US-California

27-May-15 N138HA Hiller UH-12E Wasco, US-California

27-May-15 N138HA Hiller UH-12E Wasco, US-California

27-May-2015

Crashed from low level into an onion field during agricultural operations.  Pilot seriously injured, including both legs broken and 80% burns in the post-crash fire... Read more

11-May-15 Bell AH-1W South Gate, US-California

11-May-15 Bell AH-1W South Gate, US-California

11-May-2015

Emergency landing Monday in the bed of the Los Angeles River near South Gate due to electrical problem.  No injuries to 2 POB or damage to the helicopter.  Military registration not known, but carries squadron code 423 by the nose... Read more

DynCorp renews Cal Fire support contract

DynCorp renews Cal Fire support contract

17-Apr-2015Source: DynCorp

DynCorp International (DI) announced today that they have been awarded a contract to continue supporting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) aviation program helping suppress and control wildfires. Work will be performed at McClellan Park in Sacramento, California, and aircraft are deployed throughout 12 air tactical and 10 helitack bases throughout... Read more

17-Apr-15 N103CG MD Helicopters MD520 Burbank, US-California

17-Apr-15 N103CG MD Helicopters MD520 Burbank, US-California

17-Apr-2015

Bird strike, breaking an antenna. Safe emergency landing made... Read more

15-Apr-15 Sikorsky CH-53E Solana Beach, US-California

15-Apr-15 Sikorsky CH-53E Solana Beach, US-California

15-Apr-2015

Emergency landing on public beach after reported oil leak... Read more

US Coast Guard looks for new base to serve LA region

US Coast Guard looks for new base to serve LA region

7-Apr-2015Source: USCG

The Coast Guard is searching for a new base of operations for helicopter crews serving the greater Los Angeles area. The current facility, which has been located in leased hangars and support buildings at Los Angeles International Airport since 1962, will no longer be available as of September 2016 due to airport expansion. Planning for... Read more

28-Mar-15 N130HA Hiller UH-12E Fresno, US-California

28-Mar-15 N130HA Hiller UH-12E Fresno, US-California

28-Mar-2015

Lost power and landed in a tree... Read more

Helinet Aviation Named Authorized AW109 Training Center

Helinet Aviation Named Authorized AW109 Training Center

3-Mar-2015Source: Helinet

Helinet Aviation, a diversified flight services company, announced today it has been named an Authorized Training Center by AgustaWestland for the manufacturer’s AW109 E and S models. The certification recognizes Helinet’s 28 years of experience training pilots across a broad range of helicopters including the company’s recent expansion of its AW109 E and S fleet... Read more

Airbus Helicopters to hold regional customer service symposiums

Airbus Helicopters to hold regional customer service symposiums

3-Mar-2015Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters Inc. will hold six regional Customer Service Symposiums in 2015, expanding the popular program this year to include two additional locations. The events provide an opportunity for operators of Airbus Helicopters to get the latest aircraft safety and technical updates and meet with key company’s customer support personnel. The one-day symposiums begin in... Read more

Coastal Helicopters replaces AS350B2 with an AS350B3e

Coastal Helicopters replaces AS350B2 with an AS350B3e

3-Mar-2015Source: Airbus

Airbus Helicopters Inc. has delivered a new AS350 B3e AStar to Coastal Helicopters, LLC, based in Van Nuys, Calif. The aircraft replaces the company’s previously owned AS350 B2. Coastal Helicopters ordered the new AS350 B3e, the most versatile light single engine helicopter on the market, in December and took delivery of the aircraft on February... Read more

California law enforcement agencies commit to AS350B3e

California law enforcement agencies commit to AS350B3e

3-Mar-2015Source: Airbus

Helicopters Inc. is pleased to announce that several California law enforcement agencies have recently purchased or taken delivery of new AS350 B3e AStars, continuing Airbus Helicopters leadership in law enforcement helicopter sales. Recent AS350 B3e customers include the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. The AS350... Read more

