Osprey temporarily lost power after taking off from the amphibious ship Makin Island. temporarily hitting the water before the pilot regained control. In that moment, two Marine air crewmen aboard jumped out when it looked like the Osprey was going into the ocean, with only one recovered. The search for the second has been called off
Tags: Accidents, Boeing, Fatal, Military, Safety, US Marine Corps, V-22
Crashed on take off from private property near the intersection of Old Douglas Lane and Old Flynn Road. Owner/pilot James Lee died in the accident
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Helicycle, Safety, US-Tennessee
Crashed in jungle on flight searching for two missing mountaineers. Wreckage found three days later. Two occupants (pilot Capt Chatchawal Thanthong and experienced mountain trekker U Shwe Yin Taw Gyi) hiked for some time and were located further days after that according to this report. The third (Myanmar co-pilot Aung Myat Toe who navigated) was found dead a few days later according to this article – he was not strong enough to hike out from the crash site. Capt Chatchawal Thanthong suffered broken ribs and by the eighth day of trekking (according to this article) was too weak to keep up with Shwe Yin Taw Gyi, and they agreed that he would wait at a specified place – and was rescued from there a further three days later.
Tags: Accidents, Advance Aviation, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, EC130, Eurocopter, Fatal, Myanmar, Safety
Crashed in open field not far short of landing at Rand Airport. Both people on board killed – pilot named here as Blake Simpson. The helicopter caught fire after impact and was completely destroyed.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Henley Air, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Crashed into heavy wooded area and wreckage not found until 05-Oct-14. Pilot David Guerra had reported loss of power and autorotated into the jungle
Tags: Accidents, Aerocopter, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, Venezuela
Helicopter crashed into lake during a scenic flight, although Military Police reported that this type of operation was not permitted for this helicopter and/or pilot. Pilot Abitbol Bruno Nogueira de Andrade got out (and reportedly fled the scene) while the two passengers were trapped inside and drowned. Press report stated “According to police, the driver was offering risky maneuvers danger to people who accompanied him on flights”. Passengers named as Marcos Antônio Alves, 44. and his wife Lívia Reis Carvalho, 27. Video of accident here.
Tags: Accidents, Brazil, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Helicopter overflew a boat before flying at low level and high speed, getting lower very gradually until hitting the water. The water surface was glassy smooth, perhaps contributory. After crashing, the helicopter is said to have sunk almost immediately. The pilot/owner who died has been identified as 41 year old Alexei Afonchenkovu. Passenger survived
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Russia, SA341, Safety
Initial reports coming in. Witnesses say they heard a “loud crack” shortly be fire the helicopter started descending rapidly.
The helicopter took off from Dechmont, near Livingston in West Lothian and was due to land at Humberside Airport for refuelling before flying on to Gamston, presumably en route it’s home base at Manston. It had been operating experience flights at Ingliston Showgrounpd on Saturday 13th and appears to have been en route home.
The report here named the pilot as Brian Bridgman and the passenger as John Kent
Pilot killed in crash on firefighting ops – Type and operator confirmed by this report. Registration confirmed from photo on this page – enlarged here. Pilot named as Fernando Baraza on this tribute page
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, AW119, Civil, Faasa Aviacion, Fatal, Firefighting, Safety
Helicopter ditched. Three bodies recovered, fourth not found and presume drowned.
Owner/pilot was billionaire Michael Henriksen of MH Gruppen, which specialises in container shipping. Another name published was that of Morten Friis, an executive in Norrecco, also part of MH Gruppen. Volvo Trucks Denmark named the other two as their CEO Søren Wettergreen and Sales Manager Mark Jacobsen
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Denmark, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Crashed shortly after take-off into the car park of a football stadium. Post crash fire. The two deceased were named as Lieven Ghekiere and Johan Deceuninck
Note – despite being registered in the US, this helicopter has been based in Belgium
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Denmark, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Crashed near Gelendzhik airport and caught fire. Full video of accident here. From a steady hover the helicopter lost height and hit the ground heavily and bounced. The impact caused the tail boom to shear off and thus the helicopter became dynamically unstable, it immediately crashed onto its belly and caught fire. It burned out completely. Both occupants died – noting that the video does show one person being taken by stretcher to an ambulance.
