Chinese Antarctic Expedition... Read more
Pilot Richard Bran put the police helicopter down in a built up area after an unnamed problem... Read more
5 killed on “sunset” tour flight. Pilot has been named as Landon Nield, 31. Passengers named include Delwin and Tamara Chapman, from Utica, Kansas, who were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The other two passengers were 26-year-old Anupama Bhola and 28-year-old Lovish Bhanot, both from New Delhi, India.... Read more
Substantial damage in field landing while practicing autorotations... Read more
During flying training, the helicopter rolled over and subsequently impacted the ground. The two occupants were uninjured but the helicopter was seriously damaged.... Read more
Main rotor blade struck street sign... Read more
Extensively damaged in accident after the helicopter refueled, said Army aviation division commander Gen. Javier Rey, adding that the aircraft had problems “with a crosswind” that forced it to the ground. All nine occupants survived... Read more
Tailrotor struck a mound of dirt on landing... Read more
Minor damage on landing... Read more
Very heavy landing in ploughed field. Skids collapsed, post crash fire, all three POB safe... Read more
Autorotated into the water and rolled over... Read more
Went missing during fire fighting operations. Located some hours later in 7m of water. Bodies of pilot John “Prickles” de Ridder and passenger William MacRae from Dept of Conservation have been confirmed by divers as being inside the helicopter. Salt Air – Company statement here... Read more
Impacted ground in fog while on low level pipeline patrol. 2POB, 1 fatal... Read more
We are receiving initial reports of a Black Hawk making an emergency landing in Headen Park on the northern outskirts of Sydney.  It was en route to Newcastle when a warning light came on. No damage, no injuries... Read more
The helicopter was doing training flights and crashed down during landing approach. All three POB killed... Read more
Helicopter was taking off at Lubuche when it suffered damage to the tail boom/rotor. All 3 occupants safe... Read more
Crashed while giving an 80-year-old her birthday present flight. Ended up on its starboard side with the tail boom apparently separated midway down its length.... Read more
Crashed in ploughed field with two minor injuries after falling 40m while working on powerlines. Helicopter substantially damaged... Read more
Two critically injured in crash of amateur-construction Safari helicopter. Rescuers had to pull pilot/owner Neville Walker from the wreckage after he suffered a heart attack.... Read more
Appeared to lose power approximately one mile south of the airport. The helicopter was observed in a rapid descent into a wooded area south of the airport. 1 fatal, 1 injured. Fatality later named as instructor Tiffany Hanna, 29. CADAORS 2011O3540... Read more
During an approach to land, the low RPM light and warning horn activated and the helicopter made a hard landing.... Read more
Helicopter crashed Saturday in a wooded area near Labrador City, but the only person on board has walked away without serious injuries. CADAORS 2011A1083... Read more
Rolled over in run-on landing.... Read more
Impacted terrain close to company helipad. Local DGAC records show the helicopter was only certified in Ecuador 7 days before. Four occupants – Pilot Patricio Villalba, front seat passenger Jorge Luis Villegas and two mechanics Luis Ferrario and Pedro Medina were all injured... Read more
went down into Ten Mile Lake, near Hackensack, MN killing pilot John Zacher, whose body was found the next day. His wife Vicki Zacher was the only passenger and survived.... Read more
An ISAF helicopter made a precautionary landing in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 24. ISAF is still in the process of assessing the circumstances to determine more facts; however, initial reporting indicates that there was no enemy activity in the area. All crew members have recovered with no reported injuries. When the assessment is completed, details will... Read more
Main blades struck wire while helicopter was helping install Christmas Tree on Auckland waterfront. Helicopter split in two and thrashed itself to pieces from a 10m hover. Pilot Greg Gribble escaped serious injury. Event was being broadcast live on TVNZ... Read more
Helicopter ended up on its port side with the tail boom sliced. 23-Nov-11 is assumed date – the first reference we can find is in the evening of that date.... Read more
Hydraulic leak – went AOG on the rig... Read more
Emergency landing after unexpected vibration levels.  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on board... Read more
EMS helicopter was stranded on the helicopter landing pad of Capital Health Regional Medical Center because of a leaking fuel tank... Read more
Sole occupant pilot Yevgeniy Kurbatov killed. High energy impact with terrain, helicopter broken in many parts, but no sign of post crash fire. Reported as low time pilot with only 20 hours experience, and flying at night. Helicopter was found on 26th November by a volunteer search team Liza Alert the day after the state... Read more
Fire and Rescue Department helicopter hovered too low in built up area causing damage from the downdraft... Read more
Gear collapsed on landing... Read more
AirCare helicopter suffered bird strike and landed safely despite a hole in the wind shield. Pilot to hospital. On board burns victim patient onward to hospital by land ambulance... Read more
Emergency landing after bird strike caused hole 10×16 inches... Read more
“An M18 helicopter crashed while landing in the region of Bandondo,”... Read more
Hard landing – starboard gear collapsed. Pilot identified as 57-year-old Jeff Boatman... Read more
Crashed while lifting Christmas trees, pilot injured... Read more
Precautionary landing due electrical problem. AS350 or EC130... Read more
