The Tomcat helicopter (Bell 47 adaption) was involved in agricultural work. Unclear what happened but helicopter ended up on the ground on its skids but without its rotor mast or main blades
This report states that “Jose Daniel Avelarez Gálea – aviation mechanic was killed and citizen Edward José Flores Padilla, who works as an aviation assistant, was seriously injured.”
Airport ramp floodlight mast fell onto boom, possibly caused by main blades striking it first. Video shows tail rotor separating from boom prior to the mast falling
3POB not injured
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Russian Customs, Safety
Training accident – FAA report loss of control followed by ground impact. 2 POB reported not injured
Tags: Accidents, Atlanta Helicopters, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Georgia
Photos posted online show helicopter significantly damaged by landing in two feet of water in a lake, although it remained upright on its skids. Second image shows the person who took the photos, sat in the water of the lake with leg injuries strapped up in a rudimentary way
Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, MCC Aviation, Safety, Tanzania
Bird strike left six inch hole in chin bubble window
Helicopter type to check. FAA just reported this as “Stat 13” which is a callsign and not a registration. Almost all of this operator’s fleet are EC135s
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, STAT MedEvac, US-Pennsylvania
While attempting to decouple from dolly, rudder pedal became stuck and helicopter briefly became airborne. The tail rotor separated from the aircraft, resulting in a hard landing
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS355, Catalyst Aviation, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-New Jersey
Landed too close to the parked Bell 505 HB-ZYN, striking and breaking its tail fin. This helicopter, with student and instructor, then crashed from a lower hover, breaking its skids and damaging its boom close to the fenestron (which ended up approx 90 degrees twisted on the boom axis)
Tail broken off while parked after Guimbal G2 Cabri HB-ZVN landed too close
Tags: Accidents, B505, Bell, Civil, Heli-Alps, Safety, Switzerland
Two Guimbal G2 Cabris were conducting training flights. Both took off from Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport bound for Genting Sempah. Each helicopter was carrying an instructor and and a student. It is reported that the two helicopters contacted each other in some way before each making separate landings.
This blue-livery helicopter descended vertically into a built-up area and the two occupants suffered fatal injuries in the impact. See Liveleak video
The two occupants are named in this article as retired Kdr Mohamed Sabri Baharom TLDM, a former naval aviator with No 502 Squadron, and businessman Mohd Irfan Fikri Mohamed Rawi
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, G2, Guimbal, Malaysia, MY Heli Club, Safety
Two Guimbal G2 Cabris were conducting training flights. Both took off from Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport bound for Genting Sempah. Each helicopter was carrying an instructor and and a student. It is reported that the two helicopters contacted each other in some way before each making separate landings.
This red-livery helicopter managed to make an emergency landing in a sports field and may have suffered damage to the port skid (or it’s well dug into soft ground). See Liveleak video
The two occupants are named in this article as Datuk Ahmad Jauhari ‘AJ’ Yahya, former CEO of Malaysia Airlines (during the MH 370 and MH 17 tragedies) and Tan Chai Eian only had minor injuries.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, G2, Guimbal, Malaysia, MY Heli Club, Safety
Highway Patrol helicopter landed in the street on final approach to its base after striking trees. The helicopter remained upright, but landed heavily and the skids splayed out – other damage included main blades and bom. Sole occupant pilot B.K. Jones was injured
Approx latlong 35.731181, -78.629324
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Safety, US-North Carolina
Tail rotor and stabiliser damaged by hitting a tree during an emergency landing
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Guatemala, Safety
Emergency landing on beach as the tide was coming in. Skids sank into the soft sand.
Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Police, Safety
Helicopter tipped over on landing. 2 POB, not injured
Tags: Accidents, Civil, S300C, Safety, Schweizer, US-North Dakota
Aircraft sustained heavy autorotation landing.
Landing accident on hospital roof top pad, bringing in a donated heart for transplant from Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa. 3 POB all got themselves out of the wreckage. Each needed medical attention.
