persons in the landing area... Read more
Story dated 24-Nov-10 but does not refer to incident date. We assume fairly recent, hence filing this as 01-Nov. Windshield distorted and then blew out a section. Bird strike not involved.... Read more
The pilot and one passenger onboard walked away unharmed after the aircraft tipped over as a result of a heavy landing... Read more
Low level training exercise and right skid snagged the ground causing the helicopter to imbalance and turn over onto its side.... Read more
LAPD helicopter put down in a park at 2.50am after a warning light came on. Engineers called to the scene cleared it for onward flight approx three hours later... Read more
A helicopter dusting crops hit a power line and crashed in Mecca... Read more
This is a Texas Helicopters M74 conversion of a Bell 47... Read more
Three biologists with the California Department of Fish and Game and a contract pilot were killed Tuesday when their helicopter clipped a power line and crashed while they were surveying deer. Killed in the accident were Fresno DFG colleagues Clu Cotter, 48, an associate biologist; Kevin O’Connor, 40, a biologist supervisor; and Tom Stolberg, 31,... Read more
14-Sep-09 N796SH Robinson R22 El Toro, US-California... Read more
4-Sep-09 Bell OH-58 Redding Municipal Airport, US-California... Read more
3-Sep-09 N8631X Robinson R44 Torrance, US-California... Read more
13-Aug-09 N217LA Eurocopter AS350B2 Lancaster, US-California... Read more
23-Jul-09 N Venice Beach, US-California... Read more
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14-Jul-09 N244HP Robinson R44 Marysville, US-California... Read more
8-Jul-09 N6768D Bell B47G2 Turlock, US-California... Read more
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25-Jun-09 N515DG Robinson R44 Lakeport, US-California... Read more
21-Jun-09 N2306T Robinson R22 Palm Beach, US-California... Read more
16-Jun-09 N Eurocopter AS350 Palm Desert, US-California... Read more
19-May-09 165117 Sikorsky HH-60H off San Diego, US-California... Read more
15-May-09 N902EC MD Helicopters MD902 Salinas, US-California... Read more
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