25-Aug-14 N4035A Hiller UH-12E Cape May, US-New Jersey
Rolled over during force landing into open field
Tags: Accidents, Cape May County Mosquito Patrol, Civil, Hiller, Safety, UH-12, US-New Jersey
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Accidents
24-Aug-14 HU.15-90 Airbus Bo105CBS-4 Marana, Spain (3F)
Blades struck mountain side during rescue operation of a climber, causing helicopter to crash. All three on board killed, named as
- Captain Emilio Pérez Peláez
- Lieutenient Marcos Antonio Benito Rodríguez
- José Martínez Conejo (Mountain specialist)
The helicopter is officially serialled HU.15-90. It also carried the Guardia Civil code 09-118
See also Guardia Civil tribute video on YouTube
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, Bo105, Eurocopter, Fatal, Military, Safety, SAR, Spain, Spanish Guardia Civil
23-Aug-14 PR-NEO Airbus EC130B4 Goianira, Brazil
Intended landing point was on a football pitch as part of an election campaign by Alexandre Baldy. When it was about to land, the main rotor blades collided with the cross-bar of the goal and the wire fence surrounding the football pitch. Fragments of the cross-bar were cast at a distance of 41 meters, perforating a metal gate of the garage of a residence. One of the main rotor blades broke with the impact, while the other blades sustained substantial damage. The helicopter tail-boom structure got perforated in several places
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety
20-Aug-14 FAG-132 Bell 206L1 LongRanger El Aguacate, Guatemala (5F)
Bad weather had prevented the helicopter from from touching down at the base where they had planned to land. The accident happened during the diversion. One of the occupants was Major General Israel Rudy Ruiz Ortiz, Chief of Staff of National Defense of Guatemala
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Fatal, Guatemala, Guatemalan Air Force, Military, Safety
20-Aug-14 09 Yellow Mil Mi-24VP Heorhiyivka, Ukraine (2F)
Separatists downed one Mil Mi-24 helicopter from the Ukrainian Air Force with a portable air defence system
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Air Force
20-Aug-14 VH-JRX Robinson R66 Giru, Australia
While conducting aerial agricultural operations, the helicopter struck a wire and subsequently collided with terrain. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries.
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, Australia, Civil, R66, Robinson, Safety
20-Aug-14 Mil Mi-24VP Luhansk region, Ukraine
Separatists downed one Mil Mi-24 helicopter from the Ukrainian Air Force with a portable air defence system – this second helicopter was also hit, but further details not known
Tags: Accidents, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Air Force
19-Aug-14 N444RS MD Helicopters MD500E Tuscaloosa, US-Alabama (2F)
Crashed on powerline patrol, killing both on board – 51-year-old pilot Matthew Wallace of Hiram, Georgia and 63-year-old David Carson of Tuscaloosa, Alabama who was employed by Alabama Power.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD500E, RotorWorks, Safety, US-Alabama
19-Aug-14 Mil Mi-8 Donetsk, Ukraine
Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by Donetsh People Republic fighters. Helicopter crashed and crew member were severely injured. Later they were evacuated to hospital. The very same pilots flew on Mil Mi-8MT, 62 YELLOW which was shot down the day before (see HeliHub.com page for that accident). That time they were into luck to escape uninjured.
Tags: Accidents, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Air Force
18-Aug-14 N720HT Sikorsky S64E Lindsay Lake, Canada
The helicopter was slinging a hydro tower into position. After positioning the tower, the ground crew secured two of the support cables to their foundations. The pole was then shifted to accommodate securing of the remaining two support cables. As the two secured cables became taut, the pilot felt a bump and the helicopter became unstable. The pilot then released the load and was able to regain control of the helicopter. The helicopter then landed safely. There were no injuries and there was no damage to the helicopter.
