Crashed on firefighting ops, pilot to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries... Read more
There were no reported injuries among the 4 souls on board. Search and rescue located the site via emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal and extracted the occupants. Unknown damage to the aircraft. CADORS 2015C2524... Read more
Emergency field landing. Pilot was only one on board Date could be 09-Jul-15 (press report was very early morning on 10-Jul-15)... Read more
Flight with Ghana’s President John Mahama and First lady Lordina Maham on board. Landed due to severe weather. No mention in local press as to whether pilot obtained a forecast before take-off... Read more
2 fatal and 5 injured when helicopter of State Grid General Aviation Company crashed at Tongyong Airport. Photo shows helicopter missing one blade – another photo here... Read more
Force landed on school property. FAA has no other details, but industry forum suggesting engine failure. Helicopter is operated by TV station KCRA... Read more
helicopter was on a routine flight when the crew noticed a drop in hydraulic pressure and were forced to land... Read more
4 POB injured and to hospital after helicopter crashes shortly after take off in poor weather. Helicopter was transporting MP Joshua Nassari who was speaking on an election event.... Read more
During ground run post-maintenance, the SA342J Gazelle took off to 10ft and then dropped to the ground. MW Helicopters engineer on board was reportedly not a qualified pilot – and was not injured in the accident. Starboard skid ripped off, tail boom badly creased.... Read more
8 POB and photos show helicopter crashed in mountainous area and completely destroyed – some reports such as this one state the weather was “heavy rain and thick fog”. This news item has a video report from the crash scene Pilot Felicisimo Taborlupa was killed in the accident, and Archimedes “Archie” King, founder and owner... Read more
Came under fire from the ground in an area regarded as the centre of a turf war between rival drugs cartels... Read more
Crashed into field and burned out. Pilot seriously injured. Helicopter type to be confirmed... Read more
Crashed into the Moselle river. Two occupants jumped clear and swam to safety... Read more
With pilot and two paramedics on board, the helicopter started spinning shortly after take off and crashed about 20 seconds later, causing fatal injuries to pilot Patrick Mahany.The helicopter hit a parked pickup truck and travel camper and the helicopter was consumed by the ensuing fire. Flight paramedic Dave Repsher was burned in the crash... Read more
Clipped powerline and damaged blades. Landed with no injuries to those on board... Read more
Crashed and burnt out. Wreckage not found for six days. Helicopter was being operated for National Institute of Medical Emergencies... Read more
Two fatalities – later named as Hudson Simmons and Hayden Simmons. Unknown circumstances Location is very close to state line. Incident location reported relative to both Lewiston ID and Asotin WA which are opposite sides of the river forming the state line at this point.... Read more
Crashed on routine night training flight, killing instructor and student. A later report named the instructor as Anthony Gallerai and the student as Kristian Blackwell... Read more
Clipped a power line on climb-out at 9.30pm, landed and skidded on a highway and came to a stop in a ditch... Read more
conducting forest fire fighting operations in the area of Fort Simpson, NT. Prior to landing in CYFS, the pilot maneuvered to set down the water bucket. While preparing to set down on the landing pad beside the bucket, the tail rotor blades contacted a fuel drum. The helicopter touched down shortly thereafter and remained upright.... Read more
helicopter en route to the West Hercules drilling rig returned to base due to a low oil pressure indication in one of its two engines. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 30 when the helicopter was 20 km outside St. John’s. The helicopter returned to St. John’s without incident and the seven passengers on board... Read more
Force landed in field. Damage level unknown... Read more
Turned back to base due to low oil pressure warning. The culprit of the oil leak, according to Statoil, was likely a wrong-sized O-ring installed during maintenance.... Read more
Precautionary landing due to suspected engine problem. Engineers checked it over and it returned to base at INS Dega the same evening... Read more
Landing accident on post maintenance test flight. ended up on its side... Read more
Blades broke telephone line. Pilot named in report as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
Crashed into water during firefighting operations and sank... Read more
