Safety News

Puerto Rico seeks suspect in fatal police helicopter shooting

Puerto Rico seeks suspect in fatal police helicopter shooting

19-May-2010Source: Taiwan News

Federal authorities issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for a man they say fired at a Puerto Rico police helicopter and injured two people, one of whom later died.  (See HeliHub.com accident page here)... Read more

AAMS Launches Safety Management Training Academy

AAMS Launches Safety Management Training Academy

19-May-2010Source: AAMS

Making air and critical care ground medical transport as safe as possible through a systemic, scientific approach is the primary aim of a new Safety Management Training Academy being launched this summer by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS). The five-day AAMS Safety Management Training Academy is set for June 13-17, 2010, at Oglebay... Read more

Australia grounds NH90 after engine failure

Australia grounds NH90 after engine failure

19-May-2010Source: Australian Dept of Defence

Specialist personnel from the European engine manufacturer (Turbomeca and Rolls Royce have been brought to Australia to assist with the ongoing investigation into a technical incident with an Australian Defence Force (ADF) Multi Role Helicopter (MRH90) last month. The helicopter suffered an engine failure in one of its two main engines on 20 April 2010,... Read more

Philippines grounds all Robinsons

Philippines grounds all Robinsons

19-May-2010Source: ABS-CBN

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) sgrounded 33 R44s and 18 R22s following a fatal R44 accident which killed the four occupants and a fifth person on the ground.... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – May 2010

UK AAIB Bulletin – May 2010

18-May-2010Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Agusta A109E, G-TYCN at Blandford Forum, Dorset on 18th January 2010... Read more

Vandals target Merseyside Police helicopter in sabotage attempt

Vandals target Merseyside Police helicopter in sabotage attempt

18-May-2010Source: Liverpool Echo

A police spokesperson confirmed that four intruders gained access to the RAF Woodvale compound at around 4am, and were able to cause minor damage to the aircraft... Read more

Sabotage ruled out in Sept-09 Andhra Pradesh chief minister crash

Sabotage ruled out in Sept-09 Andhra Pradesh chief minister crash

18-May-2010Source: Times of India

In its inquiry report submitted to the state government, the agency said the crash was an “accident” which could have been averted if the pilots had terminated the journey or changed the flight path in view of adverse weather conditions  – see HeliHub accident data – 2-Sep-09 VT-APG Bell B430 46 miles east of Kurnool,... Read more

NTSB: turbine failure led to fatal California helicopter crash

NTSB: turbine failure led to fatal California helicopter crash

14-May-2010Source: Flightglobal

Cracked turbine blades on a Honeywell LTS101-600A turboshaft engine preceded the May 2008 fatal crash of a single-engined EurocopterAS350 on Santa Catalina Island [file photo]... Read more

UK: Safety Trophy For Commando Helicopter Force

UK: Safety Trophy For Commando Helicopter Force

14-May-2010Source: Royal Navy

It was with a tremendous sense of pride that Royal Marines and Royal Naval personnel of the Commando Helicopter Force were presented with the Fleet Air Arm’s Bambara Flight Safety Trophy for 2009 from Rear Admiral T Cunningham Chief of Staff Aviation. This coveted prize is awarded annually to the Fleet Air Arm unit that... Read more

Teenager charged after shining laser pen at UK police helicopter

Teenager charged after shining laser pen at UK police helicopter

14-May-2010Source: Northern Echo

The crew were able to pinpointed the source of the laser and guided a ground unit to an address in Easington Lane, where a 17-year-old male was arrested.... Read more

Pilot’s family files suit over fatal Arizona EC135 crash

Pilot’s family files suit over fatal Arizona EC135 crash

14-May-2010Source: Seattle Times

A helicopter crash that killed five people north of Phoenix in February was caused by a rotor blade that came apart in midair, according to a lawsuit filed by the pilot’s family. The accident aircraft was N127TS – see HeliHub safety data page... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – April 2010

