2-Oct-2010Source: Arizona Republic
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Cari Harrison sentenced him to a total of 303 years, but ordered that all but two of them be served concurrently, meaning Jones will have to serve 25 years.... Read more
1-Oct-2010Source: Liverpool Echo
A teenager has been put under a curfew after admitting he put a police helicopter in jeopardy by shining a laser into its cockpit. [Note: Photo used in news article is way out of date – this force upgraded from AS355 to EC135 in 2003)... Read more
1-Oct-2010Source: CBC
Officials with the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry said Thursday that commissioner Robert Wells expects to be finished his report in early October and will have it printed and delivered to the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board by 25th of this month... Read more
1-Oct-2010Source: AAMS
Medevac transport safety, and that of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in particular, is a focal point of this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), which is set for October 11-13, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Not-to-be-missed HEMS safety regulatory-related conference highlights include details from Administration (FAA) officials regarding the FAA’s soon-to-be-released Notice of Proposed... Read more
1-Oct-2010Source: NewsOK
Police say they’ve arrested a man and charged him with shooting at the Oklahoma City Police Department’s helicopter in June.... Read more
1-Oct-2010Source: KFYI
Christopher Jones pleaded guilty to 35 counts, including car theft and running from the police. He is not charged with the deaths of the four men who died when the KTVK and KNXV helicopters covering the chase collided.... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: Asia One
Accident was reported in HeliHub.com’s safety data here – 30-Sep-10 069 Boeing AH-64 Sembawang, Singapore... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: Leinster Leader
Story relates to accident of Schweizer 300CBi registered EI-CZL (see HeliHub.com page for this accident)... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: Missoulian
Three fire tankers and a ladder truck responded at 9 a.m., Missoula police sealed off a block of Owen Street on the east side of the hospital, and two crash victims – one deceased mannequin and a live volunteer – were rescued from the roof by ladder.... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: CBS13
A Glenn County resident has been sentenced for a year and a day in prison after being convicted of shining a high-powered laser at a California Highway Patrol helicopter, according to authorities.... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: This Is Grimsby
A Humberside Police spokesman said the crew of Oscar 99 were attending a job near Grant Thorold Park when they experienced a series of bright green flashes which illuminated the inside of aircraft, putting them in danger.... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: Aviation Business
Australia’s helicopter industry will be subject to an increased level of safety surveillance by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.... Read more
29-Sep-2010Source: Hernando Today
The laser flashed directly into Schultz’s eyes, causing him to turn his head. It also momentarily affected his field of vision, deputies said... Read more
29-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com
HeliHub.com maintains what we believe to be the most comprehensive record of helicopter accidents and incidents on the internet. From this month onwards, we will produce montly summary reports, and we will also continue to produce our very comprehensive annual report. Useful Links * Civil Accidents * Military Accidents * Fatal Accidents – both civil... Read more
25-Sep-2010Source: KFMB
A 44-year-old South Bay man was behind bars Thursday for allegedly shining a laser pointer at an airborne police helicopter, a felonious act that can temporarily blind a pilot.... Read more
25-Sep-2010Source: KKTV
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed on Pikes Peak is still recovering. It was a dramatic crash. and now for the first time since the accident the pilot is talking on camera about what happened. Â See also HeliHub.com accident page here... Read more
24-Sep-2010Source: NLR
The National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) hosted its first helicopter safety day on Friday, 10 September 2010. Some 75 people attended this special event, devoted to improving helicopter flight safety. Each year helicopters are involved in too many unnecessary accidents. In the Netherlands, there is approximately one accident per year, which sometimes results in fatalities, as... Read more
23-Sep-2010Source: St Louis Helicopter Association
