08-Aug-20 N….. Bell 206 Marathon, US-Texas (3F)

Three Texas Parks and Wildlife employees died in the accident as they surveyed the landscape for desert bighorn sheep.  The pilot, who was a private contractor for the state agency, was taken to El Paso for medical treatment.  The victims were named by Texas Parks and Wildlife as Wildlife Biologist Dewey Stockbridge, Fish and Wildlife Technician Brandon White, and State Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Bob Dittmar

The NTSB tweeted that they were investigating the accident of a Bell 206

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, Texas Parks & Wildlife, US-Texas

06-Apr-20 N7007X Robinson R22 Seymour, US-Texas

Tail rotor struck tree.  No injury reported to 1 POB

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Concho Aviation, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

19-Dec-19 N695AP Robinson R22 Beeville, US-Texas

During take off the student pilot experienced dynamic rollover.

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

13-Dec-19 N440AH Robinson R44 San Antonio, US-Texas

The aircraft lost power and struck power lines while apparently making an emergency landing near to the intersection of South Presa and East Southcross street, San Antonio, US-Texas. The aircraft received substantial damage. There were no reports of serious injuries to the occupants. – Photo

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Tours, US-Texas

23-Oct-19 N7189D Robinson R22 Hebbronville, US-Texas (2F)

Two Robinson R22s engaged in herding operation.  Rotor blade of N7189D hit skid of N74512.  Both occupants of N7189D fatally injured

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R22, Robinson, Safety, South Texas Helicopters, US-Texas

23-Oct-19 N74512 Robinson R22 Hebbronville, US-Texas

Two Robinson R22s engaged in herding operation.  Rotor blade of N7189D hit skid of N74512

Passenger in N74512 seriously injured

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

27-Mar-19 N818MC Airbus AS350B3 Conroe, US-Texas (1F)

Tags: Accidents, Airbus, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, US-Texas

03-Jun-17 N7091F Robinson R44 Dimmit, US-Texas (1F)

Date was recorded as 04-Jun-17 when helicopter wreckage was found, but as reports state the pilot’s family were looking “in the middle of the night” for him, and he was last seen on 03-Jun-17, we believe the accident date would most likely have been 03-Jun-17. NTSB also tweeted on 4th June that they were attending “investigating yesterday’s crash of a Robinson R-44 helicopter in Dimmit, TX”.  No details of the situation have been reported, bar that it was working low level checking on cattle.

The accident killed 68-year old Don Oppliger – whos company owns ranches and farms in Texas, New Mexico and Nebraska to support the feeding of 230,000 cattle in six large feedlots. More than 90,000 acres of the roughly 150,000 acres held by the company are in Nebraska, including properties near Paxton, Wallace, Atkinson, Tryon and Johnstown.

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

18-May-17 N6040Y Bell 407 Fort Worth, US-Texas

FAA reported substantially damaged after hard landing on training flight – aircraft operated by Bell Helicopter Training Academy

Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, Safety, Training, US-Texas

07-Dec-15 N607BP MD Helicopters MD600N Angleton, US-Texas

During the approach, the helicopter pitched forward, and the pilot moved the cyclic aft to compensate for the forward pitch. Shortly thereafter, the helicopter rolled to the right and entered a spin to the right. The pilot then attempted to land the helicopter, but it impacted terrain and rolled onto its left side. Pilot Ed Faris was transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening. The passenger, 34-year-old Terry Claessen, was treated at the scene.

Tags: Accidents, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD600, Safety, US-Texas

23-Nov-15 Sikorsky UH-60L Fort Hood, US-Texas (4F)

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey N. Colt, commanding general, First Army Division West, released the following statement on Tuesday 24th:  “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of four First Army Division West Soldiers as a result of a UH-60L helicopter crash that happened Monday evening sometime after 5:49 p.m. The accident is under investigation and the names of the deceased will be released after the families have been notified. I want to extend my deepest sympathies and prayers to the Families and friends of the Soldiers involved in yesterday’s crash.”

Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army, US-Texas

14-Sep-15 N442CF Robinson R44 Kingsville, US-Texas

Force landing in field

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

22-Aug-15 Robinson R44 College Station, US-Texas

Clipped tree and crashed to the ground during filming operations.  Wayne Bomstad received minor injuries.  Pilot Jacob Oliver was still in hospital four days later according to this report.

