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
Crashed into a forest area killing both on board. There is some local controversy as the helicopter had reportedly been rebuilt after a fatal accident in 2007 and local law does not allow an aircraft which has been “written off” to be rebuilt in any way. Some close-up photos at the accident scene of various parts here
Tags: Accidents, Brazil, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Unknown circumstances. Took 4 days to find wreckage of this missing helicopter
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Libya, Libyan Air Force, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Safety
Officials believe the helicopter had just taken off when it hit trees close to the Wakulla County Airport’s runway. The helicopter then cut nearby power lines, and came to rest in a marshy area. 53-year-old Curtis Robert Clifford and 49-year-old Terry Bryan Ooten were found dead, while 45-year-old Sheri Noelle Devore survived
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, Tallahassee Helicopters, US-Florida
1 of 9 POB killed when helicopter came down on night anti-drug mission. Helicopter had been working with a US Navy MH-60R which was on hand to transport 6 of the injured to hospital.
Tags: Accidents, B412, Bell, Fatal, Military, Panama, Panamanian Air Force, Safety
Unspecifiedl accident inside military base, killing one and injuring the other two occupants
Tags: Accidents, B212, Bell, Fatal, Mexican Air Force, Mexico, Military, Safety
Crashed from low level during powerline survey work for Holy Cross Energy. All 3 POB fatally injured, including Doug Sheffer, owner and chief pilot of DBS Helicopters (from this page). The others were named here as Larry Shaffer and Christopher Gaskill
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, DBS Helicopters, Fatal, Powerline Patrol, Safety, US-Colorado
Militants claim that an Egyptian Air Force helicopter has crashed with five fatalities. The nearest we have managed to get to photo evidence of this accident is this press photo which claims to be a funeral of one of those in the helicopter
Tags: Accidents, Egypt, Egyptian Air Force, Fatal, Military, Safety
Training flight, killing student Lieutenant Paolo Tozzi and General Feltrinelli Calligaris, head of Italian Army Aviation [named here]. Powerline reported down and press suggesting that was the cause.
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Fatal, Italian Army, Military, Safety, Training
One killed, two injured in training accident. Helicopter operated by Special ops 160SOAR unit. Fatality named here as Capt. Clayton O. Carpenter
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army, US-Georgia
Helicopter crashed and burnt out. It appears that owner/pilot Christian Malila Ndou jumped out prior to impact as his body was found 30m away from the crash site. South African registered R44 may have been ZS-RYB (10918) but this is not yet proven
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, Zimbabwe
Crashed into the ocean. Four of five POB rescued, but two of the four later died, named as pilot Lt. Wesley Van Dorn and Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Brian Collins. Search for fifth person – pilot Lt. Sean Christopher Snyder – was later abandoned
Tags: Accidents, CH-53, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, US Navy
Lakenheath-based Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a night low-level training exercise due to a multiple bird strike, killing all four on board – named as Capt Christopher S. Stover, Capt Sean M. Ruane, Technical Sergeant Dale E. Mathews and Staff Sergeant Afton M. Ponce.. The helicopter went down between a beach car park at Cley and Eastbank, near Salthouse. See official report here
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, UK, US Air Force
One killed and four seriously injured in crash outside a hospital building. Judging by photos on Twitter such as this one and this one, it would appear that the helicopter struck wires, which brought it down. Fatality named here as Arif Setiawan and the other four were pilot Budi Indra and hospital employees Nilawaty Ginting, Yahya Sembiring, and Torang Simanjorang.
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Indonesia, Safety
Four suspected died, of which one body found, when helicopter crashed into a river. The occupants was Chinese billionaire Lam Kok, his son, an interpreter plus the pilot who had just sold his vineyard to Mr Kok
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, France, R44, Robinson, Safety
Struck powerlines while surveying them for energy company Energias de Portugal. Helicopter crashed into a wooded area. 1 fatal, 2 serious.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, Fatal, HeliPortugal, Portugal, Safety
US military keep quiet on details of what happened in this accident, which killed six of the seven on board a Black Hawk. Fatalities reported by NBC here as
Tags: Accidents, Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
Hit high voltage line and crashed on post-maintenance test flight accident, killing all four on board. The identities of the fatalities were given as as Pilot Major Ahmet Duman, Lt. Pilot Emre Acar, and aircraft technicians and first sergeants Erdinç Salkım and Hüseyin Ulucan
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, Turkey, Turkish Air Force, UH-60
A Hughes 500 helicopter flying between the Greenstone Valley and Dumpling Hut crashed at Glade Burn in steep and rugged terrain in poor weather. Police confirmed that sole occupant pilot Bruce Andrews died in the accident
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD500D, New Zealand, Safety
Low level spraying accident. Helicopter burst into flames on impact. Pilot named as David Stanley Jones
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Helimax, New Zealand, R22, Robinson, Safety
Two killed on instructional flight. Reports state R44 as helicopter type but photo evidence shows S300C. Tail boom and tail rotor separate from the rest of the wreckage which was completely burned out.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Russia, S300C, Safety, Schweizer
Pilot died in accident from low level on agricultural operations. Post crash fire. The pilot was later identified as Jon Whitaker
Tags: Accidents, B47, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, US-Florida
Brand new helicopter crashed being flown by purchaser on ferry flight to his home base. Helicopter burnt out in crash, and pilot killed.
