Safety

08-Nov-14 ZK-HOL Composite Helicopters KC518 Silverdale, New Zealand

08-Nov-14 ZK-HOL Composite Helicopters KC518 Silverdale, New Zealand

8-Nov-2014

Emergency field landing on a test flight, ending up with helicopter lying on its side.  Pilot Peter Maloney was attended to on site, while co-pilot Herbert Idelon was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.  Location was two miles north-east of their intended destination – their home base North Shore Airfield.  See also interview... Read more

06-Nov-14 Boeing AH-64 Boise, US-Idaho (2F)

06-Nov-14 Boeing AH-64 Boise, US-Idaho (2F)

6-Nov-2014

Crashed on night training mission.  The two pilos were named as Chief Warrant Officers Stien P. Gearhart, 50, of Meridian and Jon L. Hartway, 43, of Kun... Read more

02-Nov-14 Mil Mi-2 Yamal, Russia (2F)

02-Nov-14 Mil Mi-2 Yamal, Russia (2F)

2-Nov-2014

Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has confirmed the death of two persons in the crash of a private Mi-2 helicopter in Yamal, northwest Siberia.  Heliccopter crashed into a lake and only the tail visible above the water... Read more

01-Nov-14 N710DP Bell 407 Denver, US-Colorado

01-Nov-14 N710DP Bell 407 Denver, US-Colorado

1-Nov-2014

Night emergency landing into public park after bird strike broke chin window... Read more

Australia gets new Director of Aviation Safety

Australia gets new Director of Aviation Safety

31-Oct-2014Source: CASA

Mr Mark Skidmore AM has been appointed as the new Director of Aviation Safety at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). The chairman of CASA’s Board Dr Allan Hawke AC announced the five year appointment today. Mr Skidmore has more than 30 years experience in both civilian and military aviation. “Mark Skidmore brings a wealth... Read more

31-Oct-14 C-FRCG Robinson R44 Calgary, Canada

31-Oct-14 C-FRCG Robinson R44 Calgary, Canada

31-Oct-2014

Traffic monitoring helicopter makes emergency landing in school field.  No damage to helicopter... Read more

30-Oct-14 G-MOGY Robinson R22 Acklington, UK

30-Oct-14 G-MOGY Robinson R22 Acklington, UK

30-Oct-2014

Two POB to hospital.  Information suggests that the skid toes stuck into the ground during a run-on landing, causing the helicopter to cartwheel.  No vertical force in the accident as skids have not splayed out.  Skid toes missing forward of front skid legs, and nose “turned up” where helicopter cartwheeled onto its nose... Read more

Oil & Gas UK comments on UK Government’s response to offshore helicopter safety report

Oil & Gas UK comments on UK Government’s response to offshore helicopter safety report

28-Oct-2014Source: Oil Gas

The Transport Select Committee published its report on offshore helicopter safety in July. Oil & Gas UK Chief Executive Malcolm Webb responded in a letter to the Committee report at the time. Today (October 27), the Government published its response to the Transport Select Committee Report alongside comments from Malcolm Webb’s letter. Oil & Gas... Read more

28-Oct-14 ZK-ITJ MD Helicopters MD500E Brunswick, New Zealand (1F)

28-Oct-14 ZK-ITJ MD Helicopters MD500E Brunswick, New Zealand (1F)

28-Oct-2014

Struck wires while spraying at low level, killing pilot Peter Robb... Read more

28-Oct-14 Stanthorpe, Australia

28-Oct-14 Stanthorpe, Australia

28-Oct-2014

Helicopter clipped powerlines, causing it to crash.  The accident caused a 30 acre grass fire... Read more

28-Oct-14 Airbus EC225 North Sea, UK

28-Oct-14 Airbus EC225 North Sea, UK

28-Oct-2014

Faulty indicator led to precautionary landing on Forties Charlie platform instead of intended destination at Forties Unity... Read more

28-Oct-14 Robinson R44 Nyabihu, Rwanda

28-Oct-14 Robinson R44 Nyabihu, Rwanda

28-Oct-2014

Heavy landing on hillside.  One of four POB had minor injuries... Read more

27-Oct-14 N5204X Airbus AS350B2 Bisbee, US-Arizona

27-Oct-14 N5204X Airbus AS350B2 Bisbee, US-Arizona

27-Oct-2014

Details sketchy, but Border Patrol pilot (only POB) was taken to hospital for evaluation... Read more