Main rotor struck tail boom on shut down... Read more
Landed in a field of crops because unexpected fog rolled in – Prime Minister of Haiti on board... Read more
While emergency crews were working the first crash scene, an intoxicated car driver bypassed emergency vehicles and crashed into the tail fin of a Careflite helicopter that had landed in the middle of Highway 287. The helicopter was disabled and unable to transport the original crash victims to hospitals.... Read more
Fatal crash killing two British males named in this article as Mark Blaver-Mann and Alistair Evans. Helicopter was completely burnt out... Read more
Nine people are believed to have died after a French helicopter crashed near Somalia’s Southern port city of Kismayo... Read more
Crashed killed Interior Secretary Francisco Blake and seven others. NOTE, there is a question over which aircraft was involved. Local reports (links 1 and 2 below) say XC-UHP (which is serial 2084) but the NTSB report (link 3) says XC-UHM (2127)... Read more
Three killed, cause unknown but low visibility reported in the area... Read more
Minor damage, unknown circumstances... Read more
Crashed into a mountainside on a sightseeing tour. All 5 POB perished, including pilot Nathan Cline and Pennsylvania residents Michael and Nicole Abel who were only married five days earlier. The other two were later named as Stuart Roberston and Eva Birgitta Wannersjo from Ontario, Canada... Read more
Crashed into a hill in poor weather during an EMS flight with 5POB. Co pilot Sergio Torre fatally injured. The aircraft had taken off from the hospital in Caltanissetta and was bound for Messina... Read more
Hard landing... Read more
During mustering operations, the main rotor blade struck the ground resulting in the helicopter coming to rest on its side.... Read more
Emergency landing made due to tail rotor problems... Read more
Main blades clipped rock while filming at low level. Landed heavily and awkwardly on skids on a road.... Read more
Helicopter was on a low-level aerial tour when it lost height over a residential area... Read more
Emergency services attended a helicopter that made a hard landing in a residential area, and was “leaking fluid”. Photographs appear to show the skids have been deformed and the tail touching the ground. Location is just north of Pierce Field (10AZ).... Read more
Circled after encountering heavy rain while en route. Landed in ploughed field and burst into flames, 6POB all safe with minor injuries... Read more
3 POB all fatally injured. CADAORS 2011O3324. Deceased named as pilotGreg Sawyer (39) and two engineers with forest products company Tembec -Dan Simis (47) and Chad McQuade (37)... Read more
Emergency landing on a mountain during an annual Hoguk military exercise Wednesday, killing one army officer and injuring another... Read more
Landing made prior to arriving at intended destination due to weather. Intended routing was Kathmandu from Pokhara... Read more
Emergency landing... Read more
The pilot had left Nome on Saturday and refueled in Unalakleet and Bethel – and had planned to spend the night in Iliamna before flying on to Anchorage on Sunday. Pilot later named as 66-year-old William Zeman. Reported as “crashed and burned”... Read more
During powerline maintenance flight, p[ilot made emergency field landing. Skids broken, tail boom sliced, main blades ripped off. Pilot to hospital... Read more
Erwin Rodger, 68, of Mattituck was attempting to fly the single-engine ultra lite helicopter he owned over the inlet and was flying too low due to darkness, police said. He then crashed into a marsh area, flipped the helicopter... Read more
The damage to the helicopter is limited to the tail and landing gear structure. The rotor blades and the transmission suffered no damage from the hard landing at a high rate of yaw.... Read more
Precautionary landing on test flight out of Boeing’s Ridley Park plant... Read more
Crashed into a built-up area. Pilot Juan Manuel Ruiz Rivera and Metropolitan Development Secretary Fernando Alberto Garcia Cuevas survived.  Two fatally injured – as Julio Cesar Macerano, Garcia Cuevas’ assistant, and the co-pilot of the aircraft, Juan Esteban Rodriguez.... Read more
Belarus Border Guard AS355NP crashed and caught fire, killing all 5POB including three television crew named as Vitaly Prochkovsky, 36; Sergei Shamalov, 39; and Yulia Shaternik, 28. The crew were reported as Andrew Pekarsky (32 years) and Igor Skvortsov. They operate three AS355NPs – EW-308BH (5773), EW-309BH (5774) and EW-310BH (5781)... Read more
Reports of an inbound helicopter with transmission problem, more details to follow when available... Read more
Mi-8 with 25 POB has made an emergency landing in Yamal, the Emergency Situations Ministry’s Main…... Read more
Post maintenance engine runs following routine engine washes. The collective control was not lowered during the start sequence and subsequently the rotorcraft unintentionally became airborne a few feet and drifted to the right as the rotor speed increased. CADAORS 2011A0961... Read more
A BSF (Border Security Force) helicopter on anti-Naxal duty crashed on the outskirts of Ranchi today, killing two pilots and a technician on board. The Dhruv was going to Chaibasa from Ranchi when its engine caught fire and it crashed in Khunti jungle, a senior BSF official said. Aircraft completely burnt out. Pilot named as... Read more
Mechanical issues led to the landing near 11th and Gallatin streets. Both radios went out during a routine exercise... Read more
Having taken off from Spa on a surveillance flight for the Fluxys company, helicopter crashed in a private garden killing 2 POB. The owner of the land described the weather as low cloud and windy gusts.... Read more
Helicopter ended up upside down, but with the cabin and boom looking reasonably intact – certainly tail boom is complete and tail rotor blades do not appear damaged... Read more