UK AAIB Bulletin – April 2010

11-May-2010Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Robinson R22 Beta, G-TOMM at Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey on 12-Oct-09 Robinson R44 Astro, G-WEMS at Shobdon Airfield, Herefordshire oin 15-Nov-09... Read more

Ukraine: Air Taurus selects Argus Prism as SMS Solution

Ukraine: Air Taurus selects Argus Prism as SMS Solution

7-May-2010Source: ARGUS International

ARGUS International, Inc (ARGUS) is pleased to welcome Air Taurus, a Ukrainian helicopter operator, as a new PRISM SMS subscriber. Air Taurus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AYR Group. PRISM (Professional Resources in System Management), a wholly owned subsidiary of ARGUS, was introduced last year as the ultimate solution for operators seeking to develop or... Read more

Global Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Steering Group Formed

Global Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Steering Group Formed

7-May-2010Source: Global HFDM

Driven by a desire to increase helicopter safety by promoting best practice and cooperation in the design, support and operation of Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring (HFDM), a new organization has formed to bring all aspects of the industry together – the Global Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Steering Group. The Global HFDM Steering Group was formed... Read more

Medical helicopter industry ‘out of control,’ conference told

Medical helicopter industry ‘out of control,’ conference told

6-May-2010

One of the main issues related to air medical safety, Dr. Bledsoe said, relates to the lack of regulation in the US.  “The helicopter industry can’t be touched because it falls under the Airline Deregulation Act, so states cannot really regulate medical helicopters,” he said.... Read more

HAI Safety Committee Looking for New Members

HAI Safety Committee Looking for New Members

6-May-2010Source: HAI

HAI’s Safety Committee is looking for new members to join its ranks. The primary objective of the Safety Committee is to improve hazard and risk identification, assessment, and mitigation, with the result of eliminating fatalities, accidents, and incidents in the helicopter industry. It also seeks to advise, educate, and consult with HAI members and the... Read more

Crack ‘painted over’ on crash helicopter

Crack ‘painted over’ on crash helicopter

6-May-2010Source: Yahoo

Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation found the main cause of the crash was a cracked clutch shaft. Mr Mulligan said it appeared an inappropriate product was painted over the crack.... Read more

American Eurocopter Appoints 2010 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee

American Eurocopter Appoints 2010 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee

5-May-2010Source: American Eurocopter

Grand Prairie, Texas – American Eurocopter announced today that it has appointed the 2010 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee. The members of this committee will be responsible for evaluating the applications and determining the winner of the prestigious Vision Zero Aviation Safety award, which was established by American Eurocopter with the purpose... Read more

Sacramento teens accused of aiming lasers at police helicopter

Sacramento teens accused of aiming lasers at police helicopter

4-May-2010Source: Nercury News

The helicopter was helping on a robbery search in the south Sacramento area on Friday night when witnesses reported seeing people on the roof of a middle school.... Read more

NEMSPA to distribute sleep and fatigue management program

NEMSPA to distribute sleep and fatigue management program

4-May-2010Source: NEMSPA

The National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) has joined with Alertness Solutions of Cupertino, California to serve as the exclusive distributor of the Z-Coach fatigue management program to members of the 24/7 nation-wide air medical transport community. Z-Coach is an innovative, comprehensive, internet-based program that provides individuals with knowledge, strategies, and tools to enhance safety and... Read more

Maryland paramedic’s family sues federal government for $15M

Maryland paramedic’s family sues federal government for $15M

30-Apr-2010

The attorney for flight paramedic Mickey Lippy’s family said Wednesday that his wife and young daughter deserve restitution for the “negligent acts” of FAA air traffic controllers – who are claimed to have provided outdated weather information... Read more

Cougar S92 inquiry chair calls for more safety progress

Cougar S92 inquiry chair calls for more safety progress

30-Apr-2010Source: CTV

“Progress may not be as fast as some people might like — and perhaps I might like,” said commissioner Robert Wells in an interview.  “But you know, in fairness, they are making progress.”... Read more

