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Schweizer expands in Europe and Africa

Schweizer expands in Europe and Africa

11-Jul-2023Source: Schweizer

Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is excited to announce further expansion through two new European Schweizer-authorized Service Centers – Heli Holland and HeliEast – as well as a new representative for Africa and the Middle East – Unionlet Limited. Service Centers provide aircraft and parts sales, maintenance services, and... Read more

Schweizer Signs Representatives in Ecuador and Peru

Schweizer Signs Representatives in Ecuador and Peru

18-May-2023Source: Schweizer

Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, continues to expand its reach by signing two South American representatives in the countries of Ecuador and Peru. Company representatives in countries outside that of the manufacturer are often preferred as the direct business contact for official government business as well as civilian sales... Read more

Schweizer receives full FAA Production Certificate

Schweizer receives full FAA Production Certificate

7-Mar-2023Source: Schweizer

Schweizer (HAI HELI-EXPO BOOTH #C4420), manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is proud to announce it has received a full FAA Production Certificate to produce its iconic S300 and S300CBi helicopters. Schweizer has been producing aircraft under a Production Under Type Certificate Approval (PUTC), which requires significant FAA oversight for each aircraft... Read more

Schweizer Announces Partnership with Helicopter Institute for S300 Flight Training

Schweizer Announces Partnership with Helicopter Institute for S300 Flight Training

28-Feb-2023Source: Schweizer

Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is thrilled to announce it has contracted with Helicopter Institute Inc. to provide OEM training in the Schweizer S300 series of helicopters. Located a few hangars north of Schweizer’s manufacturing facility at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, Helicopter Institute is a full service flight... Read more

22-Oct-19 OK-ASS Schweizer 300CBi Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

22-Oct-19 OK-ASS Schweizer 300CBi Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

22-Oct-2019

Crashed during night training flight.  Instructor and student not seriously injured... Read more

17-Aug-17 OE-XGM Schweizer 300C Engelhartszell, Austria

17-Aug-17 OE-XGM Schweizer 300C Engelhartszell, Austria

17-Aug-2017

Pilot made emergency landing after experiencing problems during photo flight, and subsequent landing in open field left the aircraft on its starboard side.  Passenger received light head injuries... Read more

22-May-17 N2032S Schweizer 300CBi Eden Prairie, US-Minnesota

22-May-17 N2032S Schweizer 300CBi Eden Prairie, US-Minnesota

22-May-2017

Fell onto starboard side during training accident.  Two POB not seriously injured... Read more

29-Jul-15 I-GASF Schweizer 300C Gratosoglio, Italy

29-Jul-15 I-GASF Schweizer 300C Gratosoglio, Italy

29-Jul-2015

Helicopter written off in agricultural accident... Read more

09-Jun-15 Schweizer 300 Lac Central, Canada

09-Jun-15 Schweizer 300 Lac Central, Canada

9-Jun-2015

A private Schweitzer 269C helicopter took off from a sandy beach at Lac Central for Lac Kénogami with a pilot and a passenger on board. During the initial climb, the aircraft (Lycoming HIO-360-D1A engine) experienced a loss of lift for an undetermined reason and crashed in the lake. The occupants were not injured in the... Read more

Sunset Aviation Service launches new website

Sunset Aviation Service launches new website

30-Apr-2015Source: Sunset Aviation Service

Sunset Aviation Service, Inc. located in Aurora Oregon is proud to announce our new website at www.sunsetaviationservice.com along with a new phone number of 503-776-5053. Our capabilities list has also been expanded to better serve more of the helicopter industry. Sunset Aviation Service was awarded the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) certificate... Read more

FRASCA Provides R44 Helicopter Simulator to China

FRASCA Provides R44 Helicopter Simulator to China

9-Mar-2015Source: FRASCA

FRASCA International, Inc. Urbana, IL will provide a CAAC Level 5 TruFlite™ R44/S300 convertible Flight Training Device (FTD) to Xilin Fengteng GA Corporation, Guanghang, Sichuan Province, China. The company is the largest helicopter corporation in the Southwest of China with twelve helicopters and 35 pilots and offers helicopter medical, business and training for PPL and... Read more

