Bird strike damaged stabiliser shortly after take-off... Read more
Field landing following engine issues... Read more
Helicopter went down in forested area in poor weather. All three on board received fatal injuries – they were named here as Alister Pereira, 42; Charles Ogilvie, 46; and Carson McElheney, 40. Helicopter had taken off from Thomasville in south Georgia near the Florida border Photo: Jasper County Sheriff... Read more
Hard landing during autorotation training (FAA). Level of damage unknown in FAA report... Read more
Aircraft crashed into field after striking power lines (FAA)... Read more
Main blades struck a tree. All 19 on board safely left the aircraft. Helicopter involved in firefighting operations and was taking a group of firefighters to the scene of the fire. With the helicopter incapacitated, the fire then came through the same area and the helicopter was burned out the next day 🔥 Un helicóptero... Read more
Training flight, heavy landing from 300ft and subsequent roll-over onto its port side. The helicopter belongs to the Ministry of Transportation’s Aviation Facility Calibration Center (BBKFP Kemenhub). Three on board exited OK #Foto Helikopter itu sempat naik 100 meter, tapi turun lagi, kemudian terguling. Begini potretnya: https://t.co/UcXd9uN9Ko — detikcom (@detikcom) September 13, 2021 ... Read more
Helicopter was involved in the rescue of a mountain biker in the area of the Vercours ski resort near Villard-de-Lans. Helicopter reportedly contacted cables and crashed, then consumed by fire. One fatality, two serious (Pilot and SAMU Doctor) and two less serious injuries (two Gendarmes) – the latter four evacuated to hospital in Grenoble for... Read more
Reportedly due to instrument issues, helicopter landed in shallow river in four feet of water 2 people on board exited without injury... Read more
Significant vibration experienced, emergency landing. Damage level not known... Read more
Landed hard, skid broke, helicopter rolled over... 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
Background: On the morning of the incident the flight crew based at KMRB in Martinsburg, WV was preparing to transition from a spare aircraft back into their normal duty aircraft which had just recently come out of a 1000-hour maintenance interval. The pilot-in-command for the day shift elected to move the spare aircraft (N102HN) off... Read more
Background: On the morning of the incident the flight crew based at KMRB in Martinsburg, WV was preparing to transition from a spare aircraft back into their normal duty aircraft which had just recently come out of a 1000-hour maintenance interval. The pilot-in-command for the day shift elected to move the spare aircraft (N102HN) off... Read more
Crashed after skid caught on helipad during take-off... Read more
Bird strike cracked windshield... Read more
Rolled off the side of the landing pad... Read more
FAA : Low Rotor RPM, Emergency landing. Damage level not known... Read more
Crashed after hitting a tree during logging operations... Read more
After take-off, the crew detected abnormal airframe vibration and returned the aircraft to Archerfield. The post-flight inspection revealed a crack in one of the main rotor blades.... Read more
The Colusa County Sheriff’s Office named the four individuals as William Bernard Vann, 67, Suzanne Marie Vann, 60, and Bobbie Lee Keaton, 62, all of Williams, and Charles Thomas Wilson, 71, of Rocklin.... Read more
When about to land, a loud noise was heard and the aircraft rolled to the right. The aircraft stopped at the edge of the helipad. All main rotor blades detached.... Read more
Student solo flight. Helicopter ended up on its port side in a wide open flat grass area... Read more
Helicopter ended up on its side on a flat grass area. Local press report that the pilot was not injured.... Read more
Customs helicopter was involved in attempting to apprehend a boat being driven at high speed in the early hours of the morning, suspected of transporting drugs across the Strait of Gibraltar. Helicopter crashed into the sea, and the observer died in the accident – named here as José Luis Domínguez Iborra. Pilot and Copilot were... Read more
Firefighting helicopter had just completed water pickup when it lost power and descended into a lake – see video of incident. 2 POB out OK and rescued. Helicopter was involved in fighting a fire at Cinco Villas... Read more
Firefighting helicopter ditched into Lake Shastina, from where it was picking up water. US Forest Service reported that the pilot was able to swim/walk away... Read more
3 POB escaped from this helicopter after it crashed heavily into the water of Lake Tałty – CCTV footage in this video from YouTube... 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
FAA report “forced landing in a field”... Read more
The aircraft took off for a medical flight at around 12:35 UTC from Mario Ribeiro (SBMK) aerodrome, Montes Claros – MG, in order to land outside a helipad, in the municipality of Jequitaí – MG. A pilot, a technical crew member, a doctor and a nurse are on board. During the final approach, an obscuring dust cloud... Read more
FAA report that helicopter crashed at a private airstrip and that the helicopter was destroyed... Read more
Heavy vertical landing, with skids splayed out, base of fuselage touching the ground and tail boom twisted. Main blades untouched, pictures suggest. 4 POB to the medical unit on the naval base where the accident occurred.... Read more
Firefighting helicopter made heavy landing under adverse wind conditions. The aircraft spun right about 120 degrees on landing, and rolled to the left, caught fire and burned out. Before catching fire, all 5 POB were safety evacuated from the aircraft. Helicopter was working the Deep Creek fire.... Read more
FAA report “Aircraft nose and rotor struck the ground” and no reported injuries to 3 POB ... Read more
FAA report “hard landing”... Read more
FAA “Aircraft landed in a field”... Read more
The AW139 was flying southbound toward Mangalore at 3,100 feet above mean sea level. At the same time, the PA-44 was conducting a practice instrument approach to Mangalore. The PA-44 commenced a missed approach from below 3,000 feet in a northerly direction toward Mangalore and the pilot broadcast that the aircraft would climb to 3,900... Read more
FAA “Helicopter went into a tail spin on landing and hit hard on the grass”... Read more