While en route from the Mexico City area to Toluca, helicopter went down just 5 miles from destination
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Fatal, Mexico, Safety
During operations for the UN, the helicopter was shot down over the area of Bentiu in Southern Sudan. Three crew members died, a fourth was seriously injured.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Safety, South Sudan
Blades struck mountain side during rescue operation of a climber, causing helicopter to crash. All three on board killed, named as
The helicopter is officially serialled HU.15-90. It also carried the Guardia Civil code 09-118
See also Guardia Civil tribute video on YouTube
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, Bo105, Eurocopter, Fatal, Military, Safety, SAR, Spain, Spanish Guardia Civil
Bad weather had prevented the helicopter from from touching down at the base where they had planned to land. The accident happened during the diversion. One of the occupants was Major General Israel Rudy Ruiz Ortiz, Chief of Staff of National Defense of Guatemala
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Fatal, Guatemala, Guatemalan Air Force, Military, Safety
Separatists downed one Mil Mi-24 helicopter from the Ukrainian Air Force with a portable air defence system
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Air Force
Crashed on powerline patrol, killing both on board – 51-year-old pilot Matthew Wallace of Hiram, Georgia and 63-year-old David Carson of Tuscaloosa, Alabama who was employed by Alabama Power.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD500E, RotorWorks, Safety, US-Alabama
Heliski helicopter crashed on mountain. Boom detatched from cabin, which rolled further down the slope. 1 fatal (named as Jerome Box) of 7 on board – five skiers, their guide and the pilot. The other six all to hospital, none with life-threatening injuries
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Helicopter Line, New Zealand, Safety
Helicopter clipped powerlines and crashed killing pilot Paul Reynolds during a low level transit between fields he was working on.
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B47, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Reynolds Aerial Service, Safety, US-Illinois
Helicopter was involved in evacuating people in a humanitarian emergency situation in northern Iraq. Crashed – killing the pilot (reported as “Majed”) – possibly due to overloading. Those on board included
One of the (apparently two) Mi-17s involved in this work was YI-403 (see video here). The ITV reporter quotes one flight of the Mi-17 taking as many as 50 (yes, fifty) refugees on board, desperate to escape their dire situation (see TIME video for typical flight)
Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff for the president of the Kurdistan region, attributed the crash to an accidental loss of control by the pilot when the aircraft hit a boulder as it was lifting off.
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Iraq, Iraqi Air Force, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
Crashed on the edge of a sugar cane field killing pilot Kenneth E. Squires, age 60. Five years ago age 55 the pilot was quoting himself as having flown 19,000 hours
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B47, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Penn-Tex Helicopters, Safety, US-Louisiana
Crashed into mountain during a thunderstorm killing pilot Domenico Praiale (55) and passenger Sara Piredda Piras (29). Local reports suggest poor visibility due to fog and clouds. Helicopter was original an SA318 Alouette but had been extensively modified and was classed as a homebuild
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Italy, SA318, Safety
Firefighting reconnaissance flight from Fassinoro. Helicopter encountered difficulties and emergency landing procedure made – but hit a low level cable shortly prior to intended landing point. One killed in crash, second died during recovery operation. Third and last occupant flown to hospital.
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, EliOssala, Eurocopter, Fatal, Italy, Safety
Emergency declared shortly after take-off, then crashed killing all seven on board. Copilot named here as Sqn. Ldr. R. Manu
Tags: Accidents, Dhruv, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Air Force, Military, Safety
Crashed from low level killing the sole occupant pilot, while flying agricultural ops drying orchards
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, US Helicopter WA, US-Washington
A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission crashed, reportedly due to a technical fault – although some reports suggest the involvement of insurgents in Borno State.