CADORS 2014C3261
Tags: Accidents, Canada, Civil, Helicopter Transport Services, S64, Safety, Sikorsky
18-Aug-14 I-AICO Airbus BK117C1 Val Badia, Italy
Main rotor blade strike in mountainous region during rescue. Helicopter landed safely with main blade tips suffering the most damage
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, BK117, Civil, Eurocopter, INAER Italy, Italy, Safety, SAR
18-Aug-14 C-GSSS Airbus AS350B2 Matagami, Canada
On a local flight 32 NM northwest of Matagami, QC, when the engine (Honeywell LTS-101-700-D2) failed on final for the helipad. The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot, alone on board, was not injured. The TSB will implement a plan to examine some of the components
CADORS 2014Q1697
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Expedition Helicopters, Safety
18-Aug-14 62 Yellow Mil Mi-8MT Donetsk, Ukraine
Mil Mi-8MT helicopter of 16 Army Aviation Brigade was shot down by Donetsh People Republic fighters. Helicopter crashed but crew managed to leave the downed machine and return to air base. The next day the same crew flying on another helicopter would be shot down again. (see HeliHub.com page for that accident).
Tags: Accidents, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Air Force
16-Aug-14 ZK-HYO Eurocopter AS350B2 Mount Alta, New Zealand (1F)
Heliski helicopter crashed on mountain. Boom detatched from cabin, which rolled further down the slope. 1 fatal (named as Jerome Box) of 7 on board – five skiers, their guide and the pilot. The other six all to hospital, none with life-threatening injuries
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Helicopter Line, New Zealand, Safety
13-Aug-14 6-2414 Agusta-Bell 212 Dayer, Iran
Helicopter came down with significant vertical force, causing the skids to splay out, the cabin to touch the ground and the boom to detach at the root. That said, the main and tail rotor blades were not damaged. 4 of 6 POB injured
Tags: Accidents, B212, Bell, Iran, Iranian Air Force, Military, Safety
13-Aug-14 N8343P Robinson R44 Lancaster, US-Wisconsin
Dale Elio, 54, was crop-spraying herbicide on a bean field when main blades contacted power lines. Helicopter hit ground nose-first, then fell on its starboard side. Minor injuries. Brief power outage from broken power lines.
Tags: Accidents, Back Nine Aerial, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Wisconsin
13-Aug-14 RA-04368 Robinson R44 Pioner, Russia
Crashed into a lake/swamp with 4 POB, all out OK. Helicopter on its starboard side in water less than 2m deep with port skid above the water level. Pipeline survey flight, low level. One report suggests all occupants had recently been drinking alcohol
12-Aug-14 N7089J Bell 47G-5 Mansfield, US-Illinois (1F)
Helicopter clipped powerlines and crashed killing pilot Paul Reynolds during a low level transit between fields he was working on.
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B47, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Reynolds Aerial Service, Safety, US-Illinois
12-Aug-14 Mil Mi-17 Sinjar, Iraq (1F)
Helicopter was involved in evacuating people in a humanitarian emergency situation in northern Iraq. Crashed – killing the pilot (reported as “Majed”) – possibly due to overloading. Those on board included
- Yazidi member of parliament, Vian Dakheel
- New York Times reporter Alissa Rubin – see story
- Australian photographer Adam Ferguson, freelancing for the New York Times
- Photographer Moises Saman, on assignment for TIME – see story
One of the (apparently two) Mi-17s involved in this work was YI-403 (see video here). The ITV reporter quotes one flight of the Mi-17 taking as many as 50 (yes, fifty) refugees on board, desperate to escape their dire situation (see TIME video for typical flight)
Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff for the president of the Kurdistan region, attributed the crash to an accidental loss of control by the pilot when the aircraft hit a boulder as it was lifting off.
