Crashed on night training flight. Pilot named as Ronald Helbert Vargas Terán (34), and crew were Amadeo César Loayza Mercado (33) and Carlos Alberto Cercado Pinares (42).
Tags: Accidents, Bell, Fatal, Law Enforcement, Military, Peru, Peruvian National Police, Safety, Training, UH-1
It is though the crash was caused by human error during a particularly daring manoeuvre. 2 killed, 1 seriously injured
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Libya, Libyan Air Force, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Safety
Loss of control due to mountain winds (according to this report), killing 23 of 28 POB. The five survivors were the three crew and two of the passengers, one a child.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Polar Airlines, Russia, Safety
Clear skies, pilot experienced in the area (visited 3-4 times a week) but AS350B3e went down with four fatalities. Post crash fire. Wide debris field with tailboom 20+m away not touched by the fire (see photo)
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, Swiss Helicopter Group, Switzerland
Wreckage reported sighting on 2nd July, the day after a Bell 206 was reported overdue. “The aircraft is missing and debris has washed ashore in Gull Lake.” CADORS 2013C2819
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Canada, Civil, Custom Helicopters, Fatal, Safety
Main blades clipped rock in low hover, and subsequent crash landing killed all four POB – part named here as pilot Davide B. (62), its passengers Daniele C. (43), Lauro S. (56) and F. Severino (63)
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Heli-TV, Safety, Switzerland
Crashed in poor weather. Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority said eight bodies have been recovered and chances of any survivor among the 19 onboard were remote
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
helicopter experienced “mechanical problems” at altitude before descending uncontrolled on the edge of Lake Managua. Most of the wreckage entered the water where it subsequently submerged
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Nicaragua, Nicaraguan Army, Safety
Crashed into the back yard of a house while on mosquito control work. Maplewood acting Police Chief Dave Kvam identified the pilot as Michael Kramer, 44
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, B47, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, Scotts Helicopter Service, US-Minnesota
Crashed when trying to make an emergency landing on the bank of Karnali River, killing one of the 6 POB. According to this report Police have identified the deceased as Tek Bahadur Tapali, station manager of Humla office of the Nepalese CAA. The injured were named as pilot David Talu, an Italian national, flight manager Dilak Shrestha, Goma Airlines pilot Prajwal Bhattarai, co-pilot Yadi Sherpa, and Gobinda Lama
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Fishtail Air, Nepal, Safety
SW-4 on crop spraying operation crashed, killing the pilot
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, AW009, China, Civil, Fatal, PZL Swidnik, Safety, SW-4
Crashed close to hospital helipad on take-off for transfer to Tulsa. Patient on board, 1 fatal, 2 critical, 1 minor. Post crash fire. Fatality was the patient, Michael Wilson, 49, although unclear whether that was due to the accident or his previous medical condition (following a serious workplace injury)
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, EagleMed, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, US-Oklahoma
Lost height on climb out from golf complex. Fatalities named as Juan Ignacio Torres Landa, Elizárraga Alejandro Felix (pilot), Jaime Olescowski, Manuel Palacios Alcocer, while Joseph Olescowski Nutt was seriously injured.
Late evening accident in the grounds of an elementary school on positioning flight back to base in Manchester after delivering patient to London. Three fatalities named as pilot Eddie Sizemore, flight paramedic Herman “Lee” Dobbs and flight nurse Jesse Jones. Reports include mention of fog and that electricity lines have been cut and there are power outages locally
Tags: Accidents, Air Evac Lifeteam, B206, Bell, Civil, EMS, Fatal, Safety, US-Kentucky
Helicopter down at night (approx 00:11 hrs) with 4 fatalities – two crew, two paramedics. No patient on board. See Ornge Media statement crew were named (here) as
CADORS 2013O1350
Helicopter working for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, coming down in a forested area. Crash killed pilot Bryce Campbell and passenger biologist Kristina Norstrom. The other passenger Simon Slater survived – names from this article
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Canada, Civil, Fatal, Safety, Wood Buffalo Helicopters
Crashed on training flight, killing two of the four POB
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Crashed in heavy wooded area. Fatalities named as pilot William Higgenbotham, 32, and the passenger was Catalina Richard, 21.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Missouri
Crashed in low visibility while chasing a vehicle containing two hostages. All five POB died. Post crash fire
Tags: Accidents, Bo105, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, Venezuela
Two members of the FBI’s ultra-elite Hostage Rescue Team (Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw) were killed during a training accident involving a helicopter off the coast of Virginia Beach. The military statement said very little except that it encountered unspecified difficulties and the agents fell a “significant distance.”