Initial reports stated one dead, one survived, one missing presumed dead – but the latter trekked through the bush and back to base
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force, Safety
Firefighting helicopter crashed in built-up area killing all five on board – video online shows helicopter descending at high speed in 70 degree nose-down attitude. Aircraft identified from this photo showing a Dauphin tail with GW001 code and this photo tracking it to HL9461
Tags: Accidents, AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Firefighting, Safety, South Korea
Night EMS flight flying from Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe to Tucumcari. All three on board killed. No patient being carried at the time
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, Civil, Fatal, Safety, TriState CareFlight, US-New Mexico
Five military trainees killed and one seriously injured. The helicopter was one of 12 helicopters Cambodia bought from China last year to boost its military capacity.
Tags: Accidents, Cambodia, Fatal, Harbin, Military, Royal Cambodian Air Force, Safety, Z9
Police helicopter on night mission hit 140m high antenna, and crashed to the ground killing all four on board. Cabin burnt out in post-crash fire
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Macedonia, Macedonian Police, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Tail boom (or rotor?) hit wires on take-off, causing crash. Tail some metres from rest of wreckage, but unclear if that was contributory or result of accident. Aircraft had been leased by Lukoil and had just dropped off oil workers. Pilot Nicholas Vandakurov killed.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Convers Avia, Fatal, Mi-2, Mil, Russia, Safety
Military helicotpter on parachute training flight came down killing 16 and injuring a further 5. 2 of the 5 succumbed to their injuries in hospital within 48 hours, taking the toll up to 18
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Vietnam, Vietnamese Air Force
Crashed en route from Nezhin air base to Chuhuiv air base. Quoted by one source as “21 yellow” msn 9788612 but with no evidence provided to validate
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Air Force
Details not yet known, but helicopter crashed killing all four POB including pilot A.I. Goncharenko, businessman Samvel Elugyan plus his 22-year-old daughter Alina Elugyan and 13-year-old son Eugene Elugyan. Post crash fire
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R66, Robinson, Russia, Safety
Shot down by insurgents. All 5 POB killed. The link given is reported to be the subject helicopter, but we have not been able to corroborate that. Similarly one source quotes registration YI-352 but no supporting evidence
Crashed on a night flying training mission. 2 POB Killed, and they were named here as Major Yasir and Captain Murtaza
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Pakistan, Pakistan Army, Safety
All nine on board killed when Ukrainian Army helicopter shot down by rebel forces
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukrainian Army
Crashed in mountainous area at 2000m agl, landing very heavily and killing one of the 3 on board. Taking part in the exercise “Schutz 2014”
NOTE – this is wrongly quoted elsewhere as 3C-OD but has been confirmed to HeliHub.com by Austrian military authorities that the subject helicopter was 3C-OG
Tags: Accidents, Austrian Air Force, Bell, Fatal, Military, OH-58, Safety
The aircraft departed from a camping area on an island of the Araguaia River at 1.30am, destined for a helipad in the town of Aruanã. Soon after getting airborne, at a distance of approximately 700m from the point of origin, while still on the departure axis, the aircraft crashed into the ground, killing all five on board including ex Brazilian World Cup player Fernandão
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Brazil, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety
At least 16 people were missing after a helicopter believed to be carrying top regional officials and businessmen crashed into a lake in northwestern Russia, police and the emergencies ministry said
Ukraine AF helicopter shot down by rebel forces
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Air Force
Crahed into roof of barn. Pilot named in news reports as Gary Oleen, aged 71, critically injured. AirCare helicopter attended per this YouTube clip
On 05-Jun-14 this became a fatal accident following the pilot’s death from his injuries as reported here
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B47, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, US-Minnesota
An ISAF service member died as a result of a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan. One report states the Chinook contacted a telecoms tower when taking off at night.