04-Dec-14 CS-HFD Schweizer 300CBi Ponte de Sor, Portugal (2F)

04-Dec-14 CS-HFD Schweizer 300CBi Ponte de Sor, Portugal (2F)

4-Dec-2014

Crashed on training flight, killing Portuguese instructor and Angolan student... Read more

Frasca wins order for R44/S300 convertible Level 5 Flight Training Device

Frasca wins order for R44/S300 convertible Level 5 Flight Training Device

10-Jul-2014Source: Frasca

Frasca International, Inc. Urbana, IL,  has been awarded a contract to supply a Robinson R44/S300 convertible TruFlite™ CAAC Level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD) to Sichuan Xilin Fengteng General Aviation Co. Ltd, located in Guanhan,  Sichuan Province, China. The company  is the biggest helicopter corporation in the Southwest of China. There are  12 helicopters and 35 pilots... Read more

06-Jul-14 ZK-HON Schweizer 300C Ward, New Zealand

06-Jul-14 ZK-HON Schweizer 300C Ward, New Zealand

6-Jul-2014

Crashed on hunting expedition.  Both occupants airlifted – pilot Grant McCallum with a broken leg and passenger Sam Kersten with serious back injuries... Read more

17-year old completes licence in 43.6 hours with Atomic Helicopters

17-year old completes licence in 43.6 hours with Atomic Helicopters

17-Jun-2014Source: Atomic Helicopters

Atomic Helicopters, a Seattle-based helicopter flight school announces Preston Gulledge,a high school student of local The Overlake School, completed his Private Pilot practical test, earning his Rotorcraft-Helicopter rating on June 1, 2014.  He is the youngest student to date to have graduated from Atomic Helicopters’ scenario-based, syllabus-centric flight training program, and one of the youngest... Read more

13-Jun-14 OO-JCS Schweizer S300C Cerfontaine, Belgium (1F)

13-Jun-14 OO-JCS Schweizer S300C Cerfontaine, Belgium (1F)

13-Jun-2014

Annual licence renewal flight.  Instructor Louis Janssens (69) from Theux died in the accident... Read more

12-Jun-14 G-BWAV Schweizer S300C Dunsfold, UK

12-Jun-14 G-BWAV Schweizer S300C Dunsfold, UK

12-Jun-2014

The pilot was attempting a practice autorotation when the accident occurred. He did not realise that he had failed to achieve a split between engine and rotor rpm, with the result that the rotor rpm reduced to below the normal operating range. The pilot was unable to prevent the helicopter striking the ground hard. It... Read more

31-May-14 N902CP Schweizer 300C Temple, US-Texas

31-May-14 N902CP Schweizer 300C Temple, US-Texas

31-May-2014

Rotor separated on landing... Read more

23-Feb-14 VH-HAK Hughes 300C Legerwood, Australia

23-Feb-14 VH-HAK Hughes 300C Legerwood, Australia

23-Feb-2014Source: Legerwood, Tasmania

The helicopter took off to reposition for refuelling and after about 1 minute, at about 30 ft above ground level, the engine stopped. The helicopter landed heavily, collided with an embankment and was substantially damaged.... Read more

Nicholson McLaren Aviation to exhibit at Heli UK Expo

Nicholson McLaren Aviation to exhibit at Heli UK Expo

12-Jan-2014Source: Heli UK

Nicholson McLaren Aviation has confirmed their attendance at the Heli UK Expo at Sywell Aerodrome, from 3rd – 4th June 2014. Nicholson McLaren Aviation are an EASA Part 145 approved company specializing in the overhaul, maintenance, repairs and overspeed inspections of Lycoming and Continental engine. Located in Berkshire, United Kingdom, Nicholson McLaren Aviation have a... Read more