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Safety, US Navy, US-Virginia
Helicopter with 9 persons and 2 tons of explosive
Tags: Accidents, Angara Airlines, Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Safety
Sole occupant pilot killed after striking wires
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, US-Montana
Helicopter on an EMS flight crashed killing a newborn baby less than 24 hours old, his father Pedro Martinez, pilot Guillermo Chávez Medina and paramedic Pablo Héctor Vicente. Helicopter destroyed
Tags: Accidents, Civil, EMS, Fatal, MD Helicopters, MD600, Mexico, Safety
Helicopter departed Nelspruit, picked up passengers at Casterbridge and was en route to Grand Central, but crashed in an open field. Visibility is quoted in press reports as a possible factor. The victims were named as Nicholas More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance Cooper and Elmarie Martens.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
1 fatality of 6 on board after helicopter crashed into the Homathco River on a fly-fishing charter. The fatality was named in this report as Michael Monson. CADAORS 2013P0449
Tags: Accidents, Canada, Civil, E&B Helicopters, Fatal, Safety
Details not clear apart from casualty numbers
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mali, Mali Air Force, Military, Safety
Two US soldiers killed in helicopter crash. A press release from the Pennsylvania National Guard named the pair as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner, 34, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder, 27.
Tags: Accidents, Afghanistan, AH-64, Boeing, Fatal, Military, Safety, US Army
Incident summary – Oil exploration support helicopter went down, killing all on board. Initial reports vary between 13 and 14 fatalities after initial reports of 9. Some local news sources are saying it exploded in the air, 10 minutes from its destination. The helicopter was supporting work by Perenco Peru, who issued a statement saying that apart from two crew there was one of their employees on board as well as others from three different contractors.
The flight manifest (according to this page) listed those on board as R. Caballero de la Cruz – Pilot, Pedro Garate Arcila – Co-pilot, Ángel La Rosa Díaz – Flight Engineer, José Vargas Siprian – Mechanic, Máximo Cuello Yumbato, Deyvi Salas Del Águila, F. Saavedra Sánchez, Víctor Vallejos Clavo, Hernán Serrantes Paima, José Navarro Pinto, Frider Pasmiño Vargas, R. Manuyama Sandoval, Jairo Cahuamri Tello
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Helicopteros del Pacifico, Mi-8, Mil, Peru, Safety
Crashed into a parking lot two miles after take-off, killing both occupants. Non-aviation witnesses report an explosion before the helicopter reached the ground. Post crash fire. The deceased were later named by Miami Dade Police as pilot Mark Palmieri and passenger Ross Allen. One report states it was a post-maintenance test flight
Tags: Accidents, Bravo Helicopters, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-Florida
Unknown circumstances. Wreck found next morning after failing to arrive at intended destination
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety, South Africa
Impacted terrain while maneuvering during an SAR flight near Talkeetna, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, an Alaska state trooper serving as a flight observer for the pilot, and a stranded snowmobiler who had requested rescue were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire.