Pilot errors are the main factor contributing to aircraft accidents. This program discusses why and how we humans make the decisions we do prior to a flight and how those decisions affect the pilot and others. This program applies to all pilots. This seminar qualifies for FAA WINGS credit. Please go to FAASafety.gov and then... Read more
23-Sep-2010Source: Sebastian Gibson
An unexpected catastrophe is happening on the way from horrific accident scenes in California on the way to hospitals in EMS helicopters. The helicopters are crashing killing many of the occupants at an unacceptable rate. If you’ve been injured in Southern California, whether it is in Laguna Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Orange,... Read more
23-Sep-2010Source: Helsingin Sanomat
The fatal August 2005 helicopter accident in the Gulf of Finland will not lead to criminal prosecution in Estonia, the country’s General Prosecution Office announced on Tuesday.... Read more
23-Sep-2010Source: Economic Times
The ministry is working on a policy to kick off helicopter services in a big way as major Indian cities face ground congestion, making movement difficult even in cases of health and security-related emergencies.... Read more
21-Sep-2010Source: HAI
I wanted to thank the hundreds of people who have taken the time to email me their thoughts and ideas in response to my messages — I am sincerely grateful. In reading each email regarding safety topics, I noticed a common thread among respondents which appears to indicate a general agreement on what is causing... Read more
20-Sep-2010Source: STV
The incident happened after Pope Benedict XVI had celebrated Mass before 65,000 people in Bellahouston Park... Read more
18-Sep-2010Source: Manawatu Standard
The head of Palmerston North’s rescue helicopter service is disappointed about being forced to move from the hospital-based hangar because of newly enforced aviation rules.... Read more
18-Sep-2010
Among recommendations is that Russian aviation authorities organise training for light aviation enthusiasts for flying in winter conditions and that the need for a unified centre for raising training standards for light aviation flyers be assessed.... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: IOM Today
Story refers to this accident 19-Mar-10 G-COLL Enstrom F280C East Baldwin, Isle of Man, UK (file photo)... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: CHC
CHC have issued an update regarding the speakers that have already committed to their Summit 2011. To start the 2011 CHC Safety and Quality Summit, we have arranged something a little different. The plenary session of the Summit will be arranged like a presidential debate, where three Experts, each renowned in their field, will debate... Read more
15-Sep-2010Source: HKSAR Government
The Government today (September 14) published a report on an investigation into a helicopter accident that happened on May 1, 2009.The accident involved a private flight by a Robinson R22 helicopter, registration B-LAT, of Hong Kong Rotor Company Limited operated by a pilot.As a result of the accident, the pilot, one passenger and one person... Read more
15-Sep-2010Source: Aviation Explorer
Refers to accident 02-Jan-10 RA-04244 Robinson R44 Chastie, Perm Region, Russia... Read more
15-Sep-2010Source: Pittsburgh Live
Refers to fatal accident 22-Jul-09 N61735 MD Helicopters MD369D Wharton Township, US-Pennsylvania... Read more
15-Sep-2010Source: Moreland Leader
A Coburg teenager is expected to be charged on summons after allegedly shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter last month.... Read more
14-Sep-2010Source: FAA
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt today announced a landmark proposal to fight fatigue among commercial pilots by setting new flight time, duty and rest requirements based on fatigue science. “This proposal is a significant enhancement for aviation safety,†said Secretary LaHood. “Both pilots and passengers will benefit... Read more
14-Sep-2010Source: Spidertracks
The recent spate of aircraft accidents in Alaska has heightened interest in alternative forms of aircraft location. Gary Bennett, Northern Lights Avionics, says he has quite a lot of inquiry for spidertracks, a tracking-based emergency location system. “The spidertracks system is rapidly gaining popularity as more folks are aware of the benefits the system has... Read more
14-Sep-2010Source: The Australian
Chief flying instructors, helicopter company executives and safety officials congregated at Sydney’s Bankstown Airport this week to discuss ways of improving safety through training and communication.... Read more
13-Sep-2010Source: Occupational Health & Safety
The study, to be published in the October/December issue of Prehospital Emergency Care and now available online, analyzed survey results from 61 EMS agencies in the United States and Canada... Read more
13-Sep-2010Source: freep.com
The helicopter pilot of a white and blue U.S. Customs and Border Protection AS350Â flying over Madison Heights two weeks ago immediately called police there when a beam came into the cockpit, customs spokesman Kris Grogan said... Read more
