FAA : Flipped over on takeoff after tail rotor was struck by something Press Report : Pilot (named as 74-year-old Jack Elvin) quoted as saying “mechanical failure when trying to land” Sheriff: 74-year-old pilot walks away unharmed after helicopter crash near Scio https://t.co/QmVNB8p8Op — Fox12Oregon (@fox12oregon) November 23, 2021... Read more
Experienced engine issues while in low level ops (Christmas tree harvesting). Main blades struck tail boom... Read more
While conducting low level lifting work, helicopter contracted wires and crashed Helicopter crashes into power line in Tillamook County, sparking fire https://t.co/kkLj5KiTT9 — TRACY IZSAK (@CLOUDOFLARGE) September 11, 2021 ... Read more
FAA report “struck a large bird on take off, damaging the door frame”. Helicopter had not long taken off from Portland-Troutdale Airport... Read more
Helicopter dropped load, pinning person to the ground. Load was a swimming pool shell weighing 2000lb (907kg), which fell 50 ft onto a person standing below. Canadian operator Coldstream Helicopters reported four weeks ago on their Facebook that they had purchased this aircraft. Victim to hospital by road ambulance... Read more
Pilot killed in firefighting accident. Pilot named here as Tom Duffy... Read more
Details not yet known. Pilot suffered fatal injuries and passenger (pilot’s daughter) received injuries which are reportedly not life threatening... Read more
The commercial pilot reported that shortly after picking up a bucket of water from a pond he gained airspeed and initiated a climbing left turn back towards the fire. As the helicopter started to climb, he heard a drop in RPM and the helicopter lost power. He attempted to continue the climb; however, the helicopter... Read more
Substantially damaged in heavy landing... Read more
Force landing on a road intersection... Read more
Rigging for lifting work caught on skid on take-off and helicopter fell to the ground hard. Pilot reported here as 31-year-old Warren Larson... Read more
A ship pilot was seriously injured when he was being transferred via external sling from the helicopter to a container ship at night. No damage to helicopter... Read more
Crashed into river, taking some power lines with it. Pilot Fred Wittlake, 55 suffered a broken arm and broken ribs. The two passengers were two state Department of Fish & Wildlife biologists – Holly Huchko, 34, suffered a broken back, and Eric Himmelreich, 35, broke two vertebrae... Read more
Pilot/owner Caroll Palmer and his son Benjamin Palmer were on board when the helicopter went down shortly after take off... Read more
Logging operations – it appears the pilot released the logs, indicating he knew of a problem prior to the crash. Witnesses then saw a rotor separate from the helicopter followed by it turning upside down and falling to the ground. Pilot was named as William Bart Colantuono, 54, of Indialantic, FL... Read more
Operating for US Dept of Justice, and with Harney County Deputy Sheriff Chris Nisbet on board, the pilot was involved in a federal, state and county marijuana eradication program. Reported engine failure. Tail boom chopped, port skid collapsed, helicopter on port side... Read more
Wire strike in hover... Read more
Force landed in field... Read more
Crashed into a truck during a Christmas tree lifting operation, injuring the pilot. The helicopter was left without blades and tail boom, and heavily damaged in the cabin area.... Read more
Emergency landing on sports field. No damage. Out by road to maintenance facility... Read more
Emergency landing by fire-fighting helicopter. Pilot Cody Seeger (only person on board) not injured. The helicopter landed on its side in a forested hillside – trees surrounding the crash site may have softened the impact... Read more
Struck rotor blades on landing... Read more
Details TBA... Read more
Rolled over on landing... Read more
Force landing... Read more
Tail rotor strike on take-off... Read more
Minor unspecified damage on landing... Read more
Crashed while lifting Christmas trees, pilot injured... Read more
Precautionary landing revealed missing drive shaft cover... Read more
Bird strike to tail rotor at 1800 ft during training flight. Landed safely... Read more
Helicopter was flying low on underslung load operations lifting bundles of trees from growing location to trucks bound for Texas. 1POB, named as Tim Smith, 41... Read more
29-Jul-09 N7176W Robinson R22 Troudale, US-Oregon... Read more
27-Jul-09 N8340S Robinson R22 Troudale, US-Oregon... Read more
16-Jun-09 N885AL Eurocopter EC145 Redmond, US-Oregon... Read more
7-Apr-09 N719HT Sikorsky CH-54 Corvallis, US-Oregon... Read more