NTSB: Pilot of plane had mere seconds to see rising helicopter in NYC air-to-air

NTSB: Pilot of plane had mere seconds to see rising helicopter in NYC air-to-air

30-Apr-2010Source: CNN

The pilot of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over New York’s Hudson River last summer had scant seconds to see the helicopter as it rose to his altitude... Read more

GE Announces Industry’s First Proven Web-based HUMS utilizing Advanced Anomaly Detection technology

GE Announces Industry’s First Proven Web-based HUMS utilizing Advanced Anomaly Detection technology

23-Apr-2010Source: GE Aviation

GE Aviation recently announced the launch of the first proven web-based health and usage monitoring system utilizing GE Advanced Anomaly Detection (AAD) technology. The system is introduced with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, on the AW139 to further enhance its global Customer Support Services. “This application of our Advanced Anomaly Detection technology brings about one of... Read more

HAC sets best practices for oil and gas operations

HAC sets best practices for oil and gas operations

23-Apr-2010Source: HAC

At the recent HAC Convention and Trade Show, outgoing committee chair Robert Gallagher and incoming chair Corey Taylor presented the final draft of the Land Seismic Industry Best Practices on schedule, standards that will now be put to the HAC board of directors for sector-wide adoption. Developed in conjunction with key oil and gas producer... Read more

HAI “Safety — Where Do the Owner/Operators and Their Management Team Fit In?”

HAI “Safety — Where Do the Owner/Operators and Their Management Team Fit In?”

22-Apr-2010Source: HAI

From the “HAI President’s Message” series…. As you are aware, safety is my favorite topic, as I believe it ultimately affects everything we do in our industry — both in the present and for the future. With this in mind, you would think all owner/operators would have a laser focus on this issue, making it... Read more

Nigerian Navy provides for families of pair killed in January AW109 crash

Nigerian Navy provides for families of pair killed in January AW109 crash

21-Apr-2010Source: This Day

As part of the package provided, the Nigerian Navy is to train to the university level, the children of Lt. Commodore Ahmed Tijani Yusuf and Lt Commodore Mailafia Ibrahim, Pilot and Co-Pilot of Nigerian Navy Agusta reconnaissance helicopter... Read more

First accident of a Guimbal Cabri G2

First accident of a Guimbal Cabri G2

20-Apr-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Monday was a sad day for French helicopter manufacturer Guimbal as they recorded the first accident of one of their Cabri G2 two-seaters  at Söllingen Airport in Germany.  More details here – the two occupants were not injured at all. HeliHub.com has a very extensive Safety data section, often picking up data on accidents not... Read more

Eight months after accident, Lee County ponders replacing lost EC145

Eight months after accident, Lee County ponders replacing lost EC145

20-Apr-2010Source: News Press

Administrators are slated to meet Friday to discuss whether to replace the older chopper with a newer model, in addition to replacing the totaled aircraft, which is covered by a $5.4 million insurance policy, after a $25,000 deductible.... Read more

Laptop falls from medical helicopter

Laptop falls from medical helicopter

20-Apr-2010Source: WCCO

The computer fell in the alley behind a home three blocks and across the Mississippi River from St. Cloud Hospital.  Hospital officials said Life Link III had just landed with a patient and was leaving the helipad when the crew’s computer was left on the helicopter’s skid.... Read more

Major Bristow Safety Initiative with TCAS-II

Major Bristow Safety Initiative with TCAS-II

16-Apr-2010Source: Bristow Helicopters

Last Friday 9th April was a very significant first for Bristow. The first commercial flight of a helicopter with the collision avoidance system TCAS-II installed. This safety system, which has been standard on fixed wing aircraft for years, was proven to work on helicopters by an Aberdeen and Redhill based team, and has now been... Read more

Camden man arrested for shining laser pointer at New Jersey ANG helicopter

Camden man arrested for shining laser pointer at New Jersey ANG helicopter

15-Apr-2010Source: Philadelphia Enquirer

New Jersey Air National Guard helicopter pilots have helped Camden police with day and nighttime patrols for the last eight months or so on a “routine basis,” Police Chief Scott Thomson said Tuesday night.... Read more