Tags: Accidents, CH-77, Civil, Czech Republic, Fatal, Heli-Sport, Safety
EC135 helicopter crashes onto roof of a crowded bar during a live music gig at approx 10.25pm. Ten fatalities – the three in the helicopter and seven on the ground. 32 to hospital, of which 14 with serious injuries. Statements issued so far include those from Scottish Police, helicopter operator Bond Air Services, manufacturer Eurocopter, British authority CAA, and British accident investigators AAIB. The final report stated that both engines flamed out due to fuel starvation after the transfer pumps – which bring fuel from the main tank to each cell of the supply tank – were inexplicably switched off.
Fatalities named as pilot David Traill, police officers Tony Collins and Kirsty Nelis in the aircraft, and Gary Arthur, Samuel McGhee, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins, Mark O’Prey, John McGarrigle and Joe Cusker on the ground
Tags: Accidents, Civil, EC135, Eurocopter, Fatal, Law Enforcement, Safety, Scottish Police, UK
Training flight, crashed in forested area killing 48 year old instructor and 31 year old student pilot
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Germany, Heli Transair, R44, Robinson, Safety
Hit all apartment building in poor visibility. Fell to ground, killing both pilots
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, S76, Safety, Sikorsky, South Korea
Helicopter was involved in loadlifting work in connection with the construction of a ski lift
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, France, Heli-Max, Safety
13 died and 6 survived crash of Indonesian Army Mi-17. Reports of sudden gusty wind conditions on final approach to land
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Indonesia, Indonesian Army, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Passenger opened door and jumped out over the ocean near Balboa Pier. Rescuers performed CPR on the beach but he was pronounced dead at hospital. The pilot’s father described in an interview how his son tried in vain to stop the other passenger jumping out. A suicide note was found later, and the deceased’s relatives said he had previously had mental health issues.
Tags: Accidents, Cardinal Air Services, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-California
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
Crashed into a forest area killing both on board. There is some local controversy as the helicopter had reportedly been rebuilt after a fatal accident in 2007 and local law does not allow an aircraft which has been “written off” to be rebuilt in any way. Some close-up photos at the accident scene of various… Read more »
15-Feb-14
Helicopter crashed killing solo pilot Didier Deschoolmeester
14-Feb-14
Unknown circumstances. Took 4 days to find wreckage of this missing helicopter
12-Feb-14
Officials believe the helicopter had just taken off when it hit trees close to the Wakulla County Airport’s runway. The helicopter then cut nearby power lines, and came to rest in a marshy area. 53-year-old Curtis Robert Clifford and 49-year-old Terry Bryan Ooten were found dead, while 45-year-old Sheri Noelle Devore survived
08-Feb-14
1 of 9 POB killed when helicopter came down on night anti-drug mission. Helicopter had been working with a US Navy MH-60R which was on hand to transport 6 of the injured to hospital.
06-Feb-14
Unspecifiedl accident inside military base, killing one and injuring the other two occupants
31-Jan-14
Crashed from low level during powerline survey work for Holy Cross Energy. All 3 POB fatally injured, including Doug Sheffer, owner and chief pilot of DBS Helicopters (from this page). The others were named here as Larry Shaffer and Christopher Gaskill
27-Jan-14
Militants claim that an Egyptian Air Force helicopter has crashed with five fatalities. The nearest we have managed to get to photo evidence of this accident is this press photo which claims to be a funeral of one of those in the helicopter
25-Jan-14
Training flight, killing student Lieutenant Paolo Tozzi and General Feltrinelli Calligaris, head of Italian Army Aviation [named here]. Powerline reported down and press suggesting that was the cause.