This video shows the helicopter spinning just prior to touch-down, suggesting a tail rotor issue. Another video here, different angle.
Tags: Accidents, aviation, AW109, Civil, EMS, Helinet Aviation, Leonardo, Safety, US-California
Heavy autorotation landing. Sole occupant pilot not injured
Emergency landing during low level training detail. 4POB all out OK
Helicopter fell onto its port side, breaking the main blades. The tail boom remained mostly intact, apart from the port stabiliser on which the helicopter came to rest.,
Tags: Accidents, B212, Bell, Colombian Navy, Columbia, Military, Safety
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 Hawaiian Electric spokeswoman
Tags: Accidents, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Safety, US-Hawaii, Windward Aviation
The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the sole occupant pilot was seriously injured.
Tags: Accidents, Air Methods, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, US-New Mexico
Helicopter ditched in three feet of water in poor visibility. Fuselage cracked by impact. Sole occupant pilot got out and appeared OK
The helicopter was en route Vologda – Veliky Ustyug and crashed into the Sukhona River near the Bobrovskoye settlement of the Nyuksensky District, after flying into powerlines. Three villages suffered power failure.
Operated by Aerosoyuz, the four occupants on board all died in the accident. They included Oleg Vasiliev, the general director of JSC “Ded Moroz”, part-owner of Aerosoyuz, along with the company’s accountant and the pilot.
Tags: Accidents, Aerosoyuz, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Russia, Safety
Crashed into a wooded area. Further info awaited
Gust of wind caught helicopter on take-off, causing it to land and tip over onto its starboard side
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Midwestern Helicopter, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Wisconsin
Autorotation into a green swamp wilderness due to engine issues. Tail boom separated and blades struck trees
Helicopter was attempting to land on a trailer/dolly. One skid got caught, causing helicopter to come to rest on its side. The two passengers got out OK. Fire Brigade said it took crews about 50 minutes to extricate the pilot
Tags: 480, Accidents, Civil, Enstrom, Safety, US-Connecticut
FAA – AIRCRAFT DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO RUDDER AND A MISSING BOLT TO TAIL BOOM, WILLITS, CA.
Tags: Accidents, Bell, Civil, Safety, Salmon River Helicopters, UH-1, US-California
Bird strike which broke the windshield on the pilot’s side and ended up in the cabin
Tags: Accidents, Air Evac Lifeteam, B206, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Mississippi
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Trenton was first called around 1700Z regarding a helicopter in the Orangeville, ON, area due to an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal that was going off. It was confirmed that there had been a crash approximately 12NM Northeast (NE) of Orangeville, near a private strip. It was reported that the helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances while attempting to land at a private site. The 4 souls onboard were reported as being okay. Extent of aircraft damage unknown.
Bent skids and tail rotor ground strike on landing
Tail rotor hit trees during logging operations, causing helicopter to crash
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Northwest Helicopters, Safety, US-Washington
A rescue crewman was lowered onto the deck of a vessel as part of winch training exercise, off the coast of Perth, Western Australia. During the exercise, the rescue crewman was pulled overboard from the vessel, into and through the water. The rescue crewman was not injured.
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS365, Australia, Civil, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, Safety, Western Australia Police
On Friday 25 September 2020, the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-92A, LN-ONQ, operated by Bristow Norway was on its way back to Sola (ENZV) after a flight to the West Elara oil installation. During descent from 7 000 ft. towards 1 000 ft., at a height of approx. 4 500 ft. the crew received a caution that the oil pressure on the main gearbox had dropped below 45 psi. Shortly afterwards, the caution “INPUT / ACC # 1 HOT” came on. According to the emergency checklist, the crew pulled the left engine back to idle. When the oil pressure dropped further to below 35 psi, the oil cooler bypass was automatically switched on, as designed. During the further flight towards Sola, the oil temperature rose and the caution “INPUT / ACC # 2 HOT” came on. The highest recorded oil temperature before landing was 214 degrees C.