Tags: Accidents, Afghanistan, Boeing, CH-47, Fatal, Military, Safety
Contacted powerlines and crashed, killing sole occupant pilot. Post crash fire. Helicopter apparently Swiss registered judging by flag on tail in this image Based on the colour scheme it could be one of HB-ZJK (12182), HB-ZPE (12862), HB-ZSA (10365), HB-ZSC (13426) – although it is also possible that an R44 previously flown in Switzerland (and may thus still have the flag on the tail) could be possible, which would also bring in CN-HAG (10859), owned in Morocco and previously flown in Switzerland as HB-ZGW
County fire spokesman said the helicopter apparently clipped and downed power lines before crashing. A brush fire broke out that burned less than an acre before it was put out. Fatal injuries to sole occupant pilot – named here as Philip Margolis
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-California
Crashed into wooded area killing both on board
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, Fatal, Russia, Safety
After landing, the pilot exited the running helicopter; shortly thereafter the helicopter became airborne without the pilot at the flight controls. The helicopter subsequently impacted the ground and rolled over. The pilot was struck by one or more of the main rotor blades and was fatally injured.
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Safety, US-Arizona
1 fatality of 12 POB. Helicopter came down shortly after take off from Elwak in Mandera County, heading to Garissa County
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Kenya, Kenyan Air Force, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Safety
During cattle spotting operations, the helicopter impacted trees and collided with terrain, coming to rest inverted. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot was fatally injured – named here as Michael Wills
Tags: Accidents, Australia, CH-7, Cicare, Civil, Fatal, Safety
Offshore rig support helicopter operated by Volta River Aviation, working for Lukoil. 8 POB. Four deceased (one named as Samuel Sambo and another as Walter Agbetimevor), and four rescued. Helicopter appears to have broken up, given image in this story. Helicopter was en route from Takoradi to the Jack Ryan drillship. Registration confirmed as TU-HAA in this article and MSN confirmed from French accident data
Tags: Accidents, AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Ghana, Offshore, Safety, Volta River Aviation
Sole occupant pilot killed in accident – later named as Дмитрий Комиссаров (Dmitry Komissarov), 49-year old general director of Завод железобетонных изделий (Concrete Products Plant). Completely destroyed – See photo
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Russia, Safety
Lynx was one of two taking part in air-to-ground gunnery training when it was lost with all on board – named (eg. here) as Capt Thomas Clarke, WO2 Spencer Faulkner and Cpl James Walters of the Army Air Corps died alongside Flt Lt Rakesh Chauhan of the Royal Air Force and L/Cpl Oliver Thomas of the Intelligence Corps.
Tags: Accidents, Afghanistan, AgustaWestland, Army Air Corps, Fatal, Lynx, Military, Safety
Crashed on route from Gumare to Maun, killing all 3 POB. Named by the Botswana Government here as Superintendent Keokeditswe Sobatha of Molepolole, Assistant Superintendent Shepherd Ntobedzi of Kalakamati and Inspector Ricardo Mabotho of Lekgolobotlo
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Botswana, Botswana Police, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Law Enforcement, Safety
Single-seat recently-completed amateur-build helicopter crashed fatally shortly after take-off from Reno Stead Airport. See also NTSB report
Failed to gain height on flight to Windhoek. Four killed in accident of 10 POB, fifth died shortly after in hospital according to Facebook page of local press Informanté
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, H425, Harbin, Military, Namibia, Namibian Air Force, Safety
Darryl Condon, 51, and Neale Gray, 54 killed on flight returning back to base at Bruce Bay after maintenance at Wanaka
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, H269B, New Zealand, Safety, Schweizer
Passenger killed in accident at forestry site with helicopter being used for delivering supplies and equipment from one site to another. Pilot has minor injuries. Fatality named as Donald Carlton Kain, 53, a forestry supervisor
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Gisborne Helicopters, New Zealand, Safety
Military SAR helicopter crashed into the water off the Canary Islands at 2155 CET on night training flight. One rescued, four later confirmed dead when the helicopter was located under water.