When at about 100 ft above ground level and an airspeed of 40 knots, the pilot conducted a turn into wind. As the helicopter turned, the pilot received a low rotor rpm warning. The helicopter collided with terrain and rolled onto its side, resulting in substantial damage (photo). The pilot sustained minor injuries. Final report... Read more
“Blown off the side of the platform” during run-up on offshore rig. 1 minor injury... Read more
After striking a low level wire, the pilot elected to land on the shoreline (or sandbank?) of a river. On subsequent take-off the pilot lost control and crashed – photo shows it on a rocky shoreline.... Read more
Crashed on take off, injuring the pilot Brad Maclachlan and two hunters he had just picked up... Read more
Engine failed, and helicopter fell onto its side during autorotation landing. Pilot and his passenger/wife got out OK... Read more
Bristow aircraft returned to base after caution light illuminated – reportedly in error... Read more
Take off accident, helicopter fell onto its side. One minor injury... Read more
The pilot was intending to make a local flight and having completed his pre-flight checks, gradually increased the rotor rpm to about 80%. From the CCTV it can be observed that at about this time, the helicopter rapidly yawed to the left and rotated through about 290° before tipping over onto its right side. The... Read more
Crashed from low level during agricultural ops. Aircraft destroyed... Read more
Red carpet and various other items laid out for the greeting of a visiting VIP (senior Union Minister Nitin Gadkari) were blown up by rotor downdraft and reportedly struck fenestron... Read more
After lift-off, about 30 ft above the ground the pilot reported that the canopy became shrouded in condensation. With a loss of visual reference, the pilot attempted to manoeuvre the helicopter to an area suitable for landing. During the attempt to land, the helicopter struck the ground and rolled on its side. The passenger has... Read more
The helicopter was landing on an unprepared, deeply cultivated field. During the vertical landing, the left skid settled into the soft ground and the helicopter entered into a dynamic rollover. There was substantial damage to the helicopter. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. CADORS 2015C2439... Read more
Due to weather conditions on Saturday 20th, the helicopter was unable to fly and remained grounded at the site. While parked and unattended on Sunday 21st, the helicopter was damaged by cattle which managed to break through fence from adjacent field. Nose area damaged. Fly Heli Wales had provided the helicopter for the Welsh... Read more
Force landing in field, aircraft destroyed... Read more
Crashed in low level agricultural work after impacting a fence, killing pilot Frank Gomes Jnr. Ground crewmen who worked for the operator had just refilled the fertilizer tank on the helicopter prior to its last departure. When the helicopter did not return for its scheduled rinse load the crewmen drove out to the field to... Read more
The aircraft collided with terrain while conducting aerial agriculture operations. The pilot, the only person on board, died as a result of the accident – named here as Dougal Brett... Read more
Rolled over on landing... Read more
Crashed into a tree on approach to airport. The pilot, Juan Manuel Urrutia was slightly injured, while his passenger was uninjured.... Read more
During autorotation practice, the main rotor blades contacted the tail boom after the helicopter bounced off the ground in a heavy landing... Read more
A private Schweitzer 269C helicopter took off from a sandy beach at Lac Central for Lac Kénogami with a pilot and a passenger on board. During the initial climb, the aircraft (Lycoming HIO-360-D1A engine) experienced a loss of lift for an undetermined reason and crashed in the lake. The occupants were not injured in the... Read more
Emergency landing in marsh area. Boom damaged... Read more
Main blades clipped trees. Landed without further incident... Read more
Helicopter crashed into shrubs after reportedly some debris struck the main rotor. Helicopter was reported hired by Vodafone Fiji and had taken the company’s maintenance staff to a tower there. 3 POB... Read more
Emergency landing at Manchester Airport and engineer called.... Read more
Crashed in open field close to the Isle of Man TT motorbike race course. Racing had been suspended for the whole day due to weather – quoted wind gusts of up to 60 mph. 1 fatality confirmed by Isle of Man Police in this statement. Photos show wreckage confined to a small area, later named... Read more
The privately owned Enstrom 280FX helicopter, was being flown from Bralorne to Langley. The pilot/owner ditched the aircraft in the Harrison River. The pilot was not injured but the aircraft was significantly damaged. CADORS 2015P0926... Read more