The crew declared mayday, and continued the descent to a height of 200 ft. They were preparing to land on the sea if the oil pressure were to disappear completely. The landing at Sola was undramatic and the helicopter was followed to standstill by the airport fire and rescue department.
Tags: Accidents, Bristow Helicopters, Civil, Norway, S92, Safety, Sikorsky
Failure of recently-overhauled main gear box during ground run. Significant damage to the main gear box
No information provided on registration or operator.
Tags: Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Civil, EC175, H175, Safety, UK
Rolled onto its side during landing
Tags: Accidents, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD500C, Safety, US-California
Main rotor struck tail boom during autorotation training. Instructor and student not injured
Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Chaparral Air, Civil, Safety, US-Texas
The aircraft took off to carry out a local flight, with the purpose of conducting police patrol, with two pilots, an air operator and two policemen on board.On the return, during the taxi in the central area of the apron, there was loss of control of the aircraft, which carried out two turns of approximately 360 ° each, on the left, close to the isolation wall of the apron. With the help of the 2P, the aircraft control was reestablished, through the operation of the pedals and the reduction of the engine power, followed by a safe landing.
Tags: Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, Safety
Precautionary emergency landing at Patterson Park on after a warning light came on (per press), or “altitude and radio issues” (per FAA)
Tags: Accidents, Baltimore Police, Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Maryland
Precautionary field landing while on powerline imaging work
Port side sliding door separated and hit main rotor disc. Emergency landing
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Safety, US-Alaska
No details found on why this CH-53E made an emergency landing, but it ended up burning out on the ground after landing. All 4 POB out safely.
Tags: Accidents, CH-53, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, US Marine Corps, US-North Carolina
Emergency landing in field after engine issues
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, EC130, EMS, Eurocopter, HealthNet, Safety, US-Kentucky
Helicopter landed heavily and rolled over onto its starboard side.
12 POB, 2 with minor injuries
Tags: Accidents, Afghan Air Force, Afghanistan, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
Hit lines while on low level agricultural spraying ops. Pilot died
Tags: Accidents, China, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, Xiang Wei General Aviation
Helicopter crashed into the yard in a built-up area, killing two of three occupants on impact. Third is reported to have later died in hospital.
Images show mast and main rotor blades largely intact, suggesting it descended upright and vertically. Location is about 3km east of Lagos Airport.
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Nigeria, Quorum Aviation, Safety
As the helicopter was touching down on the helipad, it bounced and then drifted laterally. A main rotor blade contacted a tree and the helicopter rolled over onto its side. The two occupants were not injured; the helicopter was destroyed.
The aircraft took off from the temporary helipad, and was transporting a cargo, and unintentionally dropped the cargo (about 790kg, construction materials) on a grass field near the temporary helipad from a height of about 25m around 9:50 JST.
Cargo was old steel tower members, weight: about 790 kilograms.
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS332, Civil, Japan, Safety, Tohoku Air Service
US special forces UH-60M crashed with two fatalities and three injuries.
Two fatalities were named as Staff Sgt. Vincent Marketta, 33, and Sgt. Tyler Shelton, 22
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army, US-California
Landing gear collapsed while taxying after landing. 2POB not injured
Tags: Accidents, Civil, EMS, S76, Safety, Sikorsky, US-Florida
Engine failed while hovering over mountainous terrain. Heavy landing and helicopter rolled onto its side. Pilot not injured
Helicopter was being operated for HighGold Mining, who issued this related press release
Tags: Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Safety, US-Alaska
Pilot killed in firefighting accident. Pilot named here as Tom Duffy
Tags: Accidents, Central Copters, Civil, Fatal, Firefighting, Kaman, KMax, Safety, US-Oregon
FAA report unexplained field landing
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Enstrom, F280FX, Safety, US-Colorado
Landed upright but tail boom got chopped by main blades during emergency landing
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Finland, Heliwest, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Safety
Helicopter was applying herbicide to a wheat field with only the pilot on board. After clearing a row of trees, the helicopter began a slight descent. While rounding out to continue the application pass, the spray boom made contact with the crop and the pilot lost directional control of the helicopter. The helicopter veered to the right and then collided with the terrain. The operator’s ground loader responded to the accident site and brought the pilot to hospital for assessment. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was destroyed by a post impact fire.