Tags: Accidents, AS332, Eurocopter, Fatal, Military, Safety, SAR, Spain, Spanish Air Force
KOMO News helicopter down in Broad Street in Seattle, more updates shortly. Seattle Police confirm at least two fatalities – named in this article as pilot Gary Pfitzner and KOMO photographer Bill Strothman. The helicopter was being used in a joint partnership between KOMO and KING 5 according to this KING 5 report
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, ENG, Eurocopter, Fatal, Helicopters Inc, Safety, US-Washington
4 fatalities reported in a helicopter crash at Gillingham near Beccles, Suffolk UK around 7.30pm. Low visibility due to fog reported. Helicopter had just taken off from Gillingham Hall bound for Northern Ireland. Press report indicates that the fatalities included owner Edward Haughey
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, AW139, Civil, Fatal, Haughey Air, Safety, UK
Came down into trees shortly after take off, remaining impaled ten feet up a mango treee and killing radio announcer David Diaz. The other three occupants were all injured – pilot Raúl Arévalo Contreras, Swiss journalist Dominic Niels and cameraman from Channel 12, Jonathan Perdomo. The four were involved in filming and following a cycle race. See video of accident
Tags: Accidents, Civil, El Salvador, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Crashed into the Baltic Sea on a training exercise – The helicopter was on approach to a sea rescue cruiser at about 18:40 local time for a winch operation when suddenly loosing height and crashing into the sea, killing 3 of the 4 POB
Tags: Accidents, BK117, Civil, DRF, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Germany, Safety
Osprey temporarily lost power after taking off from the amphibious ship Makin Island. temporarily hitting the water before the pilot regained control. In that moment, two Marine air crewmen aboard jumped out when it looked like the Osprey was going into the ocean, with only one recovered. The search for the second has been called… Read more »
01-Oct-14
Crashed on take off from private property near the intersection of Old Douglas Lane and Old Flynn Road. Owner/pilot James Lee died in the accident
29-Sep-14
Crashed in jungle on flight searching for two missing mountaineers. Wreckage found three days later. Two occupants (pilot Capt Chatchawal Thanthong and experienced mountain trekker U Shwe Yin Taw Gyi) hiked for some time and were located further days after that according to this report. The third (Myanmar co-pilot Aung Myat Toe who navigated) was… Read more »
27-Sep-14
Crashed in open field not far short of landing at Rand Airport. Both people on board killed – pilot named here as Blake Simpson. The helicopter caught fire after impact and was completely destroyed.
25-Sep-14
Crashed into heavy wooded area and wreckage not found until 05-Oct-14. Pilot David Guerra had reported loss of power and autorotated into the jungle
23-Sep-14
Helicopter crashed into lake during a scenic flight, although Military Police reported that this type of operation was not permitted for this helicopter and/or pilot. Pilot Abitbol Bruno Nogueira de Andrade got out (and reportedly fled the scene) while the two passengers were trapped inside and drowned. Press report stated “According to police, the driver… Read more »
20-Sep-14
Helicopter overflew a boat before flying at low level and high speed, getting lower very gradually until hitting the water. The water surface was glassy smooth, perhaps contributory. After crashing, the helicopter is said to have sunk almost immediately. The pilot/owner who died has been identified as 41 year old Alexei Afonchenkovu. Passenger survived
19-Sep-14
Initial reports coming in. Witnesses say they heard a “loud crack” shortly be fire the helicopter started descending rapidly. The helicopter took off from Dechmont, near Livingston in West Lothian and was due to land at Humberside Airport for refuelling before flying on to Gamston, presumably en route it’s home base at Manston. It had… Read more »
16-Sep-14
Pilot killed in crash on firefighting ops – Type and operator confirmed by this report. Registration confirmed from photo on this page – enlarged here. Pilot named as Fernando Baraza on this tribute page
13-Sep-14
Helicopter ditched. Three bodies recovered, fourth not found and presume drowned. Owner/pilot was billionaire Michael Henriksen of MH Gruppen, which specialises in container shipping. Another name published was that of Morten Friis, an executive in Norrecco, also part of MH Gruppen. Volvo Trucks Denmark named the other two as their CEO Søren Wettergreen and Sales… Read more »
05-Sep-14
Crashed shortly after take-off into the car park of a football stadium. Post crash fire. The two deceased were named as Lieven Ghekiere and Johan Deceuninck Note – despite being registered in the US, this helicopter has been based in Belgium
05-Sep-14
Crashed near Gelendzhik airport and caught fire. Full video of accident here. From a steady hover the helicopter lost height and hit the ground heavily and bounced. The impact caused the tail boom to shear off and thus the helicopter became dynamically unstable, it immediately crashed onto its belly and caught fire. It burned out… Read more »
04-Sep-14
While en route from the Mexico City area to Toluca, helicopter went down just 5 miles from destination
03-Sep-14
During operations for the UN, the helicopter was shot down over the area of Bentiu in Southern Sudan. Three crew members died, a fourth was seriously injured.
