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01-Feb-09 N944U Robinson R44 Ogden, US-Utah
21 year old instructor flying family members. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot’s improper decision to fly at low altitude while maneuvering in mountainous terrain in a canyon and inadvertently exceeding the climb capability of the helicopter. Contributing to the accident were a high density altitude, mountainous terrain, and a tailwind encountered during the attempted course reversal.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Upper Limit Aviation, US-Utah
09-Jan-09 SE-JKF Eurocopter AS350B3 Stockholm, Arlanda, Sweden
Tail rotor failure due to maintenance oversight.
Tags: Accidents, Airlift Helicopters, AS350B3, Civil, Eurocopter, Sweden
05-Jan-09 D-HIMB Eurocopter BK117B2 Gundelfingen, Germany
Truck struck main rotor blade while parked at emergency scene.  “Christoph 54”
04-Jan-09 N748P Sikorsky S76C++ Gulf of Mexico, US-Gulf of Mexico (8F)
Thomas Ballenger and Vyarl Martin were the two pilots killed in the crash. The passengers killed were: Andrew Mauricio, Allen Boudreaux Jr., Jorey A. Rivero, Randy Tarpley, Charles W. Nelson, and Ezequiel Cantu. Sole survivor Steven Yelton suffered a serious brain injury in the crash and lives at a rehabilitation facility.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, PHI, S76, Sikorsky, US-Gulf of Mexico
01-Jan-09 D-HCOR Eurocopter AS350B Schönhagen, Germany
Hard landing after reported engine failure. Main blades struck tail boom. Approx date, known to be in January 2009, but cannot be more specific
Tags: Accidents, Air Service Berlin, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Germany
27-Sep-08 OY-HFC Robinson R22 Kirke SÃ¥by, Denmark (1F)
Crashed on a sports field, killing the pilot. Photos show helicopter upright, but significant vertical forces have collapsed the skids and the base of the cabin has has good contact with the ground. Fire on impact. Passenger survivied.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Copenhagen Helicopters, Denmark, Fatal, R22, Robinson
17-Jun-08 OY-HPH Robinson R22 Billund Airport, Denmark
Contacted trees on training flight. Landed upright, but tail rotor and tail separated from aircraft
Tags: Accidents, Billund Air Center, Civil, Denmark, R22, Robinson
31-May-08 N268SH Robinson R22 Salt Lake City, US-Utah
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The student’s improper use of the anti torque pedals during a practice hover autorotation, which resulted in the helicopter rolling over. Additional causes of the accident were the certificated flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the maneuver and delayed remedial action.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Training, Upper Limit Aviation, US-Utah
06-Apr-08 Eurocopter SA316 Panama City, Panama
Fell onto starboard side when landing. None of 5 POB seriously injured
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Eurocopter, Helipan, Panama, SA316, Safety
24-Mar-08 5N-BJF Eurocopter AS365N2 Bonny Airstrip, Nigeria
At 50 feet, during the demonstration of Class B landing by the training captain, the helicopter experienced a sudden drop in height, hitting the ground nine metres short of the runway. There was no fatality, but damage to the nose wheels, the left main landing gear forward structure and the tail guard.
Tags: Accidents, Aero Contractors, AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, Offshore, Safety
03-Aug-07 5N-BIQ Bell 412EP Eket, Nigeria (1F)
Crashed while manuevering over Qua Ibom Terminal Airfield (QUA) at Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. There was no fire
Tags: Accidents, B412, Bell, Bristow Nigeria, Civil, Fatal, Offshore, Safety
03-Aug-07 5N-BIQ Bell 412EP Eket, Nigeria (1F)
Very heavy landing on unauthorised flight. Pilot died from his injuries
Tags: Accidents, B412, Bell, Bristow Helicopters, Civil, Nigeria, Offshore, Safety
18-Jun-07 N712U Robinson R22B Park City, US-Utah
21-year-old flight instructor on a cross-country training flight with a student . The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot’s failure to maintain rotor RPM during hover taxi. A contributing factor was the high density altitude weather condition.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Upper Limit Aviation, US-Utah
11-Nov-2006 5N-BHU Eurocopter AS350B2 Warri, Nigeria (1F)
One person died and three others were critically injured when a helicopter on a chartered flight crashed near the southwestern Nigerian oil city of Warri. The helicopter was reported to be modifying its flight plan on account of bad weather in Port Harcourt before losing contact with air traffic controllers. It ran into high-tension power cables
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Nigeria, OAS Helicopters, Safety
08-Apr-06 N921U Robinson R22B Tooele, US-Utah
On a training flight, the helicopter struck the ground in a level attitude, the front of the left skid caught in the soft uneven ground, and the helicopter rolled left. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the ground. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, Training, Upper Limit Aviation, US-Utah
09-Sep-05 N944U Robinson R44 Jackson, US-Wyoming
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during initial takeoff climb resulting in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot’s encounter in settling with power.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, Upper Limit Aviation, US-Wyoming
05-Aug-04 N7036J Robinson R44 Chesterfield, US-Missouri
Main blades hit folded-up hangar door on climb out from apron. Main blades sliced tail boom, skids splayed. One minor injury and 3 uninjured. Registration cancelled as “destroyed”
29-Apr-90 5H-TPF Bell 206L1 Ndanda, Tanzania (1F)
Passenger from another helicopter parked nearby ran/walked under the tail boom and was struck by the tail rotor and killed. Minor damage to the helicopter
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Law Enforcement, Safety, Tanzania, Tanzanian Police
18-Jul-63 N8785F Hughes 300A Heckingham, UK (1F)
Crop Spraying accident
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, Civil, Fatal, S300A, Safety, Schweizer, UK
dd-mon-yy AN-136 Eurocopter EC145 Mensabé, Panama
Tail rotors contacted trees.
Date of accident not known and could have been any time between 2009 when the helicopter was delivered and February 2012 when the Panamanian military issued a tender for two new tail rotor blades
Tags: Accidents, EC145, Eurocopter, Military, Panama, Safety