Tags: Accidents, Airbus Helicopters, Alaska State Troopers, AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Alaska
Two Alaska State Troopers and a rescued snowmobiler died in the crash. A press release later named them as Alaska State Trooper pilot Mel Nading, Trooper Tage Toll of Talkeetna, and Carl Ober, the 56-year-old injured snowmachiner from Talkeetna
Tags: Accidents, Alaska State Troopers, AS350, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety
Helicopter crashed during rhino poaching patrols. Al five POB killed – later named as Captain Jacobus Andries van Rensburg; Captain MP Chabalala; Sergeant Paulus Shongela Ndishishi; Sergeant GP Ruiters and Lance Corporal Bheki Petros Cele
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, AW109, Fatal, Military, Safety, South Africa, South African Air Force
Landed in pond instead of the nearby field as intended after gusty wind conditions experienced. Pilot escaped, but passenger killed, both aged 75 according to press reports
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, H369A, MD Helicopters, Safety, US-Texas
Clipped tree(s) during landing phase and crashed killing all four on board. Helicopter operator Bankstown Helicopters confirmed that the aircraft had been hired by a private pilot
Tags: Accidents, Australia, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.
Tags: Accidents, AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, German Federal Police, Germany, Law Enforcement, Safety
Three killed out of four on board a Russian Border Guard Mi-8 which crashed in poor visibility. A criminal investigation has been opened.
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Post maintenance test flight. Cameron County Sheriff identified the deceased as pilot, William R. Croucher, 69, and two mechanics: Michael Lee Tyree, 55, and Timothy Lloyd Goehring, 41. Operator Era Helicopters made a brief statement confirming the accident
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Era Helicopters, Fatal, Offshore, S76, Safety, Sikorsky
Accident around 1am local on night training mission. Both reservists killed, named by IDF as Lt.-Col. (res.) Noam Ron, 49, and Maj. (res.) Erez Flekser, 31. The pilots had radioed the Palmahim air base before the crash, saying they would land there in six minutes. There was no distress call prior to the accident.
Tags: Accidents, AH-1, Bell, Fatal, Israel, Israeli Defence Force, Military, Safety
Major Misapa Mukupa was killed in an accident at Lusaka City Airport, while co-pilot Captain Kenneth Chilala sustained minor injuries
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, Safety, Zambia, Zambian Air Force
Helicopter went down during rain storm
Tags: Accidents, Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
Crashed on a ridge above the Oamaru Valley, east of Turangi, after dropping off a hunting party. The body of pilot Mark Didsbury was found 50m away from the helicopter
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Helisika, New Zealand, R66, Robinson, Safety
Two killed and three injured when helicopter crashed on training flight. The two fatalities were named by the Romanian military as Petty Officer Lawrence Chiru and Sergeant Basil Manolache
Tags: Accidents, Eurocopter, Fatal, Military, Romania, Romanian Air Force, SA330, Safety
Crashed off the Vishakhapatnam harbour Two crew members were immediately rescued while two others were missing and a search was underway for them.
Tags: Accidents, Eurocopter, Fatal, India, Indian Navy, Military, SA316, Safety
Helicopter struck wire and fell into river, killing teenage passenger and injuring the other three on board. On report stated there were traces of alcohol on the 40 year old pilot
Tags: Accidents, Civil, EC120, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, Slovakia
Crew Member (named as First Class Pvt Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al Qah’tani ) fell from the helicopter and died during the celebration of the World Civil Defence Day
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Military, S92, Safety, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Ministry of Interior, Sikorsky
The helicopter from one fishing boat crashed into another boat while they were fishing near the Marshall Islands, seriously injuring a Chinese fisherman, 48-year old Shuiyao Wang, who died at sea two days later. Filipino pilot Thomas Bustos, 51, is being treated for injuries
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, H500C, Marshall Islands, MD Helicopters, Safety
Collided with trees and crashed into a lake killing the pilot
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, France, SA316, Safety
Crashed and exploded (possibly due to a mine) while engaged with FARC guerrillas
Tags: Accidents, Colombian Army, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Crashed close to buildings. Pilot Mark Montgomery and crew member Chris Denning killed, third crew member Billy Wynn is critical. (names were released here) Two explosions after the helicopter crash landed in upright position. Completely burnt out in post-crash fire.