Helicopter ended on its side after a landing on an offshore rig during a night training flight. The crew suffered light injuries and evacuated the aircraft. The offshore deck fire crew were on hand and extinguished a small fire which was causing smoke, but no flames. Helios photo... Read more
While conducting a single-pilot EMS flight, the aircraft was flown into a confined area and unimproved landing site with the aid of night vision goggles. During the later stages of the approach, the aircraft drifted towards terrain. The crew aborted the approach and elected to conduct a precautionary out-landing about 1 km away. Inspection of... Read more
The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was mustering cattle along a fence line on a property 75 km west of Hay, NSW, and had landed to open a gate at the entrance to a yard. Shortly after, a witness heard the helicopter take-off and, very soon after, a loud bang. Suspecting an accident, the... Read more
Russian Investigative Committee statement “According to preliminary data, the crash of a Robinson helicopter near the island of Mudyug in the Arkhanglesk region was reported at 21:25 Moscow time on May 17, 2021. The helicopter set off from the Vaskovo airport in the Arkhangelsk region. As a result of the crash, one person died, two were... Read more
Main blades struck port horizontal stabiliser during run-on landing on grass. No injuries to pilot or 2 passengers... Read more
FAA : Aircraft made an off airfield landing for unknown reasons. Pilot and 3 passengers not injured... Read more
Autorotation landing. Skid stuck in ground during run-on landing, causing helicopter nose to hit ground and main blades to slice tail boom... Read more
FAA : Substantially damaged during long-line work. 2 POB not injured... Read more
Emergency field landing after bird strike... Read more
Post-flight inspection found damage to the tail rotor... Read more
Aircraft went AOG on North Sea Platform Valaris 122. Aircraft still present on rig 05-May-21 (image – Facebook)... Read more
Wire strike during low level agricultural work. Pilot died in the accident... Read more
Main blades struck canopy over fuel area at airport. Rotor disc imbalance was serious enough for the main blades to slice the tail boom off The pilot had reportedly planned on refuelling at Ozzano but was unable to do so on arrival and flew on to Padua.... Read more
Helicopter was involved in a routine powerline inspection when it went down on the edge of a wood close to the lines, then burning out. Two passengers were seriously injured, and the pilot was fatally injured... Read more
Helicopter came to rest nose down, tangled in overhead lines over a road. Shortly after, it caught fire and was consumed. Reports say 3 POB with at least 1 fatality. Image from Protección Civil Protection department of the state of Nuevo Leon, who also posted these images of the aftermath once the fire was extinguished.... Read more
Helicopter crashed in woodland under unknown circumstances at approx 9pm in evening. The sole occupant pilot was named as the FAA-registered owner Sanjay Kansara, a doctor... Read more
Bird strike took out port windscreen. Safe field landing. EMS helicopter was on a positioning flight back to base and there was no patient on board... Read more
Firefighting helicopter ditched in a lake. Copilot was found unconscious in 10m of water, transferred to hospital in Cheongju, but died. Pilot survived Pictured here two days later during the recovery task. [segye image]... Read more
Training accident, further details awaited. Two POB both to hospital... Read more
FAA report emergency field landing for this air ambulance helicopter... Read more
Helicopter crashed during low level agricultural spraying operations. Pilot received fatal injuries ... Read more
Emergency landing on golf course. FAA report did not supply any further details. ... Read more
Precautionary off-airfield landing in a local park on a training flight. No apparent damage. Helicopter was towed back to base by road (10 kilometers)... Read more
Corporate helicopter owned by LuLu International who issued this statement (from Outlook India) regarding the incident, which involved their CEO “Yusuff Ali, currently in Kerala, was on a short trip from his home in Kochi to visit a relative at a nearby hospital. Due to the sudden deterioration of weather conditions and heavy rains, the... Read more
Heavy landing in a garden on grass. Skids splayed out. Press report states pilot was Tereso T Orozco, 64, of Topeka, and passenger was Kenneth David Norman, 48, of Sunnyvale, Texas. Neither were injured... Read more
FAA – Skid stuck in mud while hover training, bending the skid... Read more
Successful emergency landing made on football pitch, following a possible governor failure that happened shortly after the aircraft left Naples Municipal Airport... Read more
Emergency landing in a car park, landed heavily and skids splayed out after the helicopter started spinning in the air, suggesting a tail rotor issue (see video below) 2 minor injuries of 4 POB. This was a training flight by a company intending to use the helicopter for sightseeing. One report said that they do... 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
Loss of control while hovering (FAA). 2POB not injured... Read more
During positioning flight back to base, VFR at night, the co-pilot’s door sliding window fell out. Pilot diverted from intended route and landed at Sioux Falls Regional Airport without further incident.... Read more
Helicopter was inbound from Harrisburg, PA and ended upright after a very heavy landing. The tail boom chopped off and the floats had popped out, the latter likely due to the landing impact. Pilot was the only POB. Image from Pennlive report... Read more
Training flight – sloping ground – student hovers and places the helicopter facing the wind. At fifteen meters above the ground, a clicking sound is heard by the crew and the instructor takes over. He made a U-turn to land where he had just taken off. During landing, landing slid downwind, the helicopter bounces then... Read more
FAA report “tail rotor strike during hover manoevres”... Read more
Press image shows helicopter on its side in an open field. 2POB, injuries reported as “not serious” ... Read more
Helicopter was involved in loadlifting operations, and lost altitude suddenly , crashing into trees as seen below in the image from Vigili del Fuoco. 37 year old pilot was the only POB and was taken to hospital... Read more