25-Oct-14 N108LN Airbus AS350B3 Denver, US-Colorado

25-Oct-14 N108LN Airbus AS350B3 Denver, US-Colorado

25-Oct-2014

Hit flock of ducks on practice approach, breaking the windshield.  Helicopter landed with no further damage... Read more

24-Oct-14 N7192K Robinson R44 Harper, US-Texas

24-Oct-14 N7192K Robinson R44 Harper, US-Texas

24-Oct-2014

Helicopter struck trees and crashed.  Helicopter is actively used for game capture, although nothing suggests it was being put to this use at the time of the accident... Read more

24-Oct-14 I-DUEK Airbus AS350B3 Trodena, Italy

24-Oct-14 I-DUEK Airbus AS350B3 Trodena, Italy

24-Oct-2014

During take off (aerial work ops) in a mountain and wooded area, the main rotor hit a tree.  Damages to the main blades, to the tail boom and the tail rotor.... Read more

23-Oct-14 N7518Q Robinson R44 Frederick, US-Maryland (3F)

23-Oct-14 N7518Q Robinson R44 Frederick, US-Maryland (3F)

23-Oct-2014

Mid-air collision with Cirrus fixed wing N122ES.  Helicopter crashed fatally in an industrial area.  Total of three fatal – named later as Christopher David Parsons, 29, of Westminster, an instructor for Advanced Helicopter Concepts.  William Jenkins, 47, of Colorado, and Breandan J. MacFawn, 35, of Cumberland, were also killed... Read more

23-Oct-14 C-GLVP Hughes 300C Chemin du Lac Mourier, Canada

23-Oct-14 C-GLVP Hughes 300C Chemin du Lac Mourier, Canada

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

23-Oct-14 N72595 Bell UH-1H Rio Grande City, US-Texas

23-Oct-14 N72595 Bell UH-1H Rio Grande City, US-Texas

23-Oct-2014

Port side cabin door separated and hit tail rotor.  Landed with no further incident... Read more

23-Oct-14 N418SV Bell 206B Palm Beach, US-Florida

23-Oct-14 N418SV Bell 206B Palm Beach, US-Florida

23-Oct-2014

Substantially damaged.  FAA website provides no further information at this time... Read more

14-Oct-14 Robinson R44 Rooibokkraal, South Africa (1F)

14-Oct-14 Robinson R44 Rooibokkraal, South Africa (1F)

18-Oct-2014

2000 hr pilot Bernhard de Beer flying his own helicopter on a route he covers most days.  Crashed fatally and completely burned out... Read more

18-Oct-14 D-HAVG Guimbal Cabri Egelsbach, Germany

18-Oct-14 D-HAVG Guimbal Cabri Egelsbach, Germany

18-Oct-2014

Main transmission belt came loose, causing engine to lose power.  Emergency landing completed successfully but uneven ground caused temporary instability which led to one main blade contacting and cutting tail boom.... Read more

EASA GA Safety Conference comes to a close

EASA GA Safety Conference comes to a close

17-Oct-2014Source: EASA

The EASA Safety Conference 2014 on General Aviation (GA) was closed by EASA Executive Director, Patrick Ky. The two day conference had more than 350 attendants, representing 250 organisations from 30 countries. It was one of the biggest conferences on General Aviation to be conducted in Europe with more than 50 speakers related to GA... Read more

Successful implementation of the new redesigned shaft on first EC225s/EC725s

Successful implementation of the new redesigned shaft on first EC225s/EC725s

17-Oct-2014Source: Airbus

Airbus Helicopters is working alongside operators of its EC225 and EC725 aircraft to implement the final step of its proven solution: the retrofit of the worldwide EC225/EC725 fleet with the redesigned bevel gear vertical shaft, which was certified in April of this year. Since the previous safety measures were put in place in July 2013,... Read more

17-Oct-14 N852BP Eurocopter AS350B3 Lordsburg, US-New Mexico

17-Oct-14 N852BP Eurocopter AS350B3 Lordsburg, US-New Mexico

17-Oct-2014

Dynamic rollover on take-off... Read more

17-Oct-14 N227FT Robinson R22 Kona, US-Hawaii

17-Oct-14 N227FT Robinson R22 Kona, US-Hawaii

17-Oct-2014

Tail rotor struck ground on training flight... Read more

21-Oct-14 N145PR Eurocopter EC130 Pasadena, US-Texas

21-Oct-14 N145PR Eurocopter EC130 Pasadena, US-Texas

17-Oct-2014

Force landing in field at night.  No apparent damage given flights reported on FlightAware.com on 23-Oct-14 and 27-Oct-14  – but incident was reported by FAA... Read more