Tags: Accidents, AS350, Civil, EagleMed, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety
Ted McBride, 74, died after contact with a power line during agricultural operations
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, El Aero Services, Fatal, Safety, US-Nevada
Crashed into the sea on an EMS mission, killing all three on board – named as Captain Yashar Ahmadov, Senior Lieutenant Rustam Rustamov and Lieutenant Bahruz Zeynalov
Tags: Accidents, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Air Force, EMS, Fatal, Mi171, Mil, Military, Safety
Three killed when a JetRanger went down at 3.42am on a reality TV shoot on a remote ranch. Helicopter had been supplied via Crossbow Helicopters, who act as brokers between film companies and helicopter operators. Photos posted of this 206 on Orbic Air’s website (example) in the last few weeks indicate that it carried their titles as operator. Casualties named as pilot David Gibbs, 59, cinematographer Darren Rydstrom, 46, and Michael Donatelli, 45 – they were involved in filming for the Discovery Channel.
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Orbic Air, Safety, US-California
Presidential candidate Lino Oviedo died in the accident along with his bodyguard Derlis Galeano, and the pilot, Ramón Aurelio Picco. The flight was scheduled for 7.15pm but did not take off until 9.00pm, despite objections from the pilot that the helicopter was not suitably equipped for night flight and that there was an approaching storm front.
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Paraguay, R44, Robinson, Safety
Survey helicopter overdue. Weather may have been an issue as a Canadian military Bell 412 involved in the search had to return to base due to weather. CADAORS 2013C0386
Tags: Accidents, Canada, Civil, Fatal, Gemini Helicopters, R44, Robinson, Safety
AW109 Helicopterhit crane and crashed to ground, killing the pilot Pete Barnes and one person on the ground, Matt Wood. Top of the crane may have been in the cloud – check photos on the second link below. The crane is marginally south of the H4 heliroute, which has a 1500ft restriction at this point. Weather likely to have led to flying lower, but as a twin would technically not be restricted to following the routes. Helicopter was en route Redhill to Elstree, but diverting to Battersea due to low visibility. Pilot named here as Peter Barnes. 13 people hurt on the ground.
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, Fatal, Safety, UK
Shot down by rebels in border region. Army itself says “emergency landing due to engine failure”
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-24, Mil, Military, Myanmar Army, Safety
Helicopter crashed on to highway, killing pilot. Post crash fire. Truck driver injured in the ensuing chaos. No other injuries, despite heavy traffic at the time. Weather reported as wet. Helicopter _may_ have hit wires, causing crash. Pilot reported as ” 42 year old small business owner from Hohenlohe”
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Germany, R44, Robinson, Safety
Minutes after take-off from Pucallpa, the helicopter appeared to have a problem en route and smoke was coming from the aircraft. Shortly after it crashed into a jungle area killing all 7 on board – 2 Peruvians – Joel Castillo and Luis Ramos, and 5 Americans – Dan Immel , Ed Córdova, Jaime Pickett, Lee Bradford and Darrel Birkes. It was reported that most worked for Petrominerales – for whom the helicopter was being operated
Tags: Accidents, Boeing, CH-47, Civil, Columbia Helicopters, Fatal, Peru, Safety
Colombian Navy 412 crashed on an EMS mission, killing Ocoró John Jairo Torres, who had over 15 years military experience. Four others to hospital – Pilot Miguel Córdoba, Copilot Juan Pablo Zuloaga; and rescuers Luis Miguel Ibáñez and Ronal Jiménez.
Tags: Accidents, Colombia, Colombian Navy, EMS, Fatal, Military, Safety
Three killed in night time accident north of Ventura – pilot Gene Grell, nurse Shelly Lair-Langenbau and paramedic Russell Piehl. Reports state it was the helicopter based at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Post impact fire. Was en route from Mason City to Emmetsburg.
