Helicopter crashed on the eastbound carriageway of the Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge on Interstate 10. Aircraft was observed flying low, consistent with low cloud base and low visibility at the time. Helicopter took out some powerlines, causing 20,000 people to be without electricity. The helicopter was on fire post impact and completely burned out, as... Read more
Emergency landing in field due to engine issues. FAA report damage level “unknown”... Read more
FAA state this was due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness The State Police pilot, who was not identified, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Press report says State Police report helicopter seriously damaged... Read more
FAA “Helicopter went into a tail spin on landing and hit hard on the grass”... Read more
Aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Mexico under unknown circumstances. The last known position was 13 nm W of Southwest Pass, Louisiana as they transiting from one off-shore platform to another.... Read more
Two men working on power lines from the helicopter, and heir safety harness failed because it had been rubbing against the power lines causing it to “snap” the release from Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reportedly said. Both men fell about 100 feet to their deaths from the helicopter – they were later named as Nicholas Gamalski,... Read more
Substantially damaged by ground resonance... Read more
Emergency landing in marsh area. Boom damaged... Read more
Uncommanded left yaw, diverted and landed at Dulac Heliport... Read more
Crashed on the edge of a sugar cane field killing pilot Kenneth E. Squires, age 60. Five years ago age 55 the pilot was quoting himself as having flown 19,000 hours... Read more
Heavy wheel-up landing following sudden wind-shift on take-off... Read more
Pilot and two engineers uninjured in crash on post-maintenance test flight. Helicopter ended up on its side. Helicopter is contracted to Shreveport-based Life Air Rescue... Read more
Emergency landing after bird strike – EMS unit “Pafford AirOne” with patient on board. We believe they operate either/both of LongRanger 4 N1813 (52335) and LongRanger 3 N3180L (51055)... Read more
Substantially damaged in landing accident, reports FAA. Other reports suggest it was taking off, started spinning left and was put down hurriedly, wheels collapsed and it ended up on its belly between parking spot rows A and B... Read more
Helicopter crashed after hitting guy wire of radio tower. Sole occupant pilot (named as Hugh Clifton Kelley) killed... Read more
From a Bristow press release:- A Bristow Bell 407 operating near Intracoastal City, Louisiana was involved in a fatal accident at approximately 8:00 a.m. CDT . Local press reported poor visibility. The pilot was the only person onboard – later named as Carl Amos, from Corpus Christi, Texas... Read more
Unknown circumstances, according to FAA records... Read more
Emergency landing at Barksdale AFB after suspected bird strike. Registration assumed as news received by HeliHub showed operator name as “Pafford EMS helicopter” and this LongRanger flies as “Pafford Air One“... Read more
Crashed in marshy area, killing both POB.  pilot named as Jason McKean, 40, and passenger Lanny Ledet, 43.... Read more
Minor damage, unknown circumstances... Read more
Water taxying on floats, turned sideways and fell onto its side... Read more
Destroyed in hard landing (per FAA), but “There was only moderate damage to the aircraft and no damage to the runway or any impact on our commercial operations,†according to airport director Heath Allen.... Read more
Crashed into the water, unknown circumstances... Read more
Gusty winds caught helicopter while in a low level hover and it ended up on its side. Pilot was Charles Williams, 42, of Anacoco, and passenger was Pat Austin, 39, of Leesville... Read more
Emergency landing on road during post-maintenance check flight. No injuries or damage... Read more
6-Sep-09 N131EH Eurocopter Bo105 Schreiver, US-Louisiana... Read more
11-Jun-09 N518RL Bell B206 Baton Rouge, US-Louisiana... Read more
4-May-09 N164RL Bell B407 nr Baton Rouge, US-Louisiana... Read more
2-Mar-09 N401RL Bell B206L3 Galliano, US-Louisiana... Read more
20-Feb-09 N9AT Bell B206 Abbeville, US-Lousiana... Read more