Winter Park man arrested for pointing laser at Orange County sheriff’s helicopter

Winter Park man arrested for pointing laser at Orange County sheriff’s helicopter

15-Apr-2010Source: WDBO

A Winter Park owner of a security company is facing a list of charges after allegedly shining a laser into the cockpit of an Orange County Sheriff’s helicopter.... Read more

Icelandic volcano cancels North Sea rig support flights

Icelandic volcano cancels North Sea rig support flights

15-Apr-2010Source: HeliHub.com

The eruption under a glacier in the Eyjafjallajoekull area of Iceland is the second in Iceland in less than a month. Aberdeen Airport, central to the majority of North Sea oil rig support helicopter flights, closed at Midnight and the latest update at 04.45 local states “Following advice from the Met Office, the airspace around... Read more

FAA Was Investigating Pilot Involved In Fatal Tahlequah Crash

FAA Was Investigating Pilot Involved In Fatal Tahlequah Crash

14-Apr-2010Source: NewsOn6.com

Accident being referred to involved Robinson R22 registered N3234G (HeliHub.com data page for this accident)  Press reports at the time showed that the accident date was inconclusive with both 14th and 15th October being quoted by different sources – the wreckage not being found until Friday 16th.... Read more

Newfoundland/Labrador safety fix “months away”, say oil companies

Newfoundland/Labrador safety fix “months away”, say oil companies

11-Apr-2010Source: CBC

Oil companies operating in Newfoundland and Labrador say they won’t be able to fully comply with orders to improve offshore helicopter safety until late 2010... Read more

Helicopter task group states safety aim a year on from North Sea crash

Helicopter task group states safety aim a year on from North Sea crash

8-Apr-2010Source: Press & Journal

Accident referred to is in HeliHub.com database here – 01-Apr-09 G-REDL Eurocopter AS332 11m E of Peterhead, UK... Read more

Helicopter pilot survived crash, only to drown later: report

Helicopter pilot survived crash, only to drown later: report

7-Apr-2010Source: Vancouver Sun

Accident referred to occurred 14-Aug-09 C-GTKE Bell B212 between Lillooet and Lytton, Canada – see HeliHub.com data page... Read more

Super Puma’s 16 crash victims remembered one year on

Super Puma’s 16 crash victims remembered one year on

7-Apr-2010Source: BBC

The 16 men who died when a Super Puma helicopter crashed into the North Sea have been remembered on the first anniversary of the tragedy.... Read more

Father of pilot in helicopter crash dropped from lawsuit

Father of pilot in helicopter crash dropped from lawsuit

7-Apr-2010Source: Tahlequah Daily Press

Refers to accident of Robinson R22 N3234G at Tahlequah, OK – see HeliHub.com page for this accident... Read more

HAI’s Operator Safety Award is Open

HAI’s Operator Safety Award is Open

6-Apr-2010Source: HAI

HAI’s Operator Safety Award annually recognizes operating members for safe operations during the previous year. HAI provides one engraved commemorative plaque and year-date medallion at no cost to first time recipients who qualify. Members who renew their membership to the Operator Safety Award will receive a 2009 year medallion to place on their plaques. Applicants... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam says it likely turned down fatal flight because of weather

Air Evac Lifeteam says it likely turned down fatal flight because of weather

25-Mar-2010Source: Jackson Sun

A spokeswoman says weather concerns prompted her medical transport company to turn down what appears to be the flight that led to a fatal Hospital Wing medical helicopter crash in Brownsville early this morning.... Read more

UK: Private pilot on night training flight targeted with laser pen

UK: Private pilot on night training flight targeted with laser pen

23-Mar-2010Source: HeilHub.com

British JetRanger owner Joel Tobias regularly blogs about flying his JetRanger, and it’s great to read stories written by such an enthusiastic private pilot.  However, as he leads his readers through night training exercises, a sense of alarm was raised in a recent missive:- “there were no emergencies, but we did become involved in a... Read more