16-Oct-14 Sikorsky S92 Aberdeen, UK

16-Oct-14 Sikorsky S92 Aberdeen, UK

16-Oct-2014

A spokesman for CHC said: “An aircraft returned to Aberdeen International Airport after a crew noted a technical fault during the early stages of an off shore flight.... Read more

16-Oct-14 N59541 Bell 206B Prattville, US-Alabama

16-Oct-14 N59541 Bell 206B Prattville, US-Alabama

16-Oct-2014

Main blades contacted tail boom on landing, helicopter destroyed... Read more

Helibrás starts building Simulator and Training Center in Rio

Helibrás starts building Simulator and Training Center in Rio

13-Oct-2014Source: Helibras

As part of the contract of the H-XBR project, signed with the Ministry of Defence to supply EC725 helicopters to the armed forces with training and support, Helibras started building in Rio de Janeiro, its new Center for Training and Simulation (CTS ). Located in Recreio in the west of the city, the work is... Read more

5 Attitudes That Every Helicopter Pilot Needs to Reject

5 Attitudes That Every Helicopter Pilot Needs to Reject

12-Oct-2014Source: IHST

Many helicopter accidents involve pilots who allow themselves to be influenced by hazardous attitudes that cause them to take unnecessary chances. As a pilot, the less often you allow yourself to act upon a hazardous attitude, the safer your flying will become. It should be remembered that every pilot probably has had or will have... Read more

12-Oct-14 Sikorsky SH-60 Kartepe, Turkey (4F)

12-Oct-14 Sikorsky SH-60 Kartepe, Turkey (4F)

12-Oct-2014

Turkish Navy Black Hawk had controlled flight into terrain in poor weather.  All 4 POB killed... Read more

12-Oct-14 C-FTAW Heliot Bagotsville, Canada

12-Oct-14 C-FTAW Heliot Bagotsville, Canada

12-Oct-2014

Rolled over during initial lift-off from wooded area.  2 POB uninjured The helicopter sustained damage mainly to its rotor blades.  Amateur design/build type CADORS 2014Q2171... Read more

12-Oct-14 D-HUGI Robinson R22 Zöblen, Austria

12-Oct-14 D-HUGI Robinson R22 Zöblen, Austria

12-Oct-2014

 loss of engine power whilst on a flight from Wiedergeltingen to Jungholz and was badly damaged in an emergency landing at Mt. Schönkahler near Zöblen, Tyrol, Austria. The helicopter landed hard with its right skid and was damaged beyond repair. 63-year-old pilot o.k., 1 passenger on board minor injured... Read more

11-Oct-14 M-518 AgustaWestland AW101 Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

11-Oct-14 M-518 AgustaWestland AW101 Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

11-Oct-2014

Helicopter ended up on its side in incident at 2200 hours local time.... Read more

10-Oct-14 Mil Mi-8 Tuva, Russia (14F)

10-Oct-14 Mil Mi-8 Tuva, Russia (14F)

10-Oct-2014

Helicopter crashed into a mountainside amid low cloud and falling snow and caught fire when it hit the ground   There were 11 passengers and 3 crew members on board .  Wreckage not found until 07-Aug-15 and reported 08-Aug-15... Read more

10-Oct-14 Bell OH-58 Pedernales, Dominican Republic

10-Oct-14 Bell OH-58 Pedernales, Dominican Republic

10-Oct-2014

Army helicopter with 4 POB.  Tail boom chopped off just forward of the stabilizer, and at the root attachment.  One of those on board was reported to be Major General José Matos de la Cruz, chief of the Army, who was unharmed.  The other three on board – including director of Military Intelligence, Hichi Mercedes... Read more

10-Oct-14 Sikorsky S92 Aberdeen, UK

10-Oct-14 Sikorsky S92 Aberdeen, UK

10-Oct-2014

At around 11.15am, fire crews were called to Dyce, after the pilot of the CHC S92 alerted air traffic control and asked for emergency crews to be placed on stand-by as it made a return to base landing.  Landed safely... Read more

10-Oct-14 N229LA Eurocopter AS350B2 Los Angeles, US-California

10-Oct-14 N229LA Eurocopter AS350B2 Los Angeles, US-California

10-Oct-2014

Emergency night landing in public park... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2014