Vector Aerospace and Orange County (CA) Sheriff sign AS350/UH-1H MRO support contract

Vector Aerospace and Orange County (CA) Sheriff sign AS350/UH-1H MRO support contract

3-Mar-2015Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Corporation (“Vector Aerospace”), one of the world’s leading independent providers of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce the signing of a five (5) year agreement with Orange County Sheriff’s Department to conduct maintenance, repair and overhaul on their AS350 and UH-1H helicopters. “Signing this contract with Orange County... Read more

03-Mar-15 N4003S Robinson R22 San Bernardino, US-California

03-Mar-15 N4003S Robinson R22 San Bernardino, US-California

3-Mar-2015

Landing accident, extensively damaged... Read more

01-Mar-15 N960LA Airbus AS350B2 Santa Clarita, US-California

01-Mar-15 N960LA Airbus AS350B2 Santa Clarita, US-California

1-Mar-2015

Sheriff helicopter made emergency landing in fields of Hart High School due to lightning... Read more

27-Feb-15 N4774S Bell 47G2A Ivanhoe, US-California

27-Feb-15 N4774S Bell 47G2A Ivanhoe, US-California

27-Feb-2015

Agricultural aircraft hit powerlines and came down in orange orchard.  Pilot seriously injured and airlifted to hospital... Read more

26-Feb-15 N834CS Airbus EC13P2e Vacaville, US-California

26-Feb-15 N834CS Airbus EC13P2e Vacaville, US-California

26-Feb-2015

Precautionary landing shortly after take-off... Read more

Enloe puts world’s first EMS EC130T2 to work

Enloe puts world’s first EMS EC130T2 to work

11-Feb-2015Source: Enole

Enloe Medical Center’s FlightCare Program became the first in the world to use an EC130 T2 EcoStar helicopter as an air ambulance this month. The single-engine aircraft is retrofitted with the latest aviation safety technology and features a more powerful engine, a spacious cabin with new medical equipment, and a quieter sound signature. “This is... Read more

01-Feb-15 N510KJ Robinson R44 Calexico, US-California

01-Feb-15 N510KJ Robinson R44 Calexico, US-California

1-Feb-2015

Pilot experienced a loss of engine power during turn on approach – autorotation unsuccessful due to low altitude. The helicopter landed hard and rolled onto its right side, resulting in substantial damage to the forward fuselage and tailboom.... Read more

AFIT announces R22 Add-On Training at Van Nuys

AFIT announces R22 Add-On Training at Van Nuys

28-Jan-2015Source: AFIT

AFIT, known and referred to as The Most Respected Name in Aviation and the nation’s largest and most effective Accelerated Flight Training Organizations in the US, today announced Helicopter Add-On Training in Robinson R-22’s at their Van Nuys, California facility. Training is provided by our senior instructor Mr. Mowatt who has been aviation professional for... Read more

20-Jan-15 Sikorsky UH-60 Ramona, US-California

20-Jan-15 Sikorsky UH-60 Ramona, US-California

20-Jan-2015

Routine night training mission.  Helicopter ended up on its side.  2 injured... Read more

19-Jan-15 N3202Q Bell 206 Calabasas, US-California

19-Jan-15 N3202Q Bell 206 Calabasas, US-California

19-Jan-2015

Emergency landing in baseball field.  Engineer called.  No damage.... Read more

California – Enloe Flightcare ready to launch EC130T2

California – Enloe Flightcare ready to launch EC130T2

7-Jan-2015Source: Enloe

Enloe FlightCare will begin its 30th year of air ambulance service with a new helicopter: a single-engine EC130 T2 EcoStar, featuring the latest in aviation safety technology, new medical equipment, a roomy cabin and a quieter sound signature. The program will be the first in the world to use the EC130 T2 EcoStar for Emergency... Read more