Tags: Accidents, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Fatal, Med-Trans, Safety, US-Iowa
Helicopter was one of a pair on low level frost control flight over a vineyard. Weather reported as foggy. Pilot named as Karen L. Johnson, age 62
Tags: Accidents, B206, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, San Joaquin Helicopters, US-California
Crashed shortly after take-off, killing all five on board. Three were the helicopter crew, two were ground handlers from the airport
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Interior Ministry
Shot down – four Russian nationals on board all died – named later in a UN statement as Pilot in Command Ilin Sergei, Co-Pilot Abrakov Alfir, Flight Engineer Egorov Sergei and Flight Attendant Shpanov Nikolai
Tags: Accidents, Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Nizhnevartovsk Avia, Safety, Sudan, United Nations
Six killed including the Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa and former National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Owoeye Azazi. Aircraft was involved in shuttle operations transporting people to/from the funeral of the father of Oronto Douglas, one of the President’s aides. Airframe total time 1704 hours according to this report
Tags: Accidents, AgustaWestland, AW109, Fatal, Military, Nigeria, Safety
Three killed in an EMS helicopter accident – en route from Rockford base to Mendota to pick up a patient. Weather reported as a factor. Pilot later named as Andy Olesen, and the two flight nurses were Jim Dillow and Karen Hollis
Tags: Accidents, BK117, Civil, EMS, Eurocopter, Fatal, Safety, US-Illinois
Crashed during crop spraying operations. Sole occupant pilot killed.
Tags: Accidents, Agricultural, Australia, Civil, Fatal, R44, Robinson, Safety
Emergency beacon activated, helicopter in forested area – sole occupant pilot Glen Freeland died in the accident. Three rescuers had to be dropped by helicopter to cut out a landing pad. CADAORS 2012C5203
Crashed on night training flight. Pilot named as Ronald Helbert Vargas Terán (34), and crew were Amadeo César Loayza Mercado (33) and Carlos Alberto Cercado Pinares (42).
09-Jul-13
It is though the crash was caused by human error during a particularly daring manoeuvre. 2 killed, 1 seriously injured
04-Jul-13
Loss of control due to mountain winds (according to this report), killing 23 of 28 POB. The five survivors were the three crew and two of the passengers, one a child.
02-Jul-13
Clear skies, pilot experienced in the area (visited 3-4 times a week) but AS350B3e went down with four fatalities. Post crash fire. Wide debris field with tailboom 20+m away not touched by the fire (see photo)
01-Jul-13
Wreckage reported sighting on 2nd July, the day after a Bell 206 was reported overdue. “The aircraft is missing and debris has washed ashore in Gull Lake.” CADORS 2013C2819
01-Jul-13
Main blades clipped rock in low hover, and subsequent crash landing killed all four POB – part named here as pilot Davide B. (62), its passengers Daniele C. (43), Lauro S. (56) and F. Severino (63)
29-Jun-13
Crashed in poor weather. Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority said eight bodies have been recovered and chances of any survivor among the 19 onboard were remote
25-Jun-13
helicopter experienced “mechanical problems” at altitude before descending uncontrolled on the edge of Lake Managua. Most of the wreckage entered the water where it subsequently submerged
20-Jun-13
Crashed into the back yard of a house while on mosquito control work. Maplewood acting Police Chief Dave Kvam identified the pilot as Michael Kramer, 44
19-Jun-13
Crashed when trying to make an emergency landing on the bank of Karnali River, killing one of the 6 POB. According to this report Police have identified the deceased as Tek Bahadur Tapali, station manager of Humla office of the Nepalese CAA. The injured were named as pilot David Talu, an Italian national, flight manager Dilak… Read more »
Source: Fishtail Air, 19-Jun-13
SW-4 on crop spraying operation crashed, killing the pilot
16-Jun-13
No details given in press statement on circumstances of this fatal accident
14-Jun-13
Crashed close to hospital helipad on take-off for transfer to Tulsa. Patient on board, 1 fatal, 2 critical, 1 minor. Post crash fire. Fatality was the patient, Michael Wilson, 49, although unclear whether that was due to the accident or his previous medical condition (following a serious workplace injury)
11-Jun-13
Lost height on climb out from golf complex. Fatalities named as Juan Ignacio Torres Landa, Elizárraga Alejandro Felix (pilot), Jaime Olescowski, Manuel Palacios Alcocer, while Joseph Olescowski Nutt was seriously injured.