The Safari 400 homebuilt helicopter was being operated on the owner’s property. The engine was being tested to ensure the governor was correctly installed. The helicopter became airborne by 2-3 feet and the operator lost control. The helicopter went sideways and struck the ground rolling on its side. The helicopter was destroyed but the pilot... Read more
Substantially damaged in heavy landing... Read more
Substantially damaged after hitting roof of a house and crashing in the front garden. House unoccupied at the time. Both occupants seriously injure.... Read more
Pilot Apie Reyneke died in a helicopter crash in unknown circumstances, while his passengers – wife Yolande and son Abraham were taken to hospital with serious injuries.... Read more
Emergency landing in potato field due to weather. Passengers included Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi, nominated Senator Beatrice Elachi and Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa. Pilot named as Evans Sigilai... Read more
The helicopter took off to perform a patient removal flight to Tabatinga. At approximately 19 NM from Tabatinga, the aircraft collided with treetops and, as a result of this shock came to impact against the ground and caught fire.... Read more
Date assumed from Facebook posting. Stone strike shattered co-pilot wind shield. Inside layer of the laminated glass prevented it falling through into the cockpit.... Read more
Emergency situation led pilot Ken Wilson to put the helicopter down into trees – and it came to rest in the branches 40 feet from the ground. Wilson and passenger Raymond Osan III – working on low level powerlines – were able to get out of the helicopter into the trees, from which they were... Read more
It has been reported that the helicopter’s tail rotor clipped a tree resulting in a loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. The pilot was fatally injured – and named here as Jeff Dean... Read more
Emergency landing at Aberdeen with 19 POB plus 2 crew after alarm sounded – later reported as false... Read more
Solo student pilot lost control on landing and helicopter ended up on its starboard side. Pilot named here as Fatin Nadeera Mohamad Jeffrey. Post crash fire extinquished by airport fire crew... Read more
The Expedition Helicopters Bell 206B (C-GJID) was flying with a pilot and three passengers. The passengers were checking land claims and were dropped off before the helicopter proceeded to an area where it landed and waited for the passengers. The ground was soft and the pilot landed with caution to ensure the skid gear would... Read more
Crashed from low level into an onion field during agricultural operations. Pilot seriously injured, including both legs broken and 80% burns in the post-crash fire... Read more
Crashed into a shallow river, possibly after hitting wires. 4 POB rescued OK. Even if the helicopter survived in a rebuildable state, the locals manage to pull it apart sufficiently in this video that it is most unlikely to be rebuilt. This tweet claims it was unregistered. The occupants were all from Frabelle Fishing, a... Read more
During a go-around manoeuvre, the helicopter cut a low voltage power cable and landed a few metres ahead of the intended spot. After removing a piece of cable from the rotorhead, and inspecting the aircraft, it was flown 70km back to base .... Read more
Emergency landing due to poor weather ended up in minor damage for the helicopter after pilot Sebastián Gadea Castro put the helicopter down into vegetation during an anti-drug flight. Photos show all five blades intact, but cabin and tail in direct contact with vegetation and boom slightly bent near gearbox. 5 POB safely exited the... Read more
During a low level flight prior to attending to vegetation near powerlines, pilot noticed a decrease in engine power. The subsequent autorotation avoiding powerlines and buildings led to a hard landing and completely burnt out in post crash fire in the garden of a house. 2 POB seriously injured... Read more
Near miss between two (Eurofighter) Typhoon jets and an EC155... Read more
The aircraft was on a training flight and the pilots were simulating engine failure after the “Landing Decision Point (LDP)”. After the firm touchdown the helicopter bounced and when it touched down again it veered off and tipped over on its right side and caused substantial damage to the Helicopter.... Read more
Emergency landing Monday in the bed of the Los Angeles River near South Gate due to electrical problem. No injuries to 2 POB or damage to the helicopter. Military registration not known, but carries squadron code 423 by the nose... Read more
R22 piloted by a student on a solo flight from Kelowna (CYLW) to Salmon Arm (CZAM) crashed beside the runway at CZAM. The pilot first approached the airport and crossed mid-field to assess the wind direction; however, it was determined that the aircraft was not into wind. On the second approach from the opposite direction,... Read more
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