26-Aug-14
During the ferry flight, the helicopter collided with terrain. The helicopter was destroyed by fire and the pilot died in the accident.
25-Aug-14
Blades struck mountain side during rescue operation of a climber, causing helicopter to crash. All three on board killed, named as Captain Emilio Pérez Peláez Lieutenient Marcos Antonio Benito Rodríguez José Martínez Conejo (Mountain specialist) The helicopter is officially serialled HU.15-90. It also carried the Guardia Civil code 09-118 See also Guardia Civil tribute video… Read more »
24-Aug-14
Bad weather had prevented the helicopter from from touching down at the base where they had planned to land. The accident happened during the diversion. One of the occupants was Major General Israel Rudy Ruiz Ortiz, Chief of Staff of National Defense of Guatemala
20-Aug-14
Separatists downed one Mil Mi-24 helicopter from the Ukrainian Air Force with a portable air defence system
20-Aug-14
Crashed on powerline patrol, killing both on board – 51-year-old pilot Matthew Wallace of Hiram, Georgia and 63-year-old David Carson of Tuscaloosa, Alabama who was employed by Alabama Power.
19-Aug-14
Heliski helicopter crashed on mountain. Boom detatched from cabin, which rolled further down the slope. 1 fatal (named as Jerome Box) of 7 on board – five skiers, their guide and the pilot. The other six all to hospital, none with life-threatening injuries
16-Aug-14
Helicopter clipped powerlines and crashed killing pilot Paul Reynolds during a low level transit between fields he was working on.
12-Aug-14
Helicopter was involved in evacuating people in a humanitarian emergency situation in northern Iraq. Crashed – killing the pilot (reported as “Majed”) – possibly due to overloading. Those on board included Yazidi member of parliament, Vian Dakheel New York Times reporter Alissa Rubin – see story Australian photographer Adam Ferguson, freelancing for the New York… Read more »
12-Aug-14
Crashed on the edge of a sugar cane field killing pilot Kenneth E. Squires, age 60. Five years ago age 55 the pilot was quoting himself as having flown 19,000 hours
10-Aug-14
Crashed into mountain during a thunderstorm killing pilot Domenico Praiale (55) and passenger Sara Piredda Piras (29). Local reports suggest poor visibility due to fog and clouds. Helicopter was original an SA318 Alouette but had been extensively modified and was classed as a homebuild
08-Aug-14
Firefighting reconnaissance flight from Fassinoro. Helicopter encountered difficulties and emergency landing procedure made – but hit a low level cable shortly prior to intended landing point. One killed in crash, second died during recovery operation. Third and last occupant flown to hospital.
27-Jul-14
Emergency declared shortly after take-off, then crashed killing all seven on board. Copilot named here as Sqn. Ldr. R. Manu
25-Jul-14
Crashed from low level killing the sole occupant pilot, while flying agricultural ops drying orchards
23-Jul-14
A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission crashed, reportedly due to a technical fault – although some reports suggest the involvement of insurgents in Borno State. Initial reports stated one dead, one survived, one missing presumed dead – but the latter trekked through the bush and back to base
21-Jul-14
Firefighting helicopter crashed in built-up area killing all five on board – video online shows helicopter descending at high speed in 70 degree nose-down attitude. Aircraft identified from this photo showing a Dauphin tail with GW001 code and this photo tracking it to HL9461
17-Jul-14
Night EMS flight flying from Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe to Tucumcari. All three on board killed. No patient being carried at the time
17-Jul-14
Five military trainees killed and one seriously injured. The helicopter was one of 12 helicopters Cambodia bought from China last year to boost its military capacity.