07-Jun-13
Late evening accident in the grounds of an elementary school on positioning flight back to base in Manchester after delivering patient to London. Three fatalities named as pilot Eddie Sizemore, flight paramedic Herman “Lee” Dobbs and flight nurse Jesse Jones. Reports include mention of fog and that electricity lines have been cut and there are power… Read more »
06-Jun-13
Training flight, one fatal, one injured. Helicopter ended upside-down on the banks of a river
06-Jun-13
Helicopter down at night (approx 00:11 hrs) with 4 fatalities – two crew, two paramedics. No patient on board. See Ornge Media statement crew were named (here) as Captain Don Filliter, 54, of Skead, Ont. First Officer Jacques Dupuy, 43, of Otterburn-Park, Que. Paramedic Dustin Dagenais, 34, of Moose Factory, Ont. Paramedic Chris Snowball, 38,… Read more »
31-May-13
Helicopter working for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, coming down in a forested area. Crash killed pilot Bryce Campbell and passenger biologist Kristina Norstrom. The other passenger Simon Slater survived – names from this article
29-May-13
Crashed on training flight, killing two of the four POB
28-May-13
Crashed in heavy wooded area. Fatalities named as pilot William Higgenbotham, 32, and the passenger was Catalina Richard, 21.
24-May-13
Crashed in low visibility while chasing a vehicle containing two hostages. All five POB died. Post crash fire
23-May-13
Two members of the FBI’s ultra-elite Hostage Rescue Team (Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw) were killed during a training accident involving a helicopter off the coast of Virginia Beach. The military statement said very little except that it encountered unspecified difficulties and the agents fell a “significant distance.”
17-May-13
Helicopter with 9 persons and 2 tons of explosive
06-May-13
Sole occupant pilot killed after striking wires
27-Apr-13
Helicopter on an EMS flight crashed killing a newborn baby less than 24 hours old, his father Pedro Martinez, pilot Guillermo Chávez Medina and paramedic Pablo Héctor Vicente. Helicopter destroyed
24-Apr-13
Helicopter departed Nelspruit, picked up passengers at Casterbridge and was en route to Grand Central, but crashed in an open field. Visibility is quoted in press reports as a possible factor. The victims were named as Nicholas More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance Cooper and Elmarie Martens.
23-Apr-13
Crashed into ploughed field with no obstructions near, killing one. Both occupants were pilots.
21-Apr-13
1 fatality of 6 on board after helicopter crashed into the Homathco River on a fly-fishing charter. The fatality was named in this report as Michael Monson. CADAORS 2013P0449
13-Apr-13
Two US soldiers killed in helicopter crash. A press release from the Pennsylvania National Guard named the pair as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner, 34, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder, 27.
09-Apr-13
Incident summary – Oil exploration support helicopter went down, killing all on board. Initial reports vary between 13 and 14 fatalities after initial reports of 9. Some local news sources are saying it exploded in the air, 10 minutes from its destination. The helicopter was supporting work by Perenco Peru, who issued a statement saying that apart from… Read more »
07-Apr-13
Crashed into a parking lot two miles after take-off, killing both occupants. Non-aviation witnesses report an explosion before the helicopter reached the ground. Post crash fire. The deceased were later named by Miami Dade Police as pilot Mark Palmieri and passenger Ross Allen. One report states it was a post-maintenance test flight
03-Apr-13
Unknown circumstances. Wreck found next morning after failing to arrive at intended destination
03-Apr-13
Impacted terrain while maneuvering during an SAR flight near Talkeetna, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, an Alaska state trooper serving as a flight observer for the pilot, and a stranded snowmobiler who had requested rescue were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire.