13-Sep-2010Source: Baltimore Sun
Authorities from several Maryland police agencies called attention to the problem on Wednesday, asking people to put down their lasers, some of which can project beams more than two miles.... Read more
12-Sep-2010Source: Manila Bulletin
The entire fleet of Philippine Air Force UH-1Hs has been grounded by following the incident last Friday wherein one of their choppers was engulfed in flames after making an emergency landing in Ilocos Norte (details here)... Read more
10-Sep-2010
HeliHub.com has heard today of a third test flight accident in their unmanned A160T Hummingbird program – known in military circles as the YMQ-18. During a 45 day test program in Belize, one example crashed at the Central Farm airstrip there on 4th September. [see details] Only weeks ago on 28th July, another Hummingbird crashed... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: AFP
US commanders considered shooting down an unmanned navy helicopter that flew out of control towards the US capital last month before communications were restored, a top US officer said Thursday.... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: El Nacional
The most recent on 27th August was operating for the Venezuelan National Guard, and killed ten (see details in HeliHub’s Accident section)... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Weekly Times
The Victorian Government has launched a rapid-fire review of restrictive planning laws limiting the use of helicopters on farms.... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Yahoo NZ
In a last minute change of plea, a Turangi man has admitted a charge of endangering life after throwing rocks at a helicopter, causing more than $20,000 worth of damage.... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Vancouver Sun
The federal agency charged with investigating the fatal crash of a helicopter ferrying workers to an oil rig off Newfoundland last year is defending its decision to exclude the victims’ families from the review process of the draft accident report.... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Invermere Valley Echo
Both Interior Health (IH) and the Ministry of Transportation (MoT) have responded to questions after four heliports were shut down in the East Kootenay earlier this summer.... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Guardian
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed a new independent legal inquiry into the 1994 Mull of Kintyre helicopter disaster. RAF Chinook HC2 ZD576 crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in Western Scotland 16 years ago, killing all 29 abroad.... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: ITAM-AF
When an Iraqi Mi-17 helicopter crashed last month in Taji, killing five Iraqi Airmen, personnel from the Iraq Training and Advising Mission-Air Force moved quickly to provide a Critical Incident Stress Management team to support to the students and cadre at the joint training base. ITAM-AF has been training the Iraqi air force’s aircrews on... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Enstrom 280C Shark, G-COLL near Douglas, Isle of Man on 19 March 2010 Robinson R22 Beta, G-OTOY atWellesbourne on 28 April 2008 Robinson R44 Astro, G-PIDG at Skipton, North Yorkshire on 26 June 2010 Robinson R44... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Billings Gazette
In their preliminary report of the Aug. 10 crash that injured two men, NTSB investigators say the small Piper Cub from Park City was coming in for a landing when it apparently flew into the rotor wash of a large helicopter.... Read more
8-Sep-2010Source: BBC
A 14-year-old youth accused of shining a laser pen at a police helicopter in Leicester has failed to convince the High Court he should not be prosecuted... Read more
8-Sep-2010Source: Mid Hudson News
Leonard Petruzzi, 45, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony, and second-degree obstructing governmental administration, a misdemeanor.... Read more
7-Sep-2010Source: The Californian
Refers to this accident – 03-Sep-10 N4427F Bell 47G5 Salinas, US-California... Read more
7-Sep-2010Source: WBAL
Maryland State Police said Monday that one of its helicopter crews was recently targeted while trying to land in Ocean City to pick up a trauma patient.... Read more
6-Sep-2010
The Transportation Safety Board probe into a deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland is flawed and unfair, say lawyers for the victims of Cougar Flight 491.... Read more
4-Sep-2010Source: IHST
In response to an invitation from the International Helicopter Safety Symposium, the Global Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Steering Group is pleased to announce that they will present an HFDM workshop at IHSS 2010, scheduled to coincide with the HeliTech tradeshow in Estoril, Portugal. The IHSS will be held on October 3rd and 4th, with HeliTech running... Read more
4-Sep-2010Source: WDBO
