Emergency landing by USCG Helicopter after experiencing smoke in the cockpit. 14.15 local time. More info to follow... Read more
Seven children hurt after hovering helicopter caused billboards to be blown over the crowds at a stadium. Helicopter was demonstrating troops rapelling to the ground... Read more
“Late Sunday evening, a military helicopter crashed and caught fire inside Kenya from an apparent mechanical malfunction, a diplomat and a resident said. No civilian casualties were reported but the status of the pilots on board was not immediately known.”... Read more
Crashed in wooded area after turning back due to weather. 7 POB – Pilot Óscar Cabrera, Co-pilot Ricardo Ortiz along with engineers Carlos Batista, Orber Godoni, Armando Sosa, Augusto Masias and Jose Guarimba. One had second-degree burns and a fractured collarbone, all others had minor injuries only... Read more
4POB at a flying club event. Journalists on board filmed the descent as it apparently descended tail first and tail-low to the ground. Rolled over onto port side. Badly damaged. All persons survived, some with injuries.... Read more
Downdraft during take off from Havelock Chili Festival caused widespread damage and some injuries to people... Read more
Emergency landing due Hydraulic failure... Read more
A maintenance team conducted an initial assessment and it appears that the forced landing was the result of a mechanical issue. No insurgent activity was reported during the landing.... Read more
During take-off phase, pilot Andres Navarro Haeussler made sudden and very heavy landing on taxiway, causing damage to the aircraft. Pilot and passenger unhurt. Skids splayed out, tail ended up touching the ground... Read more
A spokesperson for the FAA said the helicopter sustained severe damage, but that neither of the two people on board suffered any injuries.... Read more
Bird strike – broke a hole in the canopy just to the port side of the nose... Read more
Landed to close to trees and damaged main blades... Read more
Force landed in a park... Read more
Law enforcement helicopterin non-emergency situation made urban area landing too close to buildings and downwash caused damage... Read more
Heavy forced landing and ended up no its starboard side. Had just taken off from Campo de Marte Airport bound for Guarulhos... Read more
Reported that solo student pilot probably lost control and grazed a high-tension wire, hurling the helicopter off balance and it came crashing down in the fields seriously injuring pilot Sudeep Vashist... Read more
A mechanical problem forced a medical transport helicopter to make an emergency landing... Read more
Located by emergency beacon signal. 7 POB confirmed safe and alive... Read more
Precautionary landing due to weather en route Belgaum to Juhu on a ferry flight with 4POB after completing a filming job... Read more
Helicopter became unserviceable while on ground responding to emergency call. Second helicopter called in for patient... Read more
Crashed in field 2km from airport it was on approach to. Sole occupant pilot did not survive. Fellow pilots said thick fog made flying conditions treacherous at that time... Read more
Force trim release button would neither release nor respond to input on final approach to scene request. Aircraft declared u/s and patient transferred by land ambulance. Button was found to be   faulty and was replaced... Read more
Took off to about 20ft, then started spinning and ditched shortly after. Sonia Marra Nicholson, aged 40, died after being trapped inside the helicopter. Her girlfriend Helen Tomaski died from her injuries the next week. Her mother Harriet was in critical condition later in the day after being pulled unconscious from the water. Her 72-year-old... Read more
Unknown circumstances... Read more
landing accident, substantially damaged... Read more
Two serious injuries, post crash fire. Pilot later died from his injuries... Read more
While in cruise flight at 11,500?MSL from Grand Junction, CO to Gunnison, CO, the transmission warning light illuminated. The pilot also observed a decrease in pressure on the transmission oil pressure gauge. The helicopter landed safely without incident in a field, was immediately taken out of service and secured.... Read more
One serious and two minor injuries to the 3 POB... Read more
A tuna boat based helicopter crashed into the sea, with only one of the two crew members recovered. 34-year-old pilot Mexican pilot, Eduardo Lavalle lost his life.... Read more
The R44 piloted by businessman Michael Mannion crash-landed five miles outside of Athlone at around 8pm on Sunday evening (thus night flying at this time of year)... Read more
Reported mechanical problems, crashed onto mountain and rolled for some distance... Read more
Haakon County Sheriff Mel Smith told local radio station that the helicopter crashed in a pasture a mile south of Philip. Sole occupant 64-year-old pilot James Hladky was pronounced dead at the scene.... Read more
Crashed from 20-25 ft on climb out, heavy landing with wheels broken off and fuselage impacting ground... Read more
Accident between EC-GIC and CC-CIS both 212s involved in re-filling their water tanks during fire-fighting operations. Pilot Leo Janssen, flying CC-CIS was killed. Pilot Manuel Fuertes in EC-GIC survived... Read more
Accident between EC-GIC and CC-CIS both 212s involved in re-filling their water tanks during fire-fighting operations. Pilot Leo Janssen, flying CC-CIS was killed. Pilot Manuel Fuertes in EC-GIC survived... Read more
During aerial mustering, the helicopter’s tail rotor collided with a tree and the helicopter landed heavily. The helicopter sustained serious damage.... Read more
First Lt. Ryan K. Iannelli, died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, MCAS New River, N.C.... Read more
Crashed shortly after take off. 1 POB – 68-year-old pilot/owner- survived OK.... Read more
Skid struck powerline on take off and landed immediately without further incident... Read more
Training accident, ended up on its side... Read more