30-Mar-13
Two Alaska State Troopers and a rescued snowmobiler died in the crash. A press release later named them as Alaska State Trooper pilot Mel Nading, Trooper Tage Toll of Talkeetna, and Carl Ober, the 56-year-old injured snowmachiner from Talkeetna
30-Mar-13
Helicopter crashed during rhino poaching patrols. Al five POB killed – later named as Captain Jacobus Andries van Rensburg; Captain MP Chabalala; Sergeant Paulus Shongela Ndishishi; Sergeant GP Ruiters and Lance Corporal Bheki Petros Cele
29-Mar-13
Landed in pond instead of the nearby field as intended after gusty wind conditions experienced. Pilot escaped, but passenger killed, both aged 75 according to press reports
26-Mar-13
Clipped tree(s) during landing phase and crashed killing all four on board. Helicopter operator Bankstown Helicopters confirmed that the aircraft had been hired by a private pilot
21-Mar-13
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.
21-Mar-13
Three killed out of four on board a Russian Border Guard Mi-8 which crashed in poor visibility. A criminal investigation has been opened.
16-Mar-13
Officials from the International Security Assistance Force said they have no indication that the helicopter was brought down by enemy activity in the area.
16-Mar-13
Post maintenance test flight. Cameron County Sheriff identified the deceased as pilot, William R. Croucher, 69, and two mechanics: Michael Lee Tyree, 55, and Timothy Lloyd Goehring, 41. Operator Era Helicopters made a brief statement confirming the accident
15-Mar-13
Accident around 1am local on night training mission. Both reservists killed, named by IDF as Lt.-Col. (res.) Noam Ron, 49, and Maj. (res.) Erez Flekser, 31. The pilots had radioed the Palmahim air base before the crash, saying they would land there in six minutes. There was no distress call prior to the accident.
12-Mar-13
Major Misapa Mukupa was killed in an accident at Lusaka City Airport, while co-pilot Captain Kenneth Chilala sustained minor injuries
12-Mar-13
Helicopter went down during rain storm
11-Mar-13
Crashed in mountainous area in poor weather, flying for United Nations. Photo suggests controlled flight into terrain.
09-Mar-13
Crashed on a ridge above the Oamaru Valley, east of Turangi, after dropping off a hunting party. The body of pilot Mark Didsbury was found 50m away from the helicopter
09-Mar-13
Two killed and three injured when helicopter crashed on training flight. The two fatalities were named by the Romanian military as Petty Officer Lawrence Chiru and Sergeant Basil Manolache
07-Mar-13
Crashed off the Vishakhapatnam harbour Two crew members were immediately rescued while two others were missing and a search was underway for them.
05-Mar-13
Helicopter struck wire and fell into river, killing teenage passenger and injuring the other three on board. On report stated there were traces of alcohol on the 40 year old pilot
03-Mar-13
Crew Member (named as First Class Pvt Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al Qah’tani ) fell from the helicopter and died during the celebration of the World Civil Defence Day
03-Mar-13
The helicopter from one fishing boat crashed into another boat while they were fishing near the Marshall Islands, seriously injuring a Chinese fisherman, 48-year old Shuiyao Wang, who died at sea two days later. Filipino pilot Thomas Bustos, 51, is being treated for injuries
02-Mar-13
Collided with trees and crashed into a lake killing the pilot
01-Mar-13
Crashed and exploded (possibly due to a mine) while engaged with FARC guerrillas
24-Feb-13
Crashed close to buildings. Pilot Mark Montgomery and crew member Chris Denning killed, third crew member Billy Wynn is critical. (names were released here) Two explosions after the helicopter crash landed in upright position. Completely burnt out in post-crash fire.