Orlando Man Charged With Shooting at Sheriff’s Helicopter

Orlando Man Charged With Shooting at Sheriff’s Helicopter

22-Mar-2010Source: The Ledger

An Orlando man is in jail today on charges he shot at a law enforcement helicopter.... Read more

Pilot error blamed in fatal 2008 Air Angels crash

Pilot error blamed in fatal 2008 Air Angels crash

22-Mar-2010Source: Chicago Tribune

The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the fatal 2008 crash of an Air Angels medical helicopter in Aurora to the pilot’s “inadequate preflight planning” and flying too low, which caused the copter to strike a radio tower.... Read more

Billionaire NZ liquor baron fatally flew into cloud – report

Billionaire NZ liquor baron fatally flew into cloud – report

22-Mar-2010Source: NZ Herald

Billionaire businessman Michael Erceg flew his executive helicopter – and the Dutch businessman who was his passenger – into treetops that he apparently failed to see in time, according to a NZ Civil Aviation Authority report... Read more

Seven Arizona air ambulances agree to changes

Seven Arizona air ambulances agree to changes

22-Mar-2010Source: Arizona Daily Star

Seven air ambulance companies have agreed to make changes in how pilots communicate with each other as they approach a Flagstaff hospital. The changes come as a result of the June 2008 mid-air collision of two medical helicopters that killed seven over the skies of Flagstaff.... Read more

CHC Helicopter: World Class Aviation Safety Summit Lands in Vancouver

CHC Helicopter: World Class Aviation Safety Summit Lands in Vancouver

18-Mar-2010Source: CHC

Three weeks after welcoming the world for the Olympic Games, one of the world’s largest flight safety conferences lands in Vancouver on March 22, attracting more than 500 delegates to hear aviation safety experts from all over the world. The CHC Safety and Quality Summit is a non-profit event dedicated entirely to flight safety that... Read more

HeliFlite Shares Receives Prestigious Argus Platinum Rating

HeliFlite Shares Receives Prestigious Argus Platinum Rating

17-Mar-2010Source: HeliFlite Shares

HeliFlite is honored to announce that it has received the prestigious ARGUS Platinum rating by ARGUS International, Inc., the worldwide leader in performing on-site safety audits for corporate flight departments, charter operators, and commercial airlines. “ARGUS is pleased to include HeliFlite Shares on the exclusive list of ARGUS Platinum rated charter operators,” stated Joe Moeggenberg,... Read more

Second NASA controlled helicopter crash “successful”

Second NASA controlled helicopter crash “successful”

15-Mar-2010Source: NASA

The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was a smashing success, literally — just as engineers had predicted. “Three, two, one, release,” said the technician on the loudspeaker at the Landing and Impact Research Facility. With that countdown the helicopter smacked hard into the concrete.... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – March 2010

UK AAIB Bulletin – March 2010

13-Mar-2010Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Robinson R44 Raven G-CDXB at Culter Helipad, Aberdeenshire on 07-Oct-09 Robinson R44 Raven II G-TIMC at Barnsdale Hotel, near Rutland Water, Rutland on 27-Sep-09 Rotorway Executive 162F G-JONG at 1.5 miles East of Bullington Cross on... Read more

Pilot in fatal helicopter crash had meth in system, records show

Pilot in fatal helicopter crash had meth in system, records show

12-Mar-2010Source: Tulsa World

Accident being referred to involved Robinson R22 registered N3234G (HeliHub.com data page for this accident)  Press reports at the time showed that the accident date was inconclusive with both 14th and 15th October being quoted by different sources – the wreckage not being found until Friday 16th.... Read more

SkyTrac Systems Sponsors CHC Safety and Quality Summit 2010

SkyTrac Systems Sponsors CHC Safety and Quality Summit 2010

11-Mar-2010Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 2010 CHC Safety and Quality Summit March 22-24 in Vancouver BC. SkyTrac recognizes the importance in contributing to an event that promotes safety in aviation, and is proud to be involved. Steve Fuhr, VP and Director of Business Development and Mike Zelin, Director of International Sales and... Read more