The Madera County Sheriff’s Department and Cal Fire as well as paramedics are on scene of a downed private helicopter. 2 POB to hospital, one by road, one by air... Read more
Tail rotor failure during climb out... Read more
Bell helicopter with 7 on board, including Provincial Police Region 3 commander, makes emergency landing in Ubon Ratchathani during illegal logging bust duty – likely a Bell 212 or 412.... Read more
Rolled over during landing... Read more
En route to Dolpa of Karnali from Kathmandu, but made emergency landing. All 4 POB (Pilot Kumar Chalise, Shyam GC of Gulmi, Jitendra Jhankri and Hirababu Karki of Kathmandu) declared safe... Read more
Bell 412 missing and later found crashed.pter with two POB missing, reported elsewhere as PK-OCV .... Read more
Skids struck the ground while hovertaxying... Read more
Engine failure and safe emergency landing made in remote area; Emergency locator beacon activated; 2 POB found safe and uninjured... Read more
Wooded area of Alcona County. Fatalities listed as owner Dan Logghe, 46, and an employee of his, Mark May aged 33. Failed to return on 23-Sep, hence listed as date. But they had been away and potentially out of contact for a few days, so this may not have been the actual accident day.... Read more
Tail rotor struck snow bank... Read more
Substantially damaged in field landing... Read more
Landed in field in unknown circumstances. Filed by FAA as accident report... Read more
“There was a severe vibration, and then we lost power. I made an emergency landing and executed a hard landing followed. “ Boom broken and cabwhich boom became bent and detached. Skids and cabin appear... Read more
Engine problem en route Sola to the Maersk Reacher rig in Valhall field, North Sea, returned to base... Read more
Tail rotor chip light illuminated during patient transfer. Safe precautionary landing made in church car park. Second helicopter attended to complete patient transfer... Read more
Helicopter was already well on fire before landing – fast emergency landing made on a sports arena and soon burnt out.... Read more
Pakistani military commander slightly injured after his helicopter was shot at twice from the ground. Landed safely... Read more
Firefighting helicopter on ferry flight. High momentum terrain impact, fire followed.... Read more
The helicopter went down at approximately 1:00 p.m. Monday in a training area in the southeast corner of Camp Pendleton. A small brush fire broke out as a result of the crash. Fire crews are on scene working to contain the flames. The two fatalities were later named as Capt. Jeffrey Bland, 37, and 1st... Read more
The EMS pilot took off with patient on board, but shortly after take off not notified the on-scene engine crew that they had smoke in the cockpit and were declaring an emergency. Landed safety and patient to hospital by land ambulance... Read more
Helicopter from Germany involved in filming came down in street in Spanish town. Report says that pilot was trying to make a forced landing in an empty lot after engine failure. Three occupants injured.... Read more
Landed in a lagoon during a tour flight. The aircraft ended up completely submerged. Pilot Ricardo Bulerui and tourists Ricardo Santos and Eduardo Abelnai were not hurt in the crash.... Read more
Helicopter was reported missing and found four days later by a pilot from Wildcat Helicopters who was operating on unrelated work in the search area.; Pilot named as Rod Phillipson... Read more
Photo shows B206 on its starboard side in a field. The pilot was up and walking around near the crash site, while his passenger was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, investigators said.... Read more
Unknown circumstances... Read more
Force landed in open field... Read more
Tail rotor struck a cable while on a reconaissance flight. Two occupants thrown clear of the helicopter and two trapped inside. Piloting the helicopter was Jacques Fouque, an experienced pilot and mountain guide, the engineering director of the Emosson dam Regis Desmus, Jean-Marc Mermillod, from IG3M a company specialising in lifts and cable work and... Read more
Shot down by rebels of Sendero Luminoso when flying over the region of the rivers Apurimac and Ene. Two fatalities named as Lt. Col. Ernesto Vasquez Esneider Silvaand Captain Alberto Campos Vidarte Jenner... Read more
On final approach to Miami Valley Hospital’s south helipad, the aircraft struck a bird. The pilot continued with his landing. The aircraft was inspected and no damage was found. It was returned to service.... Read more
All six occupants – Eskom CEO Brian Dames and colleagues Steve Lennon, Louis Maleka, and Kerseri Pather plsu the two pilots (Hilton Atherstone plus one) – suffered minor injuries in the crash and managed to get clear of the wreckage before it caught fire and burnt out... Read more
Tail rotor gear box chip light indicator illuminated shortly after take-off from emergency scene. Precautionary landing made, and patient transferred to another helicopter... Read more
Bird strike, returned to base. After thorough inspection of the helicopter no significant damage was found and it was returned to service.... Read more
Helicopter took off from Santos Dumont airport at about 20h on Saturday and fell about 30 minutes later, in the middle of the Tijuca Forest killing both occupants.  A local resident said there was much fog on the site at the time. Pilot named as Erick Ramiro Freitas, 25, son of Elzo Padilha Freitas, owner... Read more
Bell 412 with five on board lost contact with ATC while on mission to locate missing Cessna 208 aircraft of Susi Air. The following day the helicopter arrived in nearby town of Wamena, reporting that it had had to make an emergency landing due to fog. Jungle location had led media to assume the worst,... Read more
Engine problems during lifting operation over VW car factory. Emergency landing on factory roof. Damage to boom and blades, but helicopter looking remarkably intact for what has happened... Read more