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2014

9-Oct-2014Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Aircraft Accident Report 3/2014 – Agusta A109E (G-CRST), collided with a crane, St George Wharf, Vauxhall, London, 16 January 2013 Enstrom 280C (G-IDUP), Northampton/Sywell Aerodrome on 3 June 2014... Read more

09-Oct-14 JA6741 Eurocopter AS332L1 Tsumagoi, Japan

09-Oct-14 JA6741 Eurocopter AS332L1 Tsumagoi, Japan

9-Oct-2014Source: 2413

5-6kg section of insecure load dropped from 100m during underslung operations... Read more

Victims of Cougar 491 and 1985 Universal Helicopter Crashes Honoured

Victims of Cougar 491 and 1985 Universal Helicopter Crashes Honoured

8-Oct-2014Source: NFL

A beacon of remembrance was lit at Quidi Vidi Lake yesterday as the Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, officially dedicated the Offshore Helicopter Accident Memorial. The memorial pays tribute to the victims of Cougar 491 and the 1985 Universal Helicopter crashes. “After centuries of making our living from the sea, our province... Read more

08-Oct-14 Bell 407 Beiji, Iraq (2F)

08-Oct-14 Bell 407 Beiji, Iraq (2F)

8-Oct-2014

The helicopter was allegedly downed by IS with a shoulder fired missile.  One report says three fatalities... Read more

08-Oct-14 Kamov Ka32 Jincheon, Korea

08-Oct-14 Kamov Ka32 Jincheon, Korea

8-Oct-2014

2 of 3 POB injured in heavy field landing.  helicopter remained upright but tail and all rotor blades badly damaged... Read more

New rules for ‘larger’ workers on offshore helicopter flights

New rules for ‘larger’ workers on offshore helicopter flights

7-Oct-2014Source: BBC

New rules are to be introduced on the size of oil workers travelling to and from offshore installations by helicopter. See Full Story... Read more

07-Oct-14 ZK-HBQ Robinson R44 Kahurangi, New Zealand (1F)

07-Oct-14 ZK-HBQ Robinson R44 Kahurangi, New Zealand (1F)

7-Oct-2014

Cause unknown.  Helicopter went missing on flight from Karamea to Nelson and the wreckage was not found for a further four days.  The deceased pilot was named as Damian Webster... Read more

07-Oct-14 N603CF AgustaWestland AW119 Chiriaco Summit, US-California

07-Oct-14 N603CF AgustaWestland AW119 Chiriaco Summit, US-California

7-Oct-2014

Tail rotor struck fence at airport... Read more

07-Oct-14 VH-CLR Bell 206B Cooktown, Australia

07-Oct-14 VH-CLR Bell 206B Cooktown, Australia

7-Oct-2014

The Bell 206 helicopter was conducting a passenger carrying charter flight with passengers and has collided with terrain on Mt Cook. The helicopter has rolled onto its side and there are two persons with serious injuries and two with minor injuries.  One press report quotes the local Mayor saying that the helicopter was hovering close... Read more

NASA Helicopter Test a Smashing Success

NASA Helicopter Test a Smashing Success

6-Oct-2014Source: NASA

The successful crash test of a former Marine helicopter could help lead to safer civilian and military helicopters, according to NASA aeronautics researchers. The full-scale test sent the fuselage and its 15 dummy occupants crashing into the dirt at NASA Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research facility in Hampton, Virginia, at about 30 miles an... Read more

06-Oct-14 Bell CH-124 Eastern Passage, Canada

06-Oct-14 Bell CH-124 Eastern Passage, Canada

6-Oct-2014

Emergency landing after gearbox sensor detected an anomaly. Landed at Hartland Point Golf Course and was then towed by road to 12 Wing Shearwater.... Read more

04-Oct-14 N335AE Bell 206L.1 Wichita Falls, US-Texas (3F)

04-Oct-14 N335AE Bell 206L.1 Wichita Falls, US-Texas (3F)

4-Oct-2014

Accident on night EMS flight just one block short of its intended landing spot at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, inbound from Waurika, OK.  Patient (named here as 26-year-old Buddy Rhodes) killed in the accident, and the three crew named here as pilot Zechariah Smith, flight nurse Leslie Stewart and flight paramedic Erasmus J. Vandercolff... Read more