29-Dec-14 N6522 Robinson R22 Huntingdon Beach, US-California

29-Dec-14 N6522 Robinson R22 Huntingdon Beach, US-California

29-Dec-2014

Unknown damage in force landing... Read more

Memorial service held on 50th anniversary of Coast Guard Rescue 1363 accident

Memorial service held on 50th anniversary of Coast Guard Rescue 1363 accident

22-Dec-2014Source: kiem TV

On Friday, the Coast Guard remembered the crew members and victims of Coast Guard Rescue 1363, who died when the helicopter crashed near Strawberry Rock during a rescue mission. See Full Story... Read more

Former Bay Area news helicopter pilot who used fake names must repay TV stations

Former Bay Area news helicopter pilot who used fake names must repay TV stations

22-Dec-2014Source: Macroinsider

A former California news helicopter pilot has been ordered to spend $42,000 in restitution to 3 former employers, soon after he was convicted of flying under false pretenses.  See Full Story... Read more

City, County of San Diego reach nighttime helicopter agreement

City, County of San Diego reach nighttime helicopter agreement

18-Dec-2014Source: SDFD

The city of San Diego will let its two firefighting helicopters make nighttime water drops on wildfires outside city limits under an agreement with the county, Mayor Kevin Faulconer and other officials announced Tuesday. The city’s choppers are the only ones in the region that can make nighttime drops. The deal makes them available for... Read more

REACH Air Medical Services Recognizes Contributions of Long-Term Employees

REACH Air Medical Services Recognizes Contributions of Long-Term Employees

17-Dec-2014Source: REACH

REACH Air Medical Services would like to acknowledge the dedication and accomplishments of its long-term employees, extendingspecialrecognition to those crew members who have achieved a substantial number of patient transports during their tenure. These individuals include: • Ken Suzuki, Helicopter Pilot, REACH 1, Santa Rosa – 3,000 flights • Terry Gowen, Flight Paramedic, REACH 6,... Read more

Helinet acquires charter company Briles / Executive HeliShares

Helinet acquires charter company Briles / Executive HeliShares

12-Dec-2014Source: Helinet

Helinet Aviation Services, a diversified flight services company, announced today the acquisition of Los Angeles-based helicopter charter company Briles / Executive HeliShares. The deal combines the charter operations of Southern California’s two largest helicopter operators for the premium market, creating a single-source provider for Fortune 500 companies, heads of state and celebrities across the region.... Read more

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to train in Los Angeles

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to train in Los Angeles

8-Dec-2014Source: USMC

Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit will be training at several locations in downtown and metro Los Angeles from Dec. 5-16 to prepare the unit for its deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East next spring. Additionally, the MEU will train at numerous training locations throughout California, Nevada, and Arizona. The... Read more

Legal action threats delay Willits REACH air ambulance base

Legal action threats delay Willits REACH air ambulance base

1-Dec-2014Source: Willits News

REACH emergency air ambulances will not be operating out of Willits’ Ells Field this year. The city of Willits handling of the proposed air ambulance base at the field has been challenged by the group Keep the Code. Promises of a lawsuit, including an emergency injunction to stop the operation has caused both the city... Read more

Burbank and Glendale Police Joint Air Support Unit Welcomes New MD520N

Burbank and Glendale Police Joint Air Support Unit Welcomes New MD520N

20-Nov-2014Source: MD

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) today announced the formal delivery of a new MD 520N helicopter to the Burbank and Glendale Police Joint Air Support Unit located in the state of California. With this delivery, Burbank and Glendale will own four (4) MD 520N helicopters. Joining the MDHI team at the Company’s Mesa, Arizona headquarters were... Read more

Purple Foxes retire last ‘Phrog’

Purple Foxes retire last ‘Phrog’

10-Nov-2014Source: USMC

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364 made their final flight from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 29. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group storage site at Davis-Monthan Field, also known as the boneyard, was established in 1946 and houses the... Read more