14-Jul-14
Police helicopter on night mission hit 140m high antenna, and crashed to the ground killing all four on board. Cabin burnt out in post-crash fire
10-Jul-14
Tail boom (or rotor?) hit wires on take-off, causing crash. Tail some metres from rest of wreckage, but unclear if that was contributory or result of accident. Aircraft had been leased by Lukoil and had just dropped off oil workers. Pilot Nicholas Vandakurov killed.
10-Jul-14
Military helicotpter on parachute training flight came down killing 16 and injuring a further 5. 2 of the 5 succumbed to their injuries in hospital within 48 hours, taking the toll up to 18
07-Jul-14
Crashed en route from Nezhin air base to Chuhuiv air base. Quoted by one source as “21 yellow” msn 9788612 but with no evidence provided to validate
30-Jun-14
Details not yet known, but helicopter crashed killing all four POB including pilot A.I. Goncharenko, businessman Samvel Elugyan plus his 22-year-old daughter Alina Elugyan and 13-year-old son Eugene Elugyan. Post crash fire
28-Jun-14
Shot down by insurgents. All 5 POB killed. The link given is reported to be the subject helicopter, but we have not been able to corroborate that. Similarly one source quotes registration YI-352 but no supporting evidence
26-Jun-14
Crashed on a night flying training mission. 2 POB Killed, and they were named here as Major Yasir and Captain Murtaza
25-Jun-14
All nine on board killed when Ukrainian Army helicopter shot down by rebel forces
24-Jun-14
Crashed in mountainous area at 2000m agl, landing very heavily and killing one of the 3 on board. Taking part in the exercise “Schutz 2014” NOTE – this is wrongly quoted elsewhere as 3C-OD but has been confirmed to HeliHub.com by Austrian military authorities that the subject helicopter was 3C-OG
17-Jun-14
Annual licence renewal flight. Instructor Louis Janssens (69) from Theux died in the accident
13-Jun-14
The aircraft departed from a camping area on an island of the Araguaia River at 1.30am, destined for a helipad in the town of Aruanã. Soon after getting airborne, at a distance of approximately 700m from the point of origin, while still on the departure axis, the aircraft crashed into the ground, killing all five on… Read more »
07-Jun-14
At least 16 people were missing after a helicopter believed to be carrying top regional officials and businessmen crashed into a lake in northwestern Russia, police and the emergencies ministry said
31-May-14
Ukraine AF helicopter shot down by rebel forces
29-May-14
Pilot killed during loadlifting training operations – named here as Thomas Moore. Post crash fire. Ground crew seriously burned in attempts to rescue pilot
28-May-14
Crahed into roof of barn. Pilot named in news reports as Gary Oleen, aged 71, critically injured. AirCare helicopter attended per this YouTube clip On 05-Jun-14 this became a fatal accident following the pilot’s death from his injuries as reported here
28-May-14
An ISAF service member died as a result of a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan. One report states the Chinook contacted a telecoms tower when taking off at night.
28-May-14
Contacted powerlines and crashed, killing sole occupant pilot. Post crash fire. Helicopter apparently Swiss registered judging by flag on tail in this image Based on the colour scheme it could be one of HB-ZJK (12182), HB-ZPE (12862), HB-ZSA (10365), HB-ZSC (13426) – although it is also possible that an R44 previously flown in Switzerland (and… Read more »
24-May-14
County fire spokesman said the helicopter apparently clipped and downed power lines before crashing. A brush fire broke out that burned less than an acre before it was put out. Fatal injuries to sole occupant pilot – named here as Philip Margolis
23-May-14
Crashed into wooded area killing both on board
19-May-14
After landing, the pilot exited the running helicopter; shortly thereafter the helicopter became airborne without the pilot at the flight controls. The helicopter subsequently impacted the ground and rolled over. The pilot was struck by one or more of the main rotor blades and was fatally injured.
