Tourist flight, 6 POB all injured. One airlifted to Kona Community Hospital, others by road A helicopter tour crashed on Wednesday in a lava field on Hawaii’s Big Island, injuring all six people on board — including two in serious condition, officials said. https://t.co/VCDgiiDQ6l — FOX 7 Austin (@fox7austin) June 11, 2022 ... Read more
Emergency landing in a ravine after experiencing engine problems. Helicopter was working for Hawaiian Electric. Some reports say “hard landing”. Extent of damage not known. Pilot not injured “A contractor for Hawaiian Electric was transporting material near the Nuuanu Reservoir off Pali Highway when the helicopter lost power and made a hard landing,” according to... Read more
The Fire Department said the crash was a result of engine failure. FAA report 2 POB with no injuries, while the operator said the unnamed pilot was hospitalized “for further evaluation as a precautionary measure.” Operator said in a statement “hard landing … while arriving for a utility flight”... Read more
Pilot made an emergency landing after noticing smoke coming from the engine compartment, 2 POB uninjured – Sources say the pilot, Michael Tepper was on an introductory instructional flight with his passenger, Brandon Ahlo.... Read more
Tail rotor struck ground on training flight... Read more
Hard landing and tail strike... Read more
Hawaii County Fire Department helicopter made an emergency landing after an engine failure during a hurricane evacuation mission along the Hamakua coastline. No damage, no injuries. The only helicopter registered to Hawaii County Fire Dept is MD500E N911HY (0602E)... Read more
Fell onto its starboard side close to fuel tanks during landing accident. Pilot John Corboy and his two teenage passengers Dominic Mills-Patrick and Nic Politsch got out OK [note FAA data uses UTC date/time of 2nd August. Accident occurred 1st August local date]... Read more
Emergency landing after loss of hydraulics... Read more
Precautionary field landing, no injuries, after reported mechanical issues. All six passengers were guests of the Make-A-Wish charity.... Read more
Safe emergency landing after engine failure... Read more
Substantially damaged on landing. Two people were aboard the aircraft. One was taken to the hospital with complaints of back pain, while the other was uninjured,... Read more
Tour helicopter struck by a bird, shattering the windshield. The only passenger on the aircraft suffered minor injuries. The aircraft landed safely at Burns Field in Hanapepe. Registration and type quoted by FAA do not tie up – N798JH was an AS350BA previously used by the company and no longer current.... Read more
Autorotation, and rolled over onto its side on landing, 700 feet short of landing pad. One news report suggests Texas family on board suggested it ran out of fuel... Read more
Bird strike on tour flight... Read more
Bird strike, windshield damaged, landed OK... Read more
Force landed in street and badly damaged in collision with parked vehicle... Read more
Found damage to trailing edge of rotor blade(s) on post-flight inspection... Read more
FAA report... Read more
Hard landing... Read more
Rolled over on landing... Read more
Rotor blades struck trees on take-off, landed on beach without further incident... Read more
Came down on training flight. Instructor and student both reported injured and to hospital... Read more
Force landed in a field... Read more
Precautionary landing made on road, no injuries, no damage... Read more
Substantial damage in field landing while practicing autorotations... Read more
Precautionary landing due electrical problem. AS350 or EC130... Read more
Crashed into a mountainside on a sightseeing tour. All 5 POB perished, including pilot Nathan Cline and Pennsylvania residents Michael and Nicole Abel who were only married five days earlier. The other two were later named as Stuart Roberston and Eva Birgitta Wannersjo from Ontario, Canada... Read more
Force landed in a park... Read more
Precautionary landing in cane field... Read more
One fatality, two critical, one serious aboard USMC H-53 helicopter which came down in the sea two miles off Kaneohe Air Station. USCG and Honolulu Fire Dept helicopters attending. Fatality later named as Cpl. Jonathan D. Faircloth, 22, of Mechanicsburg, PA. Others on board were pilot Maj. Clinton J. Collins, co-pilot Capt. Kevin F. Hayles,... Read more
Emergency landing made in school field after warning light illuminated. No damage. Crew turned situation into educational opportunity for the school children.... Read more
27-May-09 Bell OH-58D Wheeler Army Airfield, US-Hawaii... Read more
23-Feb-09 N5232G MD Helicopers MD520N Oahu, US-Hawaii... Read more
5-Jan-09 N141MK Eurocopter AS350BA Honolulu, US-Hawaii... Read more