21-Jul-13 I-GANI Schweizer 300C Cuneo Levaldigi, Italy

21-Jul-13 I-GANI Schweizer 300C Cuneo Levaldigi, Italy

21-Jul-2013

Destroyed in accident, occupants not injured... Read more

03-Jul-13 N888ZW Schweizer S300C Burnham, US-Maine

03-Jul-13 N888ZW Schweizer S300C Burnham, US-Maine

3-Jul-2013

Two seater helicopter crashed  in a heavily wooded area on a bear hunt.  Both occupants injured – 58-year old pilotEd Friedman, passenger named here as Lisa Bates, 27... Read more

25-Mar-13 N90570 Hughes 300C Rialto, US-California

25-Mar-13 N90570 Hughes 300C Rialto, US-California

25-Mar-2013

Landing gear collapsed... Read more

19-Feb-13 N2099S Schweizer 300CBi Titusville, US-Florida

19-Feb-13 N2099S Schweizer 300CBi Titusville, US-Florida

19-Mar-2013

Heavy landing, deforming the skids, on the side of Highway US-1 after engine malfunction... Read more

British S300 crash lawsuit plays out in the US

British S300 crash lawsuit plays out in the US

15-Jan-2013

Negligence claims over a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two Britons should remain in the US, a judge has ruled. (see full story) We also found this document online relating to this case File photo... Read more

05-Aug-12 C-FLBI Schweizer 300CBi Widgeon Lake, Canada

05-Aug-12 C-FLBI Schweizer 300CBi Widgeon Lake, Canada

5-Aug-2012Source: 0264

Reg C-FLBI is not confirmed but is the only one in this operators fleet to match the details given so far in the CADAORS report, ref 2012P1240... Read more

02-Jun-12 N2196F Schweizer 300 Broomfield, US-Colorado

02-Jun-12 N2196F Schweizer 300 Broomfield, US-Colorado

2-Jun-2012

Badly damaged in heavy landing... Read more

24-May-12 N7505Y Schweizer 300C Asheville, US-North Carolina

24-May-12 N7505Y Schweizer 300C Asheville, US-North Carolina

24-May-2012

Hard landing on the runway, which meant that the runway was closed for 80 minutes.   2 POB not injured.... Read more

UK – Virage Helicopter Academy set up by ex-Sterling instructor

UK – Virage Helicopter Academy set up by ex-Sterling instructor

17-May-2012Source: EADT 24

Virage Helicopter Academy was set up by David Pierssene and Tim Kingsley with the backing of businessman Tim Gallup, who agreed to fund and become the owner of the venture. (see full story)... Read more

13-May-12 N61482 Schweizer 300CBi Hillsboro, US-Oregon

13-May-12 N61482 Schweizer 300CBi Hillsboro, US-Oregon

13-May-2012

Tail rotor strike on take-off... Read more

21-Apr-12 N34LB Schweizer 300C Schaumburg, US-Illinois

21-Apr-12 N34LB Schweizer 300C Schaumburg, US-Illinois

21-Apr-2012

Tail rotor struck ground handling platform during landing... Read more

12-Apr-12 N69HJ Hughes 269A Grinnell, US-Iowa

12-Apr-12 N69HJ Hughes 269A Grinnell, US-Iowa

12-Apr-2012

Substantially damaged due to ground resonance... Read more

12-Apr-12 VT-HAV Schweizer 300C Bangalore, India

12-Apr-12 VT-HAV Schweizer 300C Bangalore, India

12-Apr-2012

Helicopter on training flight made emergency landing on roof of apartment block, ending up on its side. The two occupants of the helicopter were unhurt.  A HAL press release named them as  Air Commodore (Retd) Roj Assey alongwith trainee Capt Digvijay Singh... Read more

05-Mar-12 N1099N Hughes 300C Staples, US-Texas

05-Mar-12 N1099N Hughes 300C Staples, US-Texas

5-Mar-2012

landed in a field with the tail boom chopped in half.  Remained upright on skids and two occupants not injured... Read more