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Canada, Civil, Clayton Air Service, Safety
Tail rotor double delamination discovered during post flight inspection
Tags: Accidents, B205, Bell, Civil, Firefighting, Heliqwest Aviation, Safety, US-California
Precautionary landing in baseball field. Eyewitness reports suggest there was something on fire in the cockpit which was taken out of the helicopter and extinguished. With rotors still turning, the one person who got out then got back in and the helicopter took off again.
Heavy landing, damaging the landing gear. No injuries to 17 POB
Helicopter was en route from Tashtagol to Kemerovo
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Russian Helicopters, Safety
Crashed during firefighting operations. Pilot received fatal injuries – named here as Michael Fournier
Tags: Accidents, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Firefighting, Guardian Helicopters, Safety, UH-1
Tail rotor struck lamp post on landing
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, EMS, Leonardo, MercyHealth Life Flight, Safety
Helicopter crashed while carrying out a long-line sling operation. The sole pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed in a post-crash fire.
Tags: Aberdeen Helicopters, Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety
Pilot killed in accident.
Tags: Aberdeen Helicopters, Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Fatal, Safety
On 16 August 2020, a Robinson R22 Beta, registration VH-YMU, was being utilised for cattle mustering operations in remote country, from the Rocky Point Yards, Northern Territory, south of the McArthur River Mine Aerodrome. At about 1200 Central Standard Time, the pilot was required to conduct an emergency forced landing. The helicopter landed heavily, resulting in substantial damage to the machine and serious injuries to the pilot. It was reported that the forced landing was as a result of failed engine to main rotor gearbox drive belts. Another helicopter operating nearby was landed at the accident site and the pilot of that helicopter transported the injured pilot of VH-YMU to the McArthur River Mine Site for evacuation and medical treatment.
Main blade clipped building, causing unmanned helicopter to crash
Tags: Accidents, Military, S333, Safety, Schweizer, US Navy, US-California
Helicopter ditched in river on a training flight. Both instructor and student were injured
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Poland, R44, Robinson, Safety, Salt Aviation
Helicopter contacted tree on take-off, which caused it to fall to the ground from 5m altitude and it fell onto its side. 1 of 4 POB injured
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Czech Repubic, R44, Robinson, Safety
Helicopter was on an external load flight between 2 transmission lines when the main rotor contacted and severed an electrical cable. The pilot felt vibrations and immediately deposited and released the external load on the ground. The aircraft has been positioned away from the load, where it has landed safely. The main rotor was damaged and there were no injuries.
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Tags: Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Canada, Canadian Helicopters, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety
Helicopter was on an external load flight between 2 transmission lines in the Sacré-Coeur, QC, area when the main rotor contacted and severed an electrical cable. The pilot felt vibrations and immediately deposited and released the external load on the ground. The aircraft has been positioned away from the load, where it has landed safely. The main rotor was damaged and there were no injuries.
Tags: Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Canada, Canadian Helicopters, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety
Police helicopter made emergency landing in park. No damage/injuries
Data from market intelligence firm Parapex Media shows that Baltimore Police currently operate four Airbus H120s, registered N451F, N452F, N453F and N454F
Tags: Accidents, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Baltimore Police, Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, H120, Safety, US-Maryland
Routine training mission; helicopter was struck by a bullet. A safe emergency landing was made at Manassas Regional Airport. One crew member was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Tags: Accidents, B212, Bell, Military, Safety, UH-1, US Air Force, US-Virginia