LAPD is reviewing use of helicopters for non-department events

LAPD is reviewing use of helicopters for non-department events

10-Nov-2014Source: LA Times

The Los Angeles Police Department helicopter climbed over a ridge of homes surrounding the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club’s golf course and dipped down over a fairway, its blades churning as it hovered above the grass. See Full Story... 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

DART Inaugurates New Center of Excellence for Emergency Flotation Equipment

DART Inaugurates New Center of Excellence for Emergency Flotation Equipment

9-Oct-2014Source: DART

DART Aerospace celebrated the next step in support of its growing activities with the inauguration of a new center of excellence and manufacturing facility in Vista California. Located near San Diego, the new site is replacing the Oceanside facilities and is expanding local manufacturing capability by more than 30%. The 70,000 sq. ft. facility features... Read more

REACH, AirLink CCT, and Cal-Ore Life Flight form the Oregon Medical Transport Team

REACH, AirLink CCT, and Cal-Ore Life Flight form the Oregon Medical Transport Team

8-Oct-2014Source: REACH

REACH Air Medical Services announces that the final Asset Purchase Agreement has been executed to acquire the North Bend and Klamath Falls, OR Emergency Airlift (EAL) emergentair ambulance service lines and assets.The purchase will expand the air ambulance programs of REACH, Cal-Ore LifeFlight and AirLink Critical Care Transport (CCT), now collectively known as the Oregon... 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

Vector to support Orange County Sheriff AS350 and UH-1H

Vector to support Orange County Sheriff AS350 and UH-1H

3-Oct-2014Source: Vector

Vector Aerospace Corporation (“Vector Aerospace”- www.vectoraerospace.com), one of the world’s leading independent providers of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce the signing of a five (5) year agreement with Orange County Sheriff’s Department to conduct maintenance, repair and overhaul on their AS350 and UH-1H helicopters. “Signing this contract with Orange County... Read more

Los Angeles Won’t Require Skyscraper Helipads

Los Angeles Won’t Require Skyscraper Helipads

1-Oct-2014Source: abc

The reform of Fire Department “Regulation No. 10” was announced Monday by Mayor Eric Garcetti and other officials during a news conference on the rooftop helipad of the downtown AT&T Center. “Every rule that we have is well-intentioned, well thought-out, but often outdated,” the mayor said. See Full Story... Read more

Man refused to move for EMS helicopter landing

Man refused to move for EMS helicopter landing

29-Sep-2014Source: WBTW

A Florida man was arrested after deputies say he refused to move his car so a helicopter could land and transport a victim to the hospital after a serious car accident. See Full Story... Read more

San Diego County leases 4th firefighting helicopter

San Diego County leases 4th firefighting helicopter

9-Sep-2014Source: Times Of San Diego

San Diego County officials added some “aerial muscle” to wildfire preparedness by leasing a fourth firefighting helicopter, but warned that the worst of fire season is still to come. See Full Story... Read more

California Highway Patrol Selects PRISM Safety Management System

California Highway Patrol Selects PRISM Safety Management System

5-Sep-2014Source: ARGUS

Professional Resources In System Management, LLC (PRISM) is pleased to welcome the California Highway Patrol to the PRISM Safety Management System (SMS) program. The California Highway Patrol has signed a three-year contract with PRISM at the SMS Professional level. The PRISM Professional package includes access to its acclaimed Aviation Risk Management Online Resource (ARMOR). A... Read more

PJ Helicopters has fifth accident in just over three years

PJ Helicopters has fifth accident in just over three years

4-Sep-2014Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com maintains detailed records of helicopter safety issues, and we observe that the report of an accident to an MD500D this week in California is the fifth accident for Red Bluff-based PJ Helicopters in just over three years.  The links to the accident pages in HeliHub are listed, along with links to the relevant NTSB... Read more