04-Oct-14 N4426M Bell 206B Atlanta, US-Arkansas

04-Oct-14 N4426M Bell 206B Atlanta, US-Arkansas

4-Oct-2014

Attempting to take off from a helicopter transport trailer in a cleared section of pine forest . For some reason the helicopter never made it fully airborne, and tipped over on its starboard side beside the trailer.  Robert Dale Garzolini, pilot and owner of Terre Haute Helicopters, West Terre Haute, IN, was injured... Read more

04-Oct-14 N490H Eurocopter AS350B3 Lubbock, US-Texas

04-Oct-14 N490H Eurocopter AS350B3 Lubbock, US-Texas

4-Oct-2014

Contacted fence on landing... Read more

Future of Helicopter Safety Outlined at Oil & Gas UK Breakfast Briefing

Future of Helicopter Safety Outlined at Oil & Gas UK Breakfast Briefing

3-Oct-2014Source: Oil & Gas UK

The continuing steps being taken to improve further the safety of offshore helicopter flights will be outlined to the oil and gas sector on Thursday (October 2). Seven months after the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) published its ‘CAP1145’ report containing a series of actions and recommendations for helicopter safety, Oil & Gas UK is... Read more

03-Oct-14 N409TD Bell 407 New York, US-New York

03-Oct-14 N409TD Bell 407 New York, US-New York

3-Oct-2014

Bird strike, penetrating the windshield, which shattered – causing only minor injury to the front-seat passenger.  Note – wrongly reported elsewhere as N410TD.  N409TD confirmed by FAA report and this news story which refers to the ATC call “zero nine tango delta”.  pilot made an emergency landing at the West 30th St. HP... Read more

03-Oct-14 N500LK MD Helicopters MD500E Briarcliff, US-New York

03-Oct-14 N500LK MD Helicopters MD500E Briarcliff, US-New York

3-Oct-2014

Emergency landing in school field after warning light illuminated... Read more

Helicopter memorial unveiled in Newfoundland

Helicopter memorial unveiled in Newfoundland

2-Oct-2014Source: The Telegram

There was no real reason for the family members of those named to wait before laying their flowers. So they didn’t. They had long ago waited enough — for news, for remains, for investigations and reports. See full story... Read more

02-Oct-14 HB-ZJC Eurocopter EC130 Bart, France (5F)

02-Oct-14 HB-ZJC Eurocopter EC130 Bart, France (5F)

2-Oct-2014

Helicopter took off from Lausanne, Switzerland and has crashed in France – reportedly just prior to landing at Montbéliard – Courcelles Aerodrome. Weather reported as foggy and press report says that pilot was looking for a gap in the cloud to land at the airfield.  Five of seven POB killed when helicopter landed on a... Read more

02-Oct-14 N49746 Bell 206B Woodsboro, US-Texas

02-Oct-14 N49746 Bell 206B Woodsboro, US-Texas

2-Oct-2014

Low level pipeline patrol and “lost power”.  Written off.  On board were pilot Michael Orlowsky. 48, of West Plains, Missouri; Kevin Douglas Smothers, 44, of Minnesota; and Ronald Justin Dietz, 28, of Sinton.  Orlowsky and Smothers were described as being in critical condition with no word on Dietz Halo Flight attended with a Bell 407... Read more

01-Oct-14 HAL Cheetah Bharthaul, India (3F)

01-Oct-14 HAL Cheetah Bharthaul, India (3F)

1-Oct-2014

Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army taking part in the ongoing military exercise at the Jat Regimetanl Centre (JRC) at Bareilly crashed minutes after take-off killing all three on board.  It had gained only a few hundred metres in height when it caught fire mid-air.  Another report states it was a maintenance flight.  The three... Read more

01-Oct-14 Bell-Boeing MV-22 Arabian Gulf, Bahrain (1F)

01-Oct-14 Bell-Boeing MV-22 Arabian Gulf, Bahrain (1F)

1-Oct-2014

Osprey temporarily lost power after taking off from the amphibious ship Makin Island. temporarily hitting the water before the pilot regained control.  In that moment, two Marine air crewmen aboard jumped out when it looked like the Osprey was going into the ocean, with only one recovered.  The search for the second has been called... Read more

28-Sep-14 N7062U Helicycle Gallatin, US-Tennessee (1F)

28-Sep-14 N7062U Helicycle Gallatin, US-Tennessee (1F)

29-Sep-2014

Crashed on take off from private property near the intersection of Old Douglas Lane and Old Flynn Road.  Owner/pilot James Lee died in the accident... Read more