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Iraq, Iraqi Air Force, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
12-Aug-14 C-FANC Bell 206B Whitecourt, Canada
Crashed west of Whitecourt, AB after experiencing tail rotor problems. Four occupants suffered minor injuries, two were taken to hospital. The aircraft had significant damage. Helicopter was contracted to Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development and carrying out a pine beetle survey
CADORS 2014C3111
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Canada, Civil, Safety, Valhalla Helicopters
11-Aug-14 N7432F Hughes 300C Darrington, US-Washington
Force landed, pilot had minor injuries
Tags: Accidents, Civil, S300C, Safety, Schweizer, Snohomish Flying Service, US-Washington
11-Aug-14 N18GH MD Helicopters MD520N Idaho Falls, US-Idaho
Helicopter crashed in pilot’s garden, ending up on its starboard side with significant damage. Pilot quoted by press as Dave Hansen, passengers as his wife and daughter. No injuries.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD520, Safety, US-Idaho
10-Aug-14 N4690 Bell 47G-2 Jeanerette, US-Louisiana (1F)
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
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B47, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Penn-Tex Helicopters, Safety, US-Louisiana
08-Aug-14 I-PAAD Eurocopter SA318C Gaby, Italy (2F)
Crashed into mountain during a thunderstorm killing pilot Domenico Praiale (55) and passenger Sara Piredda Piras (29). Local reports suggest poor visibility due to fog and clouds. Helicopter was original an SA318 Alouette but had been extensively modified and was classed as a homebuild
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Italy, SA318, Safety
07-Aug-14 N213BL Enstrom F28F Tunnel City, US-Wisconsin
Crashed into cornfield while spraying.
07-Aug-14 310921 PZL W-3 Sokol Marawi City, Philippines
Appeared to lose power in hover taxi for take-off en route to Cagayan de Oro City and lost height, crashing to the ground – see full video
Tags: Accidents, Military, Philippine Air Force, Philippines, PZL Swidnik, Safety, W3
06-Aug-14 C-FXAH Eurocopter AS350 Fairview, Canada
Shortly after liftoff, in the climb through 3000 feet ASL (800 feet above ground), the pilot experienced an uncommanded yaw and complete loss of engine power. The pilot performed an autorotation into a wheat field. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to tail boom and tail rotor driveshaft from main rotor blade contact. There were no injuries to the pilot, who was the sole occupant. CADORS 2014C3154
06-Aug-14 Hamakua, US-Hawaii
Hawaii County Fire Department helicopter made an emergency landing after an engine failure during a hurricane evacuation mission along the Hamakua coastline. No damage, no injuries. The only helicopter registered to Hawaii County Fire Dept is MD500E N911HY (0602E)
03-Aug-14 SX-HVJ Eurocopter EC130 Paros, Greece
During landing and after the helicopter was in contact with the ground, a strong fabric cover that was stored in a table about 20 meters away, lifted in air and hit the main rotor blades first and then passed through the tail rotor blades, starflex and tail rotor system.
03-Aug-14 N553CP MD Helicopters 500E Columbus, US-Ohio
Emergency field landing at night. Press suggestion it may have run out of fuel
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Columbus Police, Law Enforcement, MD Helicopters, MD500E, Safety, US-Ohio
02-Aug-14 HB-YJS Revolution Mini 500 Yverdon, Switzerland
Damanged in uncontrolled landing – registration cancelled the following month suggests that the helicopter will not be rebuilt.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Mini-500, Revolution, Safety, Switzerland
01-Aug-14 N3597T Eurocopter AS350 Tahoma, US-Washington
Collision with terrain during take-off. 4 POB, 2 airlifted, one with leg and one with head injuries.
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Heli-Flite, Safety, US-Washington
01-Aug-14 N110JC Robinson R44 Honolulu, US-Hawaii
Fell onto its starboard side close to fuel tanks during landing accident. Pilot John Corboy and his two teenage passengers Dominic Mills-Patrick and Nic Politsch got out OK [note FAA data uses UTC date/time of 2nd August. Accident occurred 1st August local date]
01-Aug-14 G-OAJC Robinson R44 Kinnitty, Eire
Hit wires on final approach to field landing. Ended up on its starboard side, badly damaged. Pilot named here as John Butler, and he had been due to take newly-weds Damien and Wendy Hussey a short distance from the church in Kinnitty to their reception at Racket Hall Country House in Roscrea, Co Tipperary
31-Jul-14 N7194H Robinson R44 Allen, US-Nebraska
Cropspraying helicopter caught powerlines. Pilot reported here as Dennis Monday, 56, of Weyers Cave, Virginia
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Nebraska
30-Jul-14 C-GTSU Robinson R44 Saint-Damasse, Canada
During the run-up before takeoff at night, the aircraft rapidly rotated about 180 degrees to the left. The pilot initiated a takeoff and the helicopter rolled onto its left side. The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
CADORS 2014Q1491
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
29-Jul-14 N89ZC Hughes 500D Bellefontaine, US-Ohio
Helicopter involved in underslung chainsaw operations, cutting back trees for a new bike track. Helicopter crashed into the trees. No immediate indication of cause. Pilot Leo Boucher seriously injured
Tags: Accidents, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Rotor Blade Inc, Safety, US-Ohio
27-Jul-14 I-LUPU Eurocopter AS350B3 Varco Sabino, Italy (2F)
Firefighting reconnaissance flight from Fassinoro. Helicopter encountered difficulties and emergency landing procedure made – but hit a low level cable shortly prior to intended landing point. One killed in crash, second died during recovery operation. Third and last occupant flown to hospital.