04-Sep-14 N217HP Eurocopter AS350B3 Lincoln, US-California

04-Sep-14 N217HP Eurocopter AS350B3 Lincoln, US-California

4-Sep-2014

Heavy autorotation landing, damaging helicopter... Read more

02-Sep-14 N516PJ MD Helicopters MD500D Willow, US-California

02-Sep-14 N516PJ MD Helicopters MD500D Willow, US-California

2-Sep-2014

Pilot Ron Chaplin injured when helicopter came down during low level powerline work... Read more

28-Aug-14 N991SD Airbus AS350B3 Hemet, US-California

28-Aug-14 N991SD Airbus AS350B3 Hemet, US-California

28-Aug-2014

The Riverside County Sheriff press release says “On 08/28/2014 at approximately 11:00 AM the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Aviation Unit was conducting training exercises with a department helicopter. While low-flying over the Hemet / Ryan Airport runway the helicopter crashed. Sheriff’s personnel operating the helicopter were transported to a local area hospital for treatment of... Read more

Northrop Grumman Selected to Modernize Black Hawk Cockpit for US Army

Northrop Grumman Selected to Modernize Black Hawk Cockpit for US Army

18-Aug-2014Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by Redstone Defense Systems to supply and integrate mission avionics equipment for a digital cockpit upgrade of the U.S. Army’s UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters. Northrop Grumman will provide a scalable, fully integrated mission equipment package for the UH‑60L cockpit and will replace the older analog gauges with... Read more

IE Pacific awarded $7.8M contract for H-60 facility at Naval Base Coronado

IE Pacific awarded $7.8M contract for H-60 facility at Naval Base Coronado

7-Aug-2014Source: US DoD

I. E. Pacific Inc.*, San Diego, California, is being awarded $7,877,000 for firm-fixed-price task order 0018 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-09-D-1657) for design and construction of an H-60 trainer facility at Naval Base Coronado. The facility will house two tactical operational flight trainers and two Naval Aircrew Training Systems. The building... Read more

REACH Air Medical Services AnnouncesNew Air Ambulance Base in Willits, CA

REACH Air Medical Services AnnouncesNew Air Ambulance Base in Willits, CA

1-Aug-2014Source: REACH

REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) announces the expansion of their Northern California emergency helicopter service to include a new base opening in Mendocino County, California. Located at the Willits Municipal Airport known as Ells Field, this base will provide round-the-clock, life‐saving emergency medical services to the community. Patients will be transported in a new Eurocopter... Read more

18-Jul-14 N47DT Bell 47G2A Merced, US-California

18-Jul-14 N47DT Bell 47G2A Merced, US-California

18-Jul-2014

Agricultural ops – crashed in field after hitting powerline... Read more

Western Helicopters Moves Ahead with New Facility, Training, and Fleet

Western Helicopters Moves Ahead with New Facility, Training, and Fleet

16-Jul-2014Source: Western Helicopters

A new facility, more instructors and aircraft, and new AS350 training course are the first in a series of improvements and expanded offerings at Western Helicopters Inc., a helicopter service and specialty training provider. In addition to its recent move from Rialto to the Riverside, Calif., Municipal Airport, Western Helicopters now has access to eight... Read more

HMMT-164 Knight Riders celebrate 50 years

HMMT-164 Knight Riders celebrate 50 years

3-Jul-2014Source: US Marine Corps

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their squadron and the Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 1, 2014. The Sea Knight was first purchased by the Marine Corps in 1964 and was... Read more

20-Jun-14 N681SH Robinson R22 Long Beach, US-California

20-Jun-14 N681SH Robinson R22 Long Beach, US-California

20-Jun-2014

Rolled onto its side on landing... Read more

HAI urges US members to contact Senators over Burbank night curfew plan

HAI urges US members to contact Senators over Burbank night curfew plan

19-Jun-2014Source: HAI

Call Your U.S. Senators Today! Provision Under Consideration Would Impose Curfew at Burbank Airport The U.S. Senate began work this week on a mini appropriations bill that includes funding for the Department of Transportation, and HAI President Matt Zuccaro is very concerned over an amendment to be offered by California Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that... Read more