18-May-14
1 fatality of 12 POB. Helicopter came down shortly after take off from Elwak in Mandera County, heading to Garissa County
12-May-14
During cattle spotting operations, the helicopter impacted trees and collided with terrain, coming to rest inverted. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot was fatally injured – named here as Michael Wills
12-May-14
Offshore rig support helicopter operated by Volta River Aviation, working for Lukoil. 8 POB. Four deceased (one named as Samuel Sambo and another as Walter Agbetimevor), and four rescued. Helicopter appears to have broken up, given image in this story. Helicopter was en route from Takoradi to the Jack Ryan drillship. Registration confirmed as TU-HAA in… Read more »
08-May-14
Sole occupant pilot killed in accident – later named as Дмитрий Комиссаров (Dmitry Komissarov), 49-year old general director of Завод железобетонных изделий (Concrete Products Plant). Completely destroyed – See photo
30-Apr-14
Lynx was one of two taking part in air-to-ground gunnery training when it was lost with all on board – named (eg. here) as Capt Thomas Clarke, WO2 Spencer Faulkner and Cpl James Walters of the Army Air Corps died alongside Flt Lt Rakesh Chauhan of the Royal Air Force and L/Cpl Oliver Thomas of… Read more »
26-Apr-14
Crashed on route from Gumare to Maun, killing all 3 POB. Named by the Botswana Government here as Superintendent Keokeditswe Sobatha of Molepolole, Assistant Superintendent Shepherd Ntobedzi of Kalakamati and Inspector Ricardo Mabotho of Lekgolobotlo
20-Apr-14
Single-seat recently-completed amateur-build helicopter crashed fatally shortly after take-off from Reno Stead Airport. See also NTSB report
13-Apr-14
Failed to gain height on flight to Windhoek. Four killed in accident of 10 POB, fifth died shortly after in hospital according to Facebook page of local press Informanté
11-Apr-14
Darryl Condon, 51, and Neale Gray, 54 killed on flight returning back to base at Bruce Bay after maintenance at Wanaka
11-Apr-14
Training accident, one pilot with very minor injuries but the other with head injuries which proved fatal
10-Apr-14
Pilot Robin Venuti, 38 and passenger Albert Rubio killed when helicopter crashed in “treacherous terrain” on elk-hunting flight
06-Apr-14
Crashed into a heavily forested area on a night flight. Pilot killed, and the two other occupants seriously injured
05-Apr-14
Crashed in corn field with two fatalities
23-Mar-14
Passenger killed in accident at forestry site with helicopter being used for delivering supplies and equipment from one site to another. Pilot has minor injuries. Fatality named as Donald Carlton Kain, 53, a forestry supervisor
20-Mar-14
Military SAR helicopter crashed into the water off the Canary Islands at 2155 CET on night training flight. One rescued, four later confirmed dead when the helicopter was located under water.
19-Mar-14
KOMO News helicopter down in Broad Street in Seattle, more updates shortly. Seattle Police confirm at least two fatalities – named in this article as pilot Gary Pfitzner and KOMO photographer Bill Strothman. The helicopter was being used in a joint partnership between KOMO and KING 5 according to this KING 5 report
18-Mar-14
4 fatalities reported in a helicopter crash at Gillingham near Beccles, Suffolk UK around 7.30pm. Low visibility due to fog reported. Helicopter had just taken off from Gillingham Hall bound for Northern Ireland. Press report indicates that the fatalities included owner Edward Haughey
13-Mar-14
Came down into trees shortly after take off, remaining impaled ten feet up a mango treee and killing radio announcer David Diaz. The other three occupants were all injured – pilot Raúl Arévalo Contreras, Swiss journalist Dominic Niels and cameraman from Channel 12, Jonathan Perdomo. The four were involved in filming and following a cycle race. See… Read more »
13-Mar-14
Impact with terrain. Accident killed pilot Ramón Rodríguez Toledo, copilot Andrés Berger, and Luis Paiz.
03-Mar-14
Crashed into the Baltic Sea on a training exercise – The helicopter was on approach to a sea rescue cruiser at about 18:40 local time for a winch operation when suddenly loosing height and crashing into the sea, killing 3 of the 4 POB
28-Feb-14
Training flight accident, crashed into the sea near a rocky coast. One fatality named here as Sergio Mauro, 24
18-Feb-14
