19-Jul-2021Source: HeliHub.com
Schweizer RSG, the current owner of the S300 production line, has announced that their first S300 has been issued a Certificate of Airworthiness, and will soon be delivered to a customer in the African country of Senegal. The 300 production line dates back to when Hughes started it in the 1960s on the US West... Read more
29-Mar-2021
Crashed during low level manoeuvre on training flight. The 60-year-old instructor from Krefeld was slightly injured, and the 52-year-old student pilot was uninjured, the police reported. Both got out of the wreckage unaided. Image from Ruhr Nachrichten report ... Read more
13-Jan-2021
Field landing after reported engine failure on a training flight. No injuries reported to 2POB... Read more
7-Nov-2020
Helicopter tipped over on landing. 2 POB, not injured... Read more
5-Jan-2020
Aircraft auto-rotated and hit the ground in the desert, Mesa, Arizona.... Read more
13-Jun-2017
Substantially damaged by ground resonance... Read more
17-Mar-2016Source: Oceania Aviation
Oceania Aviation are pleased to announce the recent signing of an agreement with Pakistan authorities for the training and development of government-nominated engineers in the overhaul and servicing of leading dynamic components, rotor blades, piston engines and calendar parts for the Sikorsky S300C. The agreements will see Engineers from Pakistan accommodated in New Zealand for... Read more
22-Sep-2015
Helicopter was hovering approximately 40 feet AGL to assess the landing area. The helicopter moved laterally to the right in order to increase the visibility of the landing area. During this time, the helicopter rotated to the right and started to spin about the vertical axis. An attempt to control the rotational spin was made,... Read more
12-Sep-2015
Reported engine failure with a total loss of engine power whilst on aerial photography, and helicopter rolled onto starboard side and suffered significant damage. The 39-year-old pilot and his 65 years old co-pilot were slightly injured... Read more
23-Aug-2015
The pilot reported that during the approach, he noticed erratic cyclic control movements and subsequently landed hard. Postaccident examination of the helicopter by an Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the main rotor blades and tail boom were substantially damaged.... Read more
18-Aug-2015
hard landing off field. Substantially damaged... Read more
1-Jul-2015
Two fatalities – later named as Hudson Simmons and Hayden Simmons. Unknown circumstances Location is very close to state line. Incident location reported relative to both Lewiston ID and Asotin WA which are opposite sides of the river forming the state line at this point.... Read more
1-Jul-2015
Crashed on routine night training flight, killing instructor and student. A later report named the instructor as Anthony Gallerai and the student as Kristian Blackwell... Read more
23-Oct-2014
During the landing approach at a height of about 20-30 feet above the ground, a quick right yaw occurs. Pilot lost control resulting in a hard landing and the helicopter rolled to the side and suffered significant damage, but the pilot was not injured. CADORS 2014Q2226... Read more
22-Sep-2014
Touched down hard, striking the tail rotor... Read more
11-Aug-2014
Force landed, pilot had minor injuries... Read more
9-Aug-2014
Helicopter fell over onto port side on landing. Male pilot uninjured, female passenger slight injuries.... Read more
24-Jul-2014
Struck cables while crop spraying, extensively damaged. CADORS 2014Q1500... Read more
13-Mar-2014
Three injured (one seriously) in low level accident at base airfield... Read more
28-Jan-2014
2POB escaped unharmed. helicopter rolled off bank into the waters of Pitt Lake, British Columbia CADORS 2014P0128... Read more
21-Jan-2014
Landing accident, helicopter on its side... Read more
28-Dec-2013
Landing accident on training flight, helicopter ended up on its port side. Both occupants to hospital... Read more
6-Dec-2013
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.... Read more
23-Nov-2013
Minor rotor blade damage on departure... Read more
18-Nov-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Sikorsky have confirmed to HeliHub.com that they have restarted the Schweizer S300C production line at Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and delivered the first two helicopters from that line in July 2013. Our research suggests these are serials S1954 and S1956 to customers in China. A total of 19 S300Cs are being built at Coatesville, serials S1954 to... Read more
14-Nov-2013
During a tea tree spray operation in a gully, helicopter turned into a wire, 20-30 ft. AGL. Pilot was aware of the wire. NZ occurrence ref 13/5709... Read more
1-Nov-2013
Force landing in muddy area... Read more
2-Oct-2013
“Collision with terrain”. Operator specialises in agricultural work. CADORS 2013Q2216... Read more
22-Jun-2013
Minor damage on landing at base. http://www.helicopterflightservices.com/... Read more
11-Jun-2013
Training flight, minor injuries to 2 POB... Read more
6-Jun-2013
Training flight, one fatal, one injured. Helicopter ended upside-down on the banks of a river... Read more
31-May-2013
Helicopter ditched in lake shortly after take-off. 2 POB (pilot Gordon Wuebbolt and his daughter) swam ashore.... Read more
9-May-2013Source: Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Industries is furthering its relationship with industry leader Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. The tribal enterprise was recently honored as a 2013 Sikorsky Gold Supplier and awarded a $5.1 million contract to provide frame and instrument panel assembly for the S-300C helicopter. “Aerospace and defense manufacturing is a core industry in Oklahoma and our business... Read more
1-May-2013
Minor damage during training flight... Read more
25-Feb-2013
Training accident, helicopter ended up on its side in grassy field. The two occupants of the aircraft were identified as pilot Captain Manuel Poblete FAP Pardo Aguilar (30) and passenger Major FAP Candle Italo Fernandez (36)... Read more
21-Aug-2012
Two occupants, substantially damaged... Read more
24-Jul-2012
General media reported it as a tail rotor issue while hovering. Helicopter came to rest close to a fence... Read more
7-Jul-2012
Unknown circumstances, according to FAA records... Read more
23-May-2012
Helicopter crashed into a river on a training flight. Student pilot Captain Shmer and instructor Major Zahid Bari missing, presumed dead due to the fast flow rate of the river. Update – student’s body recovered some days later. Helicopter type confirmed from 26s in to this video... Read more
2-May-2012
Crashed in a residential neighbourhood, both occupants hospitalised -Alan Cottrell and Ron Ponce... Read more
16-Apr-2012Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft has announced the sale of two S-300C™ helicopters with an option for four more, to IPTN North America, a subsidiary of PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI)/Indonesian Aerospace (IAe). These S-300C helicopters will support the Indonesian Army’s requirements to train more than 100 new pilots in the next few years. In March 2012, the Indonesian Minister of... Read more
25-Jan-2012
During the return from crop spraying operations, the engine lost power, resulting in a forced landing. The pilot was not injured, however the helicopter caught fire and was destroyed.... Read more
5-Sep-2011
Tail rotor strike during autorotation... Read more
20-Aug-2011
Emergency landing on harbour-side dock. Pilot listed as Frank Proebster, aged 41... Read more
29-Jul-2011
Heavy landing which damaged the helicopter after pilot Steven Rindone experienced severe in-flight vibration and put the helicopter down as soon as he could.... Read more
12-Jul-2011
The pilot reported that while flying low over a cherry orchard to dry the cherries, the engine experienced a loss of power. The helicopter subsequently settled into the trees.... Read more
21-Feb-2010Source: Schweizer
Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, today at Heli-Expo honored EDRA Aeronáutica of Brazil for its contributions to law enforcement flight training through the use of S-300 series helicopters. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). EDRA has been a distributor for Sikorsky light helicopters since 1997 and has been... Read more
25-Jan-2009
25-Jan-09 ZK-HVX Schweizer S300C Waitakaruru, Waikato, New Zealand... Read more