22-Feb-13
Ted McBride, 74, died after contact with a power line during agricultural operations
18-Feb-13
Crashed into the sea on an EMS mission, killing all three on board – named as Captain Yashar Ahmadov, Senior Lieutenant Rustam Rustamov and Lieutenant Bahruz Zeynalov
11-Feb-13
Three killed when a JetRanger went down at 3.42am on a reality TV shoot on a remote ranch. Helicopter had been supplied via Crossbow Helicopters, who act as brokers between film companies and helicopter operators. Photos posted of this 206 on Orbic Air’s website (example) in the last few weeks indicate that it carried their… Read more »
10-Feb-13
Presidential candidate Lino Oviedo died in the accident along with his bodyguard Derlis Galeano, and the pilot, Ramón Aurelio Picco. The flight was scheduled for 7.15pm but did not take off until 9.00pm, despite objections from the pilot that the helicopter was not suitably equipped for night flight and that there was an approaching storm… Read more »
02-Feb-13
Survey helicopter overdue. Weather may have been an issue as a Canadian military Bell 412 involved in the search had to return to base due to weather. CADAORS 2013C0386
28-Jan-13
Crashed and hit house killing one of four on board
21-Jan-13
AW109 Helicopterhit crane and crashed to ground, killing the pilot Pete Barnes and one person on the ground, Matt Wood. Top of the crane may have been in the cloud – check photos on the second link below. The crane is marginally south of the H4 heliroute, which has a 1500ft restriction at this point. … Read more »
16-Jan-13
Shot down by rebels in border region. Army itself says “emergency landing due to engine failure”
11-Jan-13
Helicopter crashed on to highway, killing pilot. Post crash fire. Truck driver injured in the ensuing chaos. No other injuries, despite heavy traffic at the time. Weather reported as wet. Helicopter _may_ have hit wires, causing crash. Pilot reported as ” 42 year old small business owner from Hohenlohe”
10-Jan-13
Minutes after take-off from Pucallpa, the helicopter appeared to have a problem en route and smoke was coming from the aircraft. Shortly after it crashed into a jungle area killing all 7 on board – 2 Peruvians – Joel Castillo and Luis Ramos, and 5 Americans – Dan Immel , Ed Córdova, Jaime Pickett, Lee… Read more »
07-Jan-13
Colombian Navy 412 crashed on an EMS mission, killing Ocoró John Jairo Torres, who had over 15 years military experience. Four others to hospital – Pilot Miguel Córdoba, Copilot Juan Pablo Zuloaga; and rescuers Luis Miguel Ibáñez and Ronal Jiménez.
05-Jan-13
Details unknown. Helicopter “missing from radar screens” and not found until 15 days after the accident
03-Jan-13
Three killed in night time accident north of Ventura – pilot Gene Grell, nurse Shelly Lair-Langenbau and paramedic Russell Piehl. Reports state it was the helicopter based at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Post impact fire. Was en route from Mason City to Emmetsburg.
02-Jan-13
Helicopter was one of a pair on low level frost control flight over a vineyard. Weather reported as foggy. Pilot named as Karen L. Johnson, age 62
02-Jan-13
Crashed shortly after take-off, killing all five on board. Three were the helicopter crew, two were ground handlers from the airport
25-Dec-12
Shot down – four Russian nationals on board all died – named later in a UN statement as Pilot in Command Ilin Sergei, Co-Pilot Abrakov Alfir, Flight Engineer Egorov Sergei and Flight Attendant Shpanov Nikolai
21-Dec-12
Six killed including the Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa and former National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Owoeye Azazi. Aircraft was involved in shuttle operations transporting people to/from the funeral of the father of Oronto Douglas, one of the President’s aides. Airframe total time 1704 hours according to this report
15-Dec-12
Three killed in an EMS helicopter accident – en route from Rockford base to Mendota to pick up a patient. Weather reported as a factor. Pilot later named as Andy Olesen, and the two flight nurses were Jim Dillow and Karen Hollis
10-Dec-12
Crashed during crop spraying operations. Sole occupant pilot killed.
09-Dec-12
Emergency beacon activated, helicopter in forested area – sole occupant pilot Glen Freeland died in the accident. Three rescuers had to be dropped by helicopter to cut out a landing pad. CADAORS 2012C5203
05-Dec-12