29-Sep-14 Bell 412CF Shaw Island, Canada

29-Sep-14 Bell 412CF Shaw Island, Canada

29-Sep-2014

Precautionary landing after rotor blades struck a wire on the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Sir William Alexander... Read more

29-Sep-14 074 Sikorsky S61 Meloy, Norway

29-Sep-14 074 Sikorsky S61 Meloy, Norway

29-Sep-2014

Hoist cable snapped and flicked up into main rotor disc. No damage in subsequent emergency landing... Read more

29-Sep-14 N557CP MD Helicopters MD500E Columbus, US-Ohio

29-Sep-14 N557CP MD Helicopters MD500E Columbus, US-Ohio

29-Sep-2014

Precautionary night landing in Hamilton Road near Groves Road.  It was determined that the helicopter had a faulty gauge.... Read more

28-Sep-14 Warmun, Australia

28-Sep-14 Warmun, Australia

28-Sep-2014

“It appears the pilot had attempted a take-off, however clipped a tree on the way up which caused the helicopter to roll and crash,” police spokesman said.  Pilot and his passenger/grandson not seriously injured... Read more

27-Sep-14 HS-CCN Eurocopter EC130 Naung Mon, Myanmar (1F)

27-Sep-14 HS-CCN Eurocopter EC130 Naung Mon, Myanmar (1F)

27-Sep-2014

Crashed in jungle on flight searching for two missing mountaineers.  Wreckage found three days later.  Two occupants (pilot  Capt Chatchawal Thanthong and experienced mountain trekker U Shwe Yin Taw Gyi) hiked for some time and were located further days after that according to this report.  The third (Myanmar co-pilot Aung Myat Toe who navigated) was... Read more

27-Sep-14 AgustaWestland Lynx Fryton, UK

27-Sep-14 AgustaWestland Lynx Fryton, UK

27-Sep-2014

Precautionary field landing after malfunction on night flight... Read more

26-Sep-14 N7026J Robinson R22 Albuquerque, US-New Mexico

26-Sep-14 N7026J Robinson R22 Albuquerque, US-New Mexico

26-Sep-2014

Force landing after power loss... Read more

26-Sep-14 G-CIGZ Sikorsky S92 Aberdeen, UK

26-Sep-14 G-CIGZ Sikorsky S92 Aberdeen, UK

26-Sep-2014

Emergency landing with 3 POB.  Declared emergency at 2.20pm and landed at airport safely 2.39pm... Read more

ARGUS Sponsors PSAAC and Accreditation Standard with PRISM for Law Enforcement

ARGUS Sponsors PSAAC and Accreditation Standard with PRISM for Law Enforcement

25-Sep-2014Source: ARGUS

ARGUS International, Inc. has entered into a Sponsorship Agreement with the Public Safety Aviation Accreditation Commission (PSAAC), also known has the Airborne Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. The Agreement recognizes ARGUS’s support of PSAAC as the official accreditation authority for the airborne law enforcement community and PSAAC recognizes ARGUS’ as an official sponsor of the PSAAC‘s... Read more

25-Sep-14 ZS-OFJ Robinson R44 Rand Airport, South Africa (2F)

25-Sep-14 ZS-OFJ Robinson R44 Rand Airport, South Africa (2F)

25-Sep-2014

Crashed in open field not far short of landing at Rand Airport. Both people on board killed – pilot named here as Blake Simpson.   The helicopter caught fire after impact and was completely destroyed.... Read more

25-Sep-14 N152CA Bell 206B Pushmataha County, US-Oklahoma

25-Sep-14 N152CA Bell 206B Pushmataha County, US-Oklahoma

25-Sep-2014

Crashed in unknown circumstances... Read more

Protean wins Airbus Helicopters Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award

Protean wins Airbus Helicopters Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award

23-Sep-2014Source: Airbus

Airbus HelicoptersInc. (AHI)is proud to announce that Protean LLC has been honored as the 2014 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award recipient for development of the LZControl.com database, a free flight safety service the companyprovides the air medical industry. Jennifer Hardcastle, Sales Manager – Air Medical Specialist for Airbus Helicopters Inc., presented Protean CEO John Cornett... Read more

23-Sep-14 YV-2537 Bell 206B Tumeremo, Venezuela (3F)

23-Sep-14 YV-2537 Bell 206B Tumeremo, Venezuela (3F)

23-Sep-2014

Crashed into heavy wooded area and wreckage not found until 05-Oct-14.  Pilot David Guerra had reported loss of power and autorotated into the jungle... Read more

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