HAI’s Operator Safety Award is Now Open

HAI’s Operator Safety Award is Now Open

11-Mar-2010Source: HAI

HAI’s Operator Safety Award annually recognizes operating members for safe operations during the previous year. HAI provides one engraved commemorative plaque and year-date medallion at no cost to first time recipients who qualify. Members who renew their membership to the Operator Safety Award will receive a 2009 year medallion to place on their plaques. Applicants... Read more

Cougar S92 inquiry renews calls for separate safety agency to oversee Newfoundland offshore

Cougar S92 inquiry renews calls for separate safety agency to oversee Newfoundland offshore

11-Mar-2010Source: Canadian Press

Observers, experts and employees said the crash of Cougar Flight 491 highlighted the need for a separate safety agency to replace an offshore regulator that has the competing tasks of promoting the industry and protecting workers... Read more

HeliHub.com provides news via Google Buzz for GMail users

HeliHub.com provides news via Google Buzz for GMail users

10-Mar-2010Source: HeliHub.com

As part of the continued expansion of HeliHub.com, all of our news articles are now available on the Google Buzz platform.  Seen initially as a cross between Facebook and Twitter, Buzz is fast carving out its own niche in the social networking world.  Google’s launch of Buzz was not without its controversy, but has now... Read more

AgustaWestland summoned to explain AW119 crash which injured Ugandan President

AgustaWestland summoned to explain AW119 crash which injured Ugandan President

10-Mar-2010Source: Daily Monitor

HeliHub.com accident report – click here 07-Mar-10 5X-MAC AgustaWestland AW119 Bugiri, Uganda... Read more

HAI Releases New Wire Strike Safety Awareness Video Online

HAI Releases New Wire Strike Safety Awareness Video Online

10-Mar-2010Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI) has released a new, online aviation wire strike safety awareness video. “Surviving the Wires Environment” is posted as a streaming video on the HAI Web site, and can be viewed for free by HAI members and nonmembers. The video was produced in cooperation with Southern California Edison (SCE) and AEGIS Insurance... Read more

North Sea Helicopter Traffic Safety Improves with Sensis Wide Area Multilateration

North Sea Helicopter Traffic Safety Improves with Sensis Wide Area Multilateration

10-Mar-2010Source: Sensis

NATS Services is now using Sensis Corporation’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland for helicopter flight following. Air traffic controllers are using the WAM surveillance information as a supplement to established procedural flight rules until the WAM system completes testing and regulatory approval for flight information services later this... Read more

NTSB: AS350 design contributed to fatal April 2008 crash

NTSB: AS350 design contributed to fatal April 2008 crash

4-Mar-2010Source: KTUU

Floor-mounted fuel controls on a helicopter that crashed in 2008 near Chickaloon, killing four people and injuring one, contributed to the accident according to a NTSB report released Wednesday... Read more

GCAA hosts meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council Helicopter Safety Team

GCAA hosts meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council Helicopter Safety Team

3-Mar-2010Source: Emirates News Agency

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) hosted a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Helicopter Safety Team (GCCHST), attended by all helicopter operators in UAE, Qatar and KSA.... Read more

HeliHub.com adds gallery on Flickr for website user photos

HeliHub.com adds gallery on Flickr for website user photos

3-Mar-2010Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com continues its expansion with the addition of a gallery on the popular image bank website Flickr.com The Flickr gallery provides users of HeliHub.com the opportunity to upload their own photos, and over time this will become a very valuable resource.  In time, HeliHub.com will utilise this gallery to provide imagery on the website itself... Read more

Bursary and scholarship program established to remember Cougar Flight 491

Bursary and scholarship program established to remember Cougar Flight 491

2-Mar-2010Source: News 880AM

A scholarship and bursary program has been established in the memory of the 17 victims of the crash of Cougar Flight 491 off Newfoundland last year.... Read more

Bristow urged to improve training after crash

Bristow urged to improve training after crash

27-Feb-2010Source: Evening Express

Accident investigators have now made several recommendations for Bristow Helicopters, which is based at Aberdeen Airport.  The incident on November 21, 2006, happened near the Dutch port of Den Helder... Read more