Summit Aviation signs long term agreement with Sikorsky

Summit Aviation signs long term agreement with Sikorsky

11-Feb-2012Source: Summit Aviation

Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, announced today they have signed a long term agreement with Sikorsky Global Helicopters to manufacture, assemble and test transmissions for new production Schweizer 300 CTM aircraft and aftermarket support. “We have had a long standing relationship with Sikorsky,” said President of Summit Aviation Bob Fitzpatrick. “For the last five... Read more

11-Feb-12 N20536 Schweizer 300C Las Vegas, US-Nevada

11-Feb-12 N20536 Schweizer 300C Las Vegas, US-Nevada

11-Feb-2012

Fell on side during landing... Read more

16th birthday first solo on turbine and piston helicopters

16th birthday first solo on turbine and piston helicopters

27-Jan-2012Source: Gloucestershire Airport

A Cheltenham Schoolboy celebrated his 16th birthday today, 26 January 2012, with a helicopter flight from Gloucestershire Airport – with a difference! Ollie Chadwick made two unaccompanied ‘solo’ flights, one in a jet turbine helicopter and one in a piston engine helicopter – believed to be a ‘record’. 16 is the youngest permitted age for... Read more

14-Oct-11 N10375 Hughes 269A Fort Worth, US-Texas

14-Oct-11 N10375 Hughes 269A Fort Worth, US-Texas

14-Oct-2011

A spokesperson for the FAA said the helicopter sustained severe damage, but that neither of the two people on board suffered any injuries.... Read more

05-Sep-11 N17YS Schweizer 300CBi Orlando, US-Florida

05-Sep-11 N17YS Schweizer 300CBi Orlando, US-Florida

5-Sep-2011

Tail rotor strike during autorotation... Read more

Air Orlando Aviation to continue flying with restructure and new owner

Air Orlando Aviation to continue flying with restructure and new owner

30-May-2011Source: Air Orlando Aviation

A new majority owner and financial restructuring will keep Air Orlando Aviation in business and positioned to grow. “This company is part of Orlando’s aviation history” said John Painter, the previous majority owner and company founder. “We have a great team and now we can focus on the future.” The company’s majority interests were purchased... Read more

29-Apr-11 N9561F Hughes 269B Edgerton, US-Indiana

29-Apr-11 N9561F Hughes 269B Edgerton, US-Indiana

29-Apr-2011

Crashed during agricultural ops... Read more

13-Mar-11 N958CP Schweizer S300C Apopka, US-Florida

13-Mar-11 N958CP Schweizer S300C Apopka, US-Florida

13-Mar-2011

Inflight damage to tail rotor... Read more

15-Nov-10 D-HROM Schweizer 300 Bayreuth, Germany

15-Nov-10 D-HROM Schweizer 300 Bayreuth, Germany

15-Nov-2010

crashed on approach to Bayreuth/Bindlacher Berg Airport... Read more

11-Nov-10 HB-XYI Schweizer 300 Lanzenhäusern, Switzerland

11-Nov-10 HB-XYI Schweizer 300 Lanzenhäusern, Switzerland

11-Nov-2010

Helicopter suffered a heavy landing in a field, skids compacted and tail hit the ground. Cabin was untouched.... Read more

06-Oct-10 N2074B Schweizer 300CBi Cocoa, US-Florida

06-Oct-10 N2074B Schweizer 300CBi Cocoa, US-Florida

6-Oct-2010

After hitting a bird with the main rotor blade, the passenger and pilot were not hurt. It took crews a few hours to remove the chopper and return it to the Bristow Academy in Titusville.... Read more

HAL’s Academy to acquire S300 simulators

HAL’s Academy to acquire S300 simulators

15-Sep-2010Source: Deccan Herald

HAL’s helicopter training wing, Rotary Wing Academy, is in the process of acquiring simulators for its Schweizer 300C chopper.... Read more