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, EliOssala, Eurocopter, Fatal, Italy, Safety
27-Jul-14 C-FGSG Bell 206L Ekati Diamond Mines, Canada
In visibility of 1 mile in smoke, the helicopter overflew a lake with a glassy surface. The pilot lost visual reference and the helicopter collided with the water surface, pitched inverted, and sank. The pilot and both passengers egressed from the helicopter with only minor injuries.
CADORS 2014C2858
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Canada, Civil, Great Slave Helicopters, Safety
26-Jul-14 N240SJ Bell 206B Lincoln, US-Nebraska
Emergency field landing, during which main rotors chopped tail boom – Pilot listed in press as Al Curnan
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, Samaritan Air, US-Nebraska
26-Jul-14 I-CUDP Eurocopter SA318 El Camero, Peru
before the third take off, the pilot increasing the power and feel vibrations and become no stabilize. The tail rise and the main blades hit the ground and the helicopter wasw serious damaged. No fatalities. After the accident the helicopter spread 300 kgs of agricultural insecticide.
26-Jul-14 N107HA Hiller UH-12E Anson County, US-North Carolina
“Lost power and flipped over” per FAA
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Hiller, Safety, Summit Helicopters, UH-12, US-North Carolina
25-Jul-14 HAL Dhruv Ataria, India (7F)
Emergency declared shortly after take-off, then crashed killing all seven on board. Copilot named here as Sqn. Ldr. R. Manu
Tags: Accidents, Dhruv, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Air Force, Military, Safety
25-Jul-14 PR-HSC Eurocopter AS350B2 Novo Progresso, Brazil
Hit wires on final approach, leading to emergency landing in an area to the side of a highway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the windshield, upper cowling and tail boom.
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Helisul Taxi Aereo, Safety
25-Jul-14 N154GC Eurocopter EC130 Boulder City, US-Colorado
During hover taxi to land, made contact with fixed wing DHC-6 N190GC taxiing on taxiway for departure. Extensively damaged
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Grand Canyon Helicopters, Safety, Tours, US-Colorado
25-Jul-14 F-GMHZ Eurocopter EC120B Chateaublanc, France
Very heavy landing – remained upright but skids splayed out and main rotors chopped tail boom. Photos here and here
24-Jul-14 C-GMJQ Schweizer 300C Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Struck cables while crop spraying, extensively damaged. CADORS 2014Q1500
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, Canada, Civil, S300C, Safety, Schweizer
23-Jul-14 N949FM Bell 206B Wenatchee, US-Washington (1F)
Crashed from low level killing the sole occupant pilot, while flying agricultural ops drying orchards
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, US Helicopter WA, US-Washington
23-Jul-14 Oquawka, US-Illinois
helicopter crash injured a 68-year-old Oquawka man
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Safety, US-Illinois
23-Jul-14 C-GTEQ Airbus AS350B3 Points North Landing, Canada
In the initial climb at less than 20ft agl and engine lost power and the pilot observed illumination of the overtorque warning light and heard the low rotor RPM warning tone. A forced landing was completed. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger; the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom. After landing the pilot shut down the engine that was operating at idle.