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

14-Aug-15 N485AE Bell 407 San Antonio, US-Texas

Struck lower tail fin on concrete curb while repositioning after refuelling

Tags: Accidents, Air Evac Lifeteam, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas

16-Jul-15 N804DF Robinson R44 Fentress, US-Texas

Force landing in field.  3 POB.  Minor damage

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

30-Jun-15 N7150J Robinson R22 Houston, US-Texas

Force landed in field.  Damage level unknown

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, South Texas Helicopters, US-Texas

25-Jun-15 N842SH Robinson R22 Eagle Lake, US-Texas

Crashed from low level during agricultural ops. Aircraft destroyed

Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Silver Star Helicopters, US-Texas

27-Apr-15 Eurocopter EC145 Austin, US-Texas (1F)

Flight nurse fell from helicopter to her death during hoist operations.  Named as Kristin McLain

Tags: Accidents, Civil, EC145, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, Travis County Starflight, US-Texas

03-Apr-15 N8363D Robinson R22 Fort Davis, US-Texas

Rolled over on landing

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

23-Mar-15 N1511L Bell 206B Lake Ray Hubbard, US-Texas

Bird strike while conducting low level search at night over a lake.  Helicopter landed safely with a hole in the windshield

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, City of Dallas Police, Civil, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Texas

16-Mar-15 N1510L Bell 206B Dallas, US-Texas

On patrol at 600′ AGL flying south along Interstate 45 over the Trinity River struck two ducks. Landed safely with minor damage

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, City of Dallas Police, Civil, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Texas

07-Mar-15 N206FW Bell 206B Fort Worth, US-Texas

Force landed in a field, no injuries

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Fort Worth Police Dept, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Texas

05-Mar-15 N41BH Bell 407 Fort Worth, US-Texas

Tail rotor strike on landing, substantially damaged

Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

15-Feb-15 N7181S Robinson R22 Asherton, US-Texas

Crashed after tail rotor struck bush

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

31-Jan-15 N162RB Rotorway Exec 162F Seadrift, US-Texas

Hard landing after engine failure.  Photos suggest tail hit ground in field with metre high grass. Two people were on board, the pilot William Butler of Port Lavaca and Victoria Schultz of Needville – both walked away uninjured

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Exec, Rotorway, Safety, US-Texas

22-Jan-15 6559 Eurocopter MH-65D Kemah, US-Texas

Emergency landing in retail parking lot after bird strike

Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, Eurocopter, Military, Safety, US Coast Guard, US-Texas

16-Jan-15 N416JB CHR Safari The Woodlands, US-Texas (1F)

Helicopter crashed killing the 51-year old pilot at 2510 Northline Road, nr  College Park Drive, later named as Michael Mims.

Tags: Accidents, CHR, Civil, Fatal, Safari, Safety, US-Texas

29-Dec-14 N174CD Robinson R44 Horseshoe Bay, US-Texas

Substantially damaged in heavy landing – photo.  Sole occupant pilot Charles Deyhle Jr was reportedly uninjured.  Reportedly due to gusty conditions when trying to land on a ground handling trolley

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

11-Nov-14 N414AE Bell 206L4 Merkel, US-Texas

Emergency night landing between two buildings after bird strike while ferrying a patient from Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.  A nurse was reported injured by the bird entering the helicopter

Tags: Accidents, Air Evac Lifeteam, B206, B206L4, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas

24-Oct-14 N7192K Robinson R44 Harper, US-Texas

Helicopter struck trees and crashed.  Helicopter is actively used for game capture, although nothing suggests it was being put to this use at the time of the accident

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

23-Oct-14 N72595 Bell UH-1H Rio Grande City, US-Texas

Port side cabin door separated and hit tail rotor.  Landed with no further incident

Tags: Accidents, Bell, Civil, Safety, UH-1, US Dept of Homeland Security, US-Texas

21-Oct-14 N145PR Eurocopter EC130 Pasadena, US-Texas

Force landing in field at night.  No apparent damage given flights reported on FlightAware.com on 23-Oct-14 and 27-Oct-14  – but incident was reported by FAA

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas

04-Oct-14 N335AE Bell 206L.1 Wichita Falls, US-Texas (3F)

Accident on night EMS flight just one block short of its intended landing spot at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, inbound from Waurika, OK.  Patient (named here as 26-year-old Buddy Rhodes) killed in the accident, and the three crew named here as pilot Zechariah Smith, flight nurse Leslie Stewart and flight paramedic Erasmus J. Vandercolff IV.  Post crash fire.  Leslie Stewart died from her injuries 5 days later (source). Erasmus J. Vandercolff IV died from his injuries on 22 October (source)