Sikorsky will fly electric helicopter this year

Sikorsky will fly electric helicopter this year

23-Jul-2010Source: Wired

The company announced Project Firefly at the Farnborough Airshow outside London and says the electric helicopter will be unveiled at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh next week.... Read more

UK: Schweizer 300 Joins Trial Lesson Product Range at Helicentre Aviation

UK: Schweizer 300 Joins Trial Lesson Product Range at Helicentre Aviation

1-May-2010Source: Helicentre Aviation

The S300CBi is now available to fly on our entire range of trial lessons and flight discovery days at our bases in Leicester and Bournemouth. Ranging from a 20 minute trial lesson through to a flight discovery day, which incorporates a whopping 2 and a half hours of flying, as well as briefings and lunch,... Read more

Front Range Helicopters to add two new 300Cs to their training fleet in 2010

Front Range Helicopters to add two new 300Cs to their training fleet in 2010

27-Feb-2010Source: Front Range Helicopters

Front Range Helicopters and partner company Arial Resourses will take delivery of one of two new Schweizer 300C helicopters in June of 2010. The second aircraft will arrive in October 2010. The purchase will round out FRH’s training piston fleet to a total of five 300C’s. FRH has seen good growth in the last quarter... Read more

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Sees Strong Sales in 2010

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Sees Strong Sales in 2010

24-Feb-2010

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., is seeing a resurgence of interest in its S-300Câ„¢ and S-300CBiâ„¢ helicopters, with sales activity for the beginning of 2010 showing a 50 percent increase over the same time period in 2009. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). All... Read more

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Honors UND Aerospace at Heli-Expo 2010

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Honors UND Aerospace at Heli-Expo 2010

23-Feb-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., today at Heli-Expo honored the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences for its exemplary training efforts with S-300â„¢ helicopters. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). UND Aerospace has operated S-300 series helicopters in its... Read more

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Honors the Houston Police Dept at Heli-Expo 2010

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Honors the Houston Police Dept at Heli-Expo 2010

23-Feb-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, today at Heli-Expo honored the Houston Police Department (HPD) for its customer loyalty and outstanding service to the community. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The Houston Police Department’s Air Support Division plays a significant role in ensuring the safety of city residents.... Read more

2-Sep-09 N58163 Schweizer S300 Araphoe, US-Nebraska

2-Sep-09 N58163 Schweizer S300 Araphoe, US-Nebraska

2-Sep-2009

2-Sep-09 N58163 Schweizer S300 Araphoe, US-Nebraska... Read more

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers S-300C Helicopter to Superior Flight School

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers S-300C Helicopter to Superior Flight School

27-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, recently delivered an S-300C(TM) helicopter to Superior Flight School of Greater Atlanta, Ga. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp... Read more

Helicopter tour service lands on Duluth’s Sky Harbor Airport

Helicopter tour service lands on Duluth’s Sky Harbor Airport

20-Aug-2009Source: Duluth News Tribune

The Duluth Airport Authority today agreed to enter an agreement enabling Lake Superior Helicopters to begin offering its services from Sky Harbor Airport.... Read more

FAA SAIB SW-09-44 – Schweizer 300

FAA SAIB SW-09-44 – Schweizer 300

28-Jul-2009Source: FAA

This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) informs you, owners or operators, of an airworthiness concern regarding possibility of separation of the cabin door while in flight for the following Schweizer Models: 269A, TH-55A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, serial numbers 001 through 1917, 269C-1, serial numbers 0001 through 347, and 269D, serial numbers 0001 through 0073.... Read more

18-Jun-09 N9421K Schweizer S300 East Naples, US-Florida

18-Jun-09 N9421K Schweizer S300 East Naples, US-Florida

18-Jun-2009

18-Jun-09 N9421K Schweizer S300 East Naples, US-Florida... Read more

13-Jun-09 N1565B Schweizer S300 Titusville, US-Florida

13-Jun-09 N1565B Schweizer S300 Titusville, US-Florida

13-Jun-2009

13-Jun-09 N1565B Schweizer S300 Titusville, US-Florida... Read more

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