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01-Apr-09 G-REDL Eurocopter AS332L2 11m E of Peterhead, UK (16F)
Helicopter was operating a scheduled passenger flight from the Miller Platform in the North Sea, to Aberdeen. Whilst cruising at 2,000 ft amsl, and some 50 minutes into the flight, there was a catastrophic failure of the helicopter’s Main Rotor Gearbox (MGB). The helicopter departed from cruise flight and shortly after this the main rotor and part of the epicyclic module separated from the fuselage. The helicopter then struck the surface of the sea with a high vertical speed. All on board – 2 crew and 14 passengers – died in the accident
Tags: Accidents, AS332, Bond Offshore Helicopters, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Offshore, UK
25-Mar-09 TC-HEK Bell B206L4 Haci Omerli, Turkey (6F)
A helicopter carrying Muhsin Yazicioglu, chairman of Turkey’s Grand Unity Party (BBP), crashed. The Longranger was on its way from province of Kahramanmaras to the central province of Yozgat with five passengers and the pilot on board, according to the report.
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
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
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
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
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
10-May-09 RA-01895 Bell B407 Irkutsk, Russia (5F)
10-May-09 RA-01895 Bell B407 Irkutsk, Russia
10-May-09
05-May-09 VH-HCB Robinson R22 Springvale station north of Halls Creek, Australia (1F)
5-May-09 VH-HCB Robinson R22 Springvale station north of Halls Creek, Australia
05-May-09
05-May-09 VH-PHT Robinson R22 Springvale station north of Halls Creek, Australia (1F)
5-May-09 VH-PHT Robinson R22 Springvale station north of Halls Creek, Australia
05-May-09
05-May-09 160824 Bell AH-1W Cleveland National Forest, US-California (2F)
5-May-09 160824 Bell AH-1W Cleveland National Forest, US-California
05-May-09
03-May-09 EV-08114 Mil Mi-17V5 El Alto de Rubio, Tachira State, Venezuela (17F)
3-May-09 EV-08114 Mil Mi-17V5 El Alto de Rubio, Tachira State, Venezuela
03-May-09
03-May-09 ZS-RDB Robinson R22 Kariega Park Game Reserve, South Africa (1F)
3-May-09 ZS- Robinson R22 Kariega Park Game Reserve, South Africa
03-May-09
01-May-09 TI-BBT Bell B206 nr Cerro Chirripo mountain, Costa Rica (2F)
1-May-09 TI-BBT Bell B206 nr Cerro Chirripo mountain, Costa Rica
01-May-09