Tags: Accidents, Air Evac Lifeteam, B206, Bell, Civil, EMS, Fatal, Safety, US-Texas

04-Oct-14 N490H Eurocopter AS350B3 Lubbock, US-Texas

Contacted fence on landing

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas

02-Oct-14 N49746 Bell 206B Woodsboro, US-Texas

Low level pipeline patrol and “lost power”.  Written off.  On board were pilot Michael Orlowsky. 48, of West Plains, Missouri; Kevin Douglas Smothers, 44, of Minnesota; and Ronald Justin Dietz, 28, of Sinton.  Orlowsky and Smothers were described as being in critical condition with no word on Dietz

Halo Flight attended with a Bell 407

Helicopter owned by Heartland Helicopters but leased out to a third party according to press report

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Heartland Helicopters, Safety, US-Texas

15-Sep-14 N9844N Robinson R44 Beaumont, US-Texas

Crashed on approach after pilot lost control

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Heritage Helicopter Services, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

30-Jul-14 N866H Bell 206 Houston, US-Texas

Take off accident at David Wayne Hooks Airport

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, helicopter Services Inc, Safety, US-Texas

12-Jul-14 N9061R Hughes 269A Howe, US-Texas

Crashed in unknown circumstances

Tags: Accidents, Civil, S300A, Safety, Schweizer, US-Texas

26-Jun-14 N808LF Eurocopter AS350B3 Temple, US-Texas

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas

23-Jun-14 N407EM Eurocopter AS350B2 Leary, US-Texas

Substantially damaged in field landing

Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, EagleMed, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas

17-Jun-14 N536T Bell 206B Decatur, US-Texas

Substantially damaged during autorotation landing

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

15-Jun-14 Bell 206B Rowlett, US-Texas

Emergency landing in park, possibly due to mechanical issue

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, City of Dallas Police, Civil, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Texas

31-May-14 N902CP Schweizer 300C Temple, US-Texas

Rotor separated on landing

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Kachemak Bay Flying Service, S300, Safety, Schweizer, US-Texas

25-Apr-14 N90636 Hughes 269A Cleburne, US-Texas

Both occupants injured – the owner’s son on a training flight with an instructor.  Heavily damaged

Tags: Accidents, Civil, H269A, Safety, Schweizer, Training, US-Texas

30-Mar-14 N147WT Bell 47G3B1 Oglesby, US-Texas

Engine malfunction at low level while hog hunting.  Substantially damaged in field landing

Tags: Accidents, B47, Bad Wolf Aviation, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

22-Mar-14 N44MD Robinson R44 Menard, US-Texas

Tail strike on landing at 20.05 local

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

22-Mar-14 N44MD Robinson R44 Menard, US-Texas

Tail strike on landing

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

10-Jan-14 N3948A Eurocopter AS350B3 Falfurrias, US-Texas

Emergency landing after pilot suspected (wrongly as it happens) an engine fire.  Helicopter ended up on its side.  3 POB all injured and to hospital.  US Customs & Border Patrol helicopter was reportedly on low level work

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US Customs & Border Protection, US-Texas

02-Jan-14 N400XL Bell 206B Temple, US-Texas

Helicopter crashed and ended up on its side

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

05-Nov-13 Eurocopter AS350B3 Roma, US-Texas

Emergency landing after damage to main rotor blades.  Helicopter was patrolling very close to the Mexican border when it was reportedly struck by rocks launched from the Mexican side.  Safe landing, no injuries

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US Customs & Border Protection, US-Texas

23-Oct-13 N911CC Bell OH-58C Omaha, US-Texas

Force landing in field during aerial application.  Damage level not stated

Tags: Accidents, Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, US-Texas

23-Oct-13 N1CR Eurocopter AS350B3 Eagle Pass, US-Texas

During a practice autorotation, after the helicopter landed, it slid about 8-10 feet forward and the skids sunk into soft terrain and rolled over.  No injuries reported to 2 POB

Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas

05-Oct-13 MD Helicopters MD500 Paducah, US-Texas (1F)

Joshua Fitts, 34, of West Hurricane, Utah, was killed about 12:20 p.m. when the tail rotor of the McDonnell Douglas helicopter crashed after clipping a transmission line pulley, called a sheave

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD500E, Safety, US-Texas

29-Aug-13 N8051E Bell 47G Wichita Falls, US-Texas

Lost power – force landing in field

Tags: Accidents, B47, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

05-Aug-13 N8688F MD Helicopters MD500D Lamesa, US-Texas (2F)