LAFD mourns the loss of fire helicopter pilot Brian Lee

LAFD mourns the loss of fire helicopter pilot Brian Lee

12-Jun-2014Source: LAFD

The Los Angeles Fire Department is saddened to announce the off-duty death of LAFD Fire Helicopter Pilot / Firefighter Paramedic Brian Lee. On Monday, June 9, 2014, around 11:15 a.m, Brian and a civilian passenger were involved in the crash of a fixed wing aircraft at the northwest end of El Mirage Dry Lake. Off-duty... Read more

Oakland Police request funds to double helicopter’s air time

Oakland Police request funds to double helicopter’s air time

9-Jun-2014Source: SF Gate

Oakland’s Police Department is asking the City Council to set aside $397,000, starting July 1, to double the amount of time – from eight to 16 hours a week  See full story.  Oakland Police fly an MD Helicopters 500E registration N510PD.... Read more

Ventura County Sheriff’s Department testing drones

Ventura County Sheriff’s Department testing drones

8-Jun-2014Source: NBC4

Ventura County Sheriff’s Department are testing a Qube drone from Aerovironment See full story... Read more

LAPD adds drones and says they’ll be used sparingly

LAPD adds drones and says they’ll be used sparingly

8-Jun-2014Source: LA Times

On Friday, the department announced that it had acquired two “unmanned aerial vehicles” as gifts from the Seattle Police Department.  See full story... Read more

Helipad upgrade completed in eight hours, thanks to good project planning

Helipad upgrade completed in eight hours, thanks to good project planning

3-Jun-2014Source: Times of San Diego

Determined the trauma center should resume incoming and outgoing flights as quickly as possible, the contractor worked closely with UCSD project management and subcontractors to bring the existing helipad up to Caltrans and FAA standards.  See full story... Read more

Permit issued for Scripps Memorial Hospital helipad

Permit issued for Scripps Memorial Hospital helipad

3-Jun-2014Source: Heliplanners

Heliplanners is pleased to announce that Caltrans Division of Aeronautics has conducted its final inspection and issued its Heliport Permit for the recently completed rooftop heliport at Scripps Memorial Hospital’s new Critical Care Building in Encinitas, California. The heliport will help to improve rapid medical access for Scripps’ patients throughout San Diego County and the... Read more

03-Jun-14 N78291 Rotorway Exec 162F Merced, US-California

03-Jun-14 N78291 Rotorway Exec 162F Merced, US-California

3-Jun-2014

Crashed into field and landed on its side in crop over 1m tall.  Only skids visible in photos... Read more

26-May-14 Weaverville, US-California

26-May-14 Weaverville, US-California

26-May-2014

Homebuild helicopter, according to press story.  Pilot to hospital... Read more

23-May-14 N4081H Robinson R22 Santa Paula, US-California (1F)

23-May-14 N4081H Robinson R22 Santa Paula, US-California (1F)

23-May-2014

County fire spokesman said the helicopter apparently clipped and downed power lines before crashing. A brush fire broke out that burned less than an acre before it was put out.  Fatal injuries to sole occupant pilot – named here as Philip Margolis... Read more

18-May-14 N16414 Bell 47G Bakersfield, US-California

18-May-14 N16414 Bell 47G Bakersfield, US-California

18-May-2014

Skid caught on ground handling trailer on take-off and rolled onto its side... Read more

Conklin & De Decker and NATA to hold annual tax seminar in California

Conklin & De Decker and NATA to hold annual tax seminar in California

15-May-2014Source: Conklin & de Decker

Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc.and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) are pleased to announce that they are partneringagain this year to offer the Commercial Operators Tax Seminar, entitled, “Back to Basics”. This year’s Tax Seminar will be held in Van Nuys, California on August 5-6, 2014. Unique from all other seminars and workshops,... Read more