CADORS 2014C2819
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Canada, Civil, Eurocopter, Geotech Aviation, Safety
22-Jul-14 N5225C Hughes 500D Oso, US-Washington
Crashed during logging operations after tail hit a logging cable.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Loadlifting, MD Helicopters, MD500D, Olympic Air, Safety, US-Washington
21-Jul-14 Mil Mi-35P Bama, Nigeria (1F)
A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission crashed, reportedly due to a technical fault – although some reports suggest the involvement of insurgents in Borno State.
Initial reports stated one dead, one survived, one missing presumed dead – but the latter trekked through the bush and back to base
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force, Safety
21-Jul-14 N1830D Schweizer 300CBi Titusville, US-Florida
Rolled over on landing
Tags: Accidents, Bristow Academy, Civil, S300CBi, Safety, Schweizer, Training, US-Florida
18-Jul-14 N47DT Bell 47G2A Merced, US-California
Agricultural ops – crashed in field after hitting powerline
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B47, Bell, Bettencourt Flying Services, Civil, Safety, US-California
18-Jul-14 Mil Mi-8MTV Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Crashed into snowy mountains of Issyk-Kul region during evacuation of a mountain climber, who broke his leg. The crew and the climber were not injured. Photo here
Tags: Accidents, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
18-Jul-14 N197BH Eurocopter AS350B2 Kapalua, US-Hawaii
Emergency landing after loss of hydraulics
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, Civil, Eurocopter, Safety, Tours, US-Hawaii
17-Jul-14 HL9461 Eurocopter AS365N3 Gwangju, Korea (5F)
Firefighting helicopter crashed in built-up area killing all five on board – video online shows helicopter descending at high speed in 70 degree nose-down attitude. Aircraft identified from this photo showing a Dauphin tail with GW001 code and this photo tracking it to HL9461
Tags: Accidents, AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Firefighting, Safety, South Korea
17-Jul-14 N507CF AgustaWestland AW109E Newkirk, US-New Mexico (3F)
Night EMS flight flying from Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe to Tucumcari. All three on board killed. No patient being carried at the time
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, Civil, Fatal, Safety, TriState CareFlight, US-New Mexico
16-Jul-14 G-PACL Robinson R22 Liverpool, UK
While practising a simulated engine failure in the hover, the helicopter rolled about its left skid and came to rest on its side.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Training, UK, Whizzard Helicopters
14-Jul-14 Harbin Z-9 Dangkor, Cambodia (5F)
Five military trainees killed and one seriously injured. The helicopter was one of 12 helicopters Cambodia bought from China last year to boost its military capacity.
Tags: Accidents, Cambodia, Fatal, Harbin, Military, Royal Cambodian Air Force, Safety, Z9
14-Jul-14 SE-JKJ MD Helicopters MD600N Lennartsnäs, Sweden
Substantially damaged when it turned over on landing. Pilot got out OK.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, MD Helicopters, MD600, Safety, Sweden
13-Jul-14 N230DM Robinson R44 Colfax, US-Iowa
Force landed in field
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Tri-State Helicopters, US-Iowa
12-Jul-14 VH-ZZM Robinson R22 Dingo, Australia
While conducting a practice autorotation, the helicopter collided with terrain. The helicopter was substantially damaged and a pilot sustained serious injuries. As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the pilot and gather additional information.
Tags: Accidents, Australia, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Stock-Air Heliworks
12-Jul-14 N88771 Bell 47K Kingston, US-Washington
Ditched in shallow water. 3 POB got out OK, one named by local press as Tatyana Kutsenko
10-Jul-14 MAP-7712 Mil Mi-17V-5 Strumica, Macedonia (4F)
Police helicopter on night mission hit 140m high antenna, and crashed to the ground killing all four on board. Cabin burnt out in post-crash fire
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Macedonia, Macedonian Police, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
10-Jul-14 RA-23721 Mil Mi-2 Varyeganskiy, Russia (1F)
Tail boom (or rotor?) hit wires on take-off, causing crash. Tail some metres from rest of wreckage, but unclear if that was contributory or result of accident. Aircraft had been leased by Lukoil and had just dropped off oil workers. Pilot Nicholas Vandakurov killed.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Convers Avia, Fatal, Mi-2, Mil, Russia, Safety