Two workers have fallen to their deaths when a cable suspending them hit a power line they were inspecting – the pair were later reported here as 25-year-old David Edward Oliveira of Turlock, CA and 26-year-old Christoper Geoffrey Breed of Moscow, ID.  Helicopter landed safely with no damage

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Haverfield Aviation, MD Helicopters, MD500, Safety, US-Texas

26-Jul-13 N287Q Enstrom F28A Danbury, US-Texas

Crashed and burnt out.  2 Medevac’d to hospital

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Enstrom, F28, Safety, US-Texas

19-Jun-13 N485PM Enstrom F28A Danbury, US-Texas

Force landing

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Enstrom, F28, Safety, US-Texas

07-Jun-13 N106LN Eurocopter AS350B3 Grande Prairie, US-Texas

Air Methods training flight.  Accident at around 22:30 hours local time. Two POB injured and airlifted to a hospital in Arlington

Tags: Accidents, Air Methods, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, Training, US-Texas

02-Jun-13 N999RF Rotorway Exec Saledo, US-Texas

Force landed in field.  No injuries to 2 POB

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Exec, Rotorway, Safety, US-Texas

07-May-13 N911ET Eurocopter EC135P2+ Tyler, US-Texas

Bird strike on pilot’s chin window on approach to base.  No damage

Tags: Accidents, Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Texas

18-Apr-13 N495AE Bell 407 Waco, US-Texas

Bird strike, windscreen broken, landed without further incident, no injuries

Tags: Accidents, Air Evac Lifeteam, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas

01-Apr-13 N584PM Schweizer 333SP San Antonio, US-Texas

Precautionary landing in parking lot on night mission after warning light illuminated

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Law Enforcement, S333, Safety, San Antonio Police Dept, Schweizer, US-Texas

26-Mar-13 N910WC Hughes OH-6A Caddo, US-Texas (1F)

Landed in pond instead of the nearby field as intended after gusty wind conditions experienced.  Pilot escaped, but passenger killed, both aged 75 according to press reports

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, H369A, MD Helicopters, Safety, US-Texas

14-Feb-13 N337PW Bell OH-58A Pine Springs, US-Texas

Substantially damaged after tail rotor failure

Tags: Accidents, Bell, Civil, OH-58, Safety, Texas Parks & Wildlife, US-Texas

01-Feb-13 N3059Q Robinson R22 Gillett, US-Texas

Helicopter crashed while hunting feral hogs at low level, ending up on its port side. Two persons were injured in the crash which happened about 2:45pm local

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

17-Jan-13 N223MG Robinson R22 San Marcos, US-Texas

Hard landing on training flight.  FAA report gives reg as N223GM which is not a valid registration.  N223GM is assumed, based on it being the right helicopter type and registered to a Designated Pilot Examiner who leases 2+ R22s to Alamo Helicopters

Tags: Accidents, Alamo Helicopters, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Training, US-Texas

01-Jan-13 N744RM Robinson R44 Menard, US-Texas

Force landing on road

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

29-Dec-12 N534MT Bell 407 Big Lake, US-Texas

Emergency landing, Tail boom sliced, damage to main blades.  Helicopter remained upright.  No Fire.  Patient on board

Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Med-Trans, Safety, US-Texas

24-Dec-12 McAllen, US-Texas (2 of 2)

Unidentified parked helicopter damaged by N489AE accident

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

24-Dec-12 N489AE Bell 407 McAllen, US-Texas

While in the hover, boom struck blade(s) of parked helicopter during a pedal turn

Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

07-Dec-12 N574H Enstrom F28C Abilene, US-Texas

Engine failure on training flight.  Emergency landing made with some damage to tail rotor.  Pilot was instructor Robert Welch, 50 and student was aircraft owner Neil Overton, 41

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Enstrom, F28, Safety, Training, US-Texas

27-Nov-12 N28MP Hughes 500D Childress, US-Texas (1F)

Helicopter lost power while working at low level on powerlines for  Cross Texas Transmission. Jonathan David Suhr, 23, was suspended 50 ft below the helicopter as part of this work and was certified dead a short time later.

Tags: Accidents, Brim Aviation, Civil, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD369D, Safety, US-Texas

19-Nov-12 N207MY Bell B206L4 Austin, US-Texas

Struck a parked aircraft

Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Texas

06-Nov-12 N131AA Robinson R44 Bryan, US-Texas

Rolled over on take off

Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas

21-Oct-12 N7507K Robinson R44 Loop, US-Texas

Tail boom strike

Tags: Accidents, Civil, Lange Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Texas