23-Jan-14
One killed, two injured in training accident. Helicopter operated by Special ops 160SOAR unit. Fatality named here as Capt. Clayton O. Carpenter
15-Jan-14
Helicopter crashed and burnt out. It appears that owner/pilot Christian Malila Ndou jumped out prior to impact as his body was found 30m away from the crash site. South African registered R44 may have been ZS-RYB (10918) but this is not yet proven
12-Jan-14
Crashed killing all five occupants – military personnel flying in a civilian helicopter. Former president quoted here said that crash caused by FARC terrorists
09-Jan-14
Crashed into the ocean. Four of five POB rescued, but two of the four later died, named as pilot Lt. Wesley Van Dorn and Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Brian Collins. Search for fifth person – pilot Lt. Sean Christopher Snyder – was later abandoned
08-Jan-14
Lakenheath-based Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a night low-level training exercise due to a multiple bird strike, killing all four on board – named as Capt Christopher S. Stover, Capt Sean M. Ruane, Technical Sergeant Dale E. Mathews and Staff Sergeant Afton M. Ponce.. The helicopter went down between a beach car park at Cley… Read more »
07-Jan-14
One killed and four seriously injured in crash outside a hospital building. Judging by photos on Twitter such as this one and this one, it would appear that the helicopter struck wires, which brought it down. Fatality named here as Arif Setiawan and the other four were pilot Budi Indra and hospital employees Nilawaty Ginting, Yahya Sembiring, and… Read more »
30-Dec-13
Four suspected died, of which one body found, when helicopter crashed into a river. The occupants was Chinese billionaire Lam Kok, his son, an interpreter plus the pilot who had just sold his vineyard to Mr Kok
20-Dec-13
Struck powerlines while surveying them for energy company Energias de Portugal. Helicopter crashed into a wooded area. 1 fatal, 2 serious.
18-Dec-13
US military keep quiet on details of what happened in this accident, which killed six of the seven on board a Black Hawk. Fatalities reported by NBC here as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, 34, of Heavener, Okla. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman, 35, of Scottsdale, Ariz. Sgt. Peter C. Bohler,… Read more »
17-Dec-13
Hit high voltage line and crashed on post-maintenance test flight accident, killing all four on board. The identities of the fatalities were given as as Pilot Major Ahmet Duman, Lt. Pilot Emre Acar, and aircraft technicians and first sergeants Erdinç Salkım and Hüseyin Ulucan
17-Dec-13
A Hughes 500 helicopter flying between the Greenstone Valley and Dumpling Hut crashed at Glade Burn in steep and rugged terrain in poor weather. Police confirmed that sole occupant pilot Bruce Andrews died in the accident
15-Dec-13
Low level spraying accident. Helicopter burst into flames on impact. Pilot named as David Stanley Jones
11-Dec-13
Two killed on instructional flight. Reports state R44 as helicopter type but photo evidence shows S300C. Tail boom and tail rotor separate from the rest of the wreckage which was completely burned out.
06-Dec-13
Pilot died in accident from low level on agricultural operations. Post crash fire. The pilot was later identified as Jon Whitaker
06-Dec-13
Brand new helicopter crashed being flown by purchaser on ferry flight to his home base. Helicopter burnt out in crash, and pilot killed.
03-Dec-13
EC135 helicopter crashes onto roof of a crowded bar during a live music gig at approx 10.25pm. Ten fatalities – the three in the helicopter and seven on the ground. 32 to hospital, of which 14 with serious injuries. Statements issued so far include those from Scottish Police, helicopter operator Bond Air Services, manufacturer Eurocopter,… Read more »
29-Nov-13
Sole occupant pilot Nelson Juliani Blanco, age 33, died in the accident
20-Nov-13
Training flight, crashed in forested area killing 48 year old instructor and 31 year old student pilot
19-Nov-13
Hit all apartment building in poor visibility. Fell to ground, killing both pilots
16-Nov-13
Helicopter was involved in loadlifting work in connection with the construction of a ski lift
12-Nov-13
13 died and 6 survived crash of Indonesian Army Mi-17. Reports of sudden gusty wind conditions on final approach to land
09-Nov-13
Passenger opened door and jumped out over the ocean near Balboa Pier. Rescuers performed CPR on the beach but he was pronounced dead at hospital. The pilot’s father described in an interview how his son tried in vain to stop the other passenger jumping out. A suicide note was found later, and the deceased’s relatives… Read more »
05-Nov-13