Deputies say someone was shining a laser that could have blinded the pilot of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office helicopter. The pilot was OK, but now deputies are hunting for the person who flashed the laser.... Read more
4-Sep-2010Source: Cambridge News
The pair allegedly aimed the shaft of light at the cockpit of the Cambridgeshire force’s aircraft while it was on a call... Read more
4-Sep-2010Source: Wisconsin State Journal
The 2008 crash of a UW Hospital Med Flight helicopter that killed three people was due to human error and the lack of an on-flight instrument, said NTSB (see report)... Read more
4-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter
The joint development by Eurocopter and Kannad of a new-generation emergency distress beacon for helicopters was recognized today with an award presented during a conference of industry managers, entrepreneurs, agencies, and managers in the economic and technology sectors. The trophy was bestowed on Eurocopter, a worldwide leader in the production of helicopters, and Kannad, a... Read more
3-Sep-2010Source: NLR
The National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) will host a Helicopter Safety Day in Amsterdam on Friday, 10 September 2010. This day (to be held in Dutch language) will centre on safety improvements in helicopter use. It will also be possible to have a look at the NLR helicopter simulator. The annual number of (avoidable) helicopter accidents... Read more
2-Sep-2010Source: JEMS
The board wants the FAA to require EMS helicopter operators to install Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS) on helicopters... Read more
2-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com
HeliHub.com has recently been trialling a second Twitter feed for the accident and incident data provided on the website and is today formally launching this to the industry. This is the next development in what we already provide by way of accident/incident data, and we believe we have the most comprehensive record available online. We... Read more
2-Sep-2010Source: Fox 11 Arizona
The latest crash happened in central Arkansas Tuesday, killing three – the fourth fatal accident this summer, among those, the LifeNet chopper which crashed down in midtown Tucson, also killing three crew members... Read more
2-Sep-2010Source: Globe and Mail
Lawsuit claims almost $27-million for damages and losses from the 2009 tragedy in the North Atlantic... Read more
1-Sep-2010Source: Caribbean Business
Story refers to event of 04-May-10 at Rio Piedras in Puerto Rico... Read more
1-Sep-2010Source: Columbus Dispatch
Columbus police and federal investigators are trying to determine whether human or mechanical error was to blame when a camera fell from a police helicopter... Read more
1-Sep-2010Source: CBC
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has completed a draft report on its investigation into the crash of Cougar Helicopter’s Flight 491 last year.... Read more
1-Sep-2010Source: KTTV Fox 11
For the second time this week, someone pointed a laser beam at a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, causing the crew to make a precautionary landing.... Read more
31-Aug-2010Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident of:- MD369E G-VICE at Poundgate, Devon on 24th May 2010... Read more
31-Aug-2010Source: Montreal Gazette
The families of two pilots who died in a helicopter crash that killed 17 people off Newfoundland and Labrador last year want improved safety equipment – including mandatory helmet use – for helicopter crews flying offshore workers... Read more
31-Aug-2010Source: LA Times
Two Coast Guard helicopters were forced to land at Los Angeles International Airport in the last week after being flashed with laser beams... Read more
30-Aug-2010Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10241/1083560-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xml
The FAA was notified after lasers were pointed at two STAT MedEvac that were flying north of the city... Read more
26-Aug-2010Source: Max-Viz
Max-Viz and One Sky Aviation have cooperatively agreed to a minimum 25% discount off MSRP for Enhanced Vision Systems to include Max-Viz EVS sensors (100 / 600 / 1500) and fully certified STC installation kits to active members of the Alaska Air Carriers and the Alaska Airmen’s Associations for the remainder of 2010 in response... Read more
23-Aug-2010Source: HeliHub.com
HeliHub.com maintains what we believe to be the most comprehensive record of helicopter accidents and incidents on the internet. From this month onwards, we will produce montly summary reports, and we will also continue to produce our very comprehensive annual report. Useful Links * Civil Accidents * Military Accidents * Fatal Accidents – both civil... Read more
23-Aug-2010Source: Ottawa Citizen
A Sikorsky S76 helicopter belonging to the Ornge transport medicine service was targeted as it was on a flight to the Ottawa Hospital.... Read more