Paramedic to sue over helicopter fall

Paramedic to sue over helicopter fall

24-Feb-2010Source: Cairns.com.au

A paramedic who may never walk again after a helicopter winch line snapped during a Torres Strait rescue is launching legal action over the accident.... Read more

Eurocopter – Applying innovation for increased flight safety and more eco-friendly helicopters

Eurocopter – Applying innovation for increased flight safety and more eco-friendly helicopters

24-Feb-2010Source: American Eurocopter

The Heli-Expo 2010 trade show is spotlighting a range of innovations that will help keep American Eurocopter at the forefront of the U.S. rotary-wing marketplace with helicopters that are even safer and more environmentally friendly. Technologies displayed at Heli-Expo 2010 by parent company Eurocopter (stand #3128) include revolutionary main rotor blade designs that reduce noise... Read more

AgustaWestland retools tail boom for retrofit on AW139

AgustaWestland retools tail boom for retrofit on AW139

24-Feb-2010Source: AIN

AgustaWestland is assuring customers with helicopters on order that it will deliver them with a newly designed boom starting in April.... Read more

Pilot fatigue led to fatal mid-air between two R22s

Pilot fatigue led to fatal mid-air between two R22s

18-Feb-2010Source: WA Today

The two Robinson R22s were reported in HeliHub.com here:- 05-May-09 VH-PHT Robinson R22 Springvale station north of Halls Creek, Australia (1F) 05-May-09 VH-HCB Robinson R22 Springvale station north of Halls Creek, Australia (1F)... Read more

Blade Separation Preceded EC135 Crash

Blade Separation Preceded EC135 Crash

18-Feb-2010Source: AIN

Incident referred to reported in HeliHub.com here 14-Feb-10 N127TS Eurocopter EC135 Cave Creek, US-Arizona (5F)... Read more

Virginia State Police pilot nominated in All-Star contest

Virginia State Police pilot nominated in All-Star contest

17-Feb-2010Source: America's Most Wanted

This follows an incident where Aviation Sergeant Don Childs safely landed his Bell 407 after being shot seven times (see HeliHub.com accident report)... Read more

Newfoundland oil firms ordered to have rescue helicopter available

Newfoundland oil firms ordered to have rescue helicopter available

14-Feb-2010Source: Chronicle Herald

The regulators of Newfoundland’s oil industry have ordered a faster emergency response after the head of an inquiry into offshore helicopter safety made an urgent call for improvement.... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – February 2010

UK AAIB Bulletin – February 2010

13-Feb-2010Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Robinson R44 Clipper G-DBUG at Welshpool Airport, Powys on 09-Jul-09 Robinson R44 Raven G-EKKO at Swansea Airport on 29-Mar-09... Read more

Columbia Helicopters To Clarify Unfounded Allegations Related to Fatal Carson S61 Crash

Columbia Helicopters To Clarify Unfounded Allegations Related to Fatal Carson S61 Crash

12-Feb-2010Source: Columbia Helicopters

Columbia Helicopters will hold a press/industry briefing at 10:00 AM Monday, February 22, 2010, regarding certain unfounded allegations related to the crash of a Carson Helicopters’ S-61 in 2008. Members of the media and all interested industry personnel are invited to attend. Columbia Helicopters’ Vice President of Marketing, Todd Petersen, and General Legal Counsel, Tonya... Read more

Mexico accident rate three times world average – Eurocopter commits to help

Mexico accident rate three times world average – Eurocopter commits to help

11-Feb-2010Source: La Jornada

Eurocopter’s Serge Durand  said that it is disturbing that while the worldwide helicopter accident rate is 4.5 per 100 thousand flight hours in Mexico is three times greater... Read more

Turkey buzzard ends up on lap of R22 pilot

Turkey buzzard ends up on lap of R22 pilot

10-Feb-2010

Appleton said. “I didn’t even see the impact. I had lost sight of him and I just heard a loud boom, and then there I am flying with a turkey buzzard sitting on my lap, on top of my forearm.”... Read more

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