Safety Analysis: Most Helicopter Accidents Occurring in U.S. West and South

Safety Analysis: Most Helicopter Accidents Occurring in U.S. West and South

13-May-2014Source: IHST

As part of its ongoing accident analysis, the United States Helicopter Safety Team (www.USHST.org) has categorized U.S. civil helicopter data by U.S. state for the period of 2008 through 2013.  It continues to see the West and the South as ground zero for the majority of accidents.  Fatal accidents, for the most part, also follow... Read more

DHL launches Los Angeles helicopter parcel service

DHL launches Los Angeles helicopter parcel service

8-May-2014Source: DHL

DHL has found an even better route for meeting urgent delivery commitments in the midst of traffic gridlock in the United States: through the air. A new helicopter service now provides early morning delivery services for several major banking customers in the downtown Los Angeles area. DHL Express has introduced the helicopter service into its... Read more

REACH Air Medical Services Adds 7th EC135 at Marysville/Yuba base

REACH Air Medical Services Adds 7th EC135 at Marysville/Yuba base

7-May-2014Source: REACH

In an ongoing program to modernize and upgrade its fleet of emergency air medical helicopters and airplanes, REACH Air Medical Services has taken delivery of a new Eurocopter EC135 model helicopter. This new aircraft is based at REACH’s Marysville/Yuba, CA base, known as REACH 7. The aircraft will be the seventh EC135 for REACH, bringing... Read more

03-May-14 N7895B Bell 47G Whittier, US-California

03-May-14 N7895B Bell 47G Whittier, US-California

3-May-2014

Partial engine failure and hard landing and roll-over onto port side.  Minor injuries to 2 POB.  100 gallons of fuel spilt, but no fire.... Read more

27-Apr-14 N606BP MD Helicopters MD600N Adelanto, US-California

27-Apr-14 N606BP MD Helicopters MD600N Adelanto, US-California

27-Apr-2014

Crashed on take-off, hit ground hard and rolled over.  THe helicopter appears to have lost its anti-torque system, causing it to start to spin as it lifted off.  Significantly damaged.  One of three POB airflifted to hospital... Read more

Los Angeles judge denies motion for R66 trial to be held in Colombia

Los Angeles judge denies motion for R66 trial to be held in Colombia

11-Apr-2014Source: Baum Hedlund

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied a forum non conveniens motion filed by Robinson Helicopter Company, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell to have a fatal helicopter crash case (the very first R66 crash) removed from her courtroom in Los Angeles to be litigated in Colombia, where the crash occurred. In her March 28 ruling, the Honorable Michelle R.... Read more

27-Mar-14 N497E Bell OH-58A Tehachapi, US-California

27-Mar-14 N497E Bell OH-58A Tehachapi, US-California

27-Mar-2014

Helicopter was damaged in hard landing around 1.48am, but the pilot was able to regain control and fly it back to the Tehachapi Airport.... Read more

PHPA calls on LA area industry to support Santa Monica Airport tonight

PHPA calls on LA area industry to support Santa Monica Airport tonight

25-Mar-2014Source: PHPA

Dear PHPA Members: The time is now ~ at Santa Monica Airport! As you know, SMO is under siege by a very small segment of the local population that has succeeded, over time, in getting sway over the City Council. We need to change that. SMO is a frequent stop for many helicopters: private, commercial... Read more

AIAA Presents Third Annual California Aerospace Week

AIAA Presents Third Annual California Aerospace Week

19-Mar-2014Source: AIAA

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and NASA will co-host California Aerospace Week, March 24–26, in Sacramento, Calif. Featuring a mix of panels, exhibits, hearings and discussions, the event will focus on the importance of aerospace to California. A resolution will be introduced in the California State Senate on the afternoon of March... Read more

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