Crashed from low level during take-off and ended up on its starboard side within the police compound. Press statement said it was a mechanical issue. Pilot named as Víctor Ojeda Esqueda and passengers were Secretary of Public Security Jesús Pinto Ortiz and director of the State Preventive Police, Víctor Manuel Bosques. All three to hospital. Helicopter presumed destroyed (see photos here and here)
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, Mexico, Safety
Helicopter appears to have descended vertically to impact point – no skid-marks near site. Accident killed 72-year old pilot and his passenger. Helicopter caught fire on landing and the two fatalities were found in the wreckage by firemen after they put out the blaze.
Tags: Canadian Home Rotors, Civil, Czech Republic, Fatal, Safari, Safety
Precautionary landing due to low visibility
Tags: Civil, Construction Helicopters, S58, Safety, Sikorsky, US-Pennsylvania
Tail rotor strike on take-off
Tags: Civil, Hillsboro Aviation, S300, Safety, Schweizer, US-Oregon
Controlled ditching in North Sea and all 14 on board into liferafts and later rescued. The helicopter remained upright on its emergency floats. Flight number was “Bond 88R”
Tags: AS332, Bond Offshore Helicopters, Civil, Eurocopter, Offshore, Safety
Unknown circumstances led to landing on Mount Taylor where pilot activated the ELT and both occupants walked away to raise the alarm. Pilot Jareb Mirczak of Nevada and passenger Sean Mossing of Carson City. Level of damage not clear, although State Police report refers to “wreckage”
Tags: Civil, R44, Robinson, Safety, US-New Mexico
Crashed into a wheat field during agricultural operations. Pilot named as Brian Townsend
Tags: Agricultural, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, Townsend Aviation, US-Indiana
After experiencing some blade damage in flight, an emergency landing was made. The impact killed pilot Rodolfo León Gavilán. The other 18 on board survived. The police had been engaged on an anti-drug trafficking mission.
Tags: Law Enforcement, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Peru, Peruvian National Police, Safety
Crash landed at Ranchi Airport due to tail rotor problems. Local reports suggest that pilot made a high speed landing on wheels and the helicopter then turned over up to six times as a result of this landing. However, it meant that all survived and the 6 POB have already been declared “out of danger” by Apollo Hospital. Occupants included Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda and his wife Meera.
Reg VT-VKS assumed as this is the only 109 operated by Aryan Aviation (stated as the operator of the crashed aircraft) and the DGCA record for VT-VKS corroborates the age of the aircraft from reports
Tags: AgustaWestland, Aryan Aviation, AW109, Civil, India, Safety, VVIP
8 Killed when AW119 crashed while en route from the reconstruction of an April 2012 massacre at Dover and was returning to the state capital of Goiana. The Civil Police confirmed the names of the eight occupants of the aircraft. They are: the Police crew Jorge Moreira, Antonio Goncalves, Osvalmir Carrasco, Vinicius da Silva, Bruno Carneiro and Marcel Fabiano and the suspect of the massacre, Ali Ahmad Souza. No one survived
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW119, Brazil, Civil, Goias Military Police, Law Enforcement, Safety
Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot heard a strange noise shortly after takeoff from the base of Florennes and elected to put the helicopter down in a field. No damage
Tags: Belgium, Boeing, CH-47, Military, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Safety
Crash from low level while on gas pipeline survey. Pilot Wayne Spry and his two passengers, Jerry Senger and Clint Shoemaker received minor injuries.
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Hawkeye Helicopter, Safety, US-Kansas
Came down on training flight. Instructor and student both reported injured and to hospital
Tags: Civil, Mauna Loa Helicopters, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Hawaii
Crashed in a residential neighbourhood, both occupants hospitalised -Alan Cottrell and Ron Ponce
Tags: Canyon State Aero, Civil, S300C, Safety, Schweizer, US-Arizona
Struck trees with main rotor blades while landing
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Maritime Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska
The helicopter was on a transport mission from Barranquilla to Caucasia when the accident occurred, killing all 13 on board – 7 from the Colombian Air Force and 6 from the Colombian National Police. Pilot was named as Major Abel Jorge Garcia Cardona, while Lieutenant Hector Vega Alejandro Cuevas was serving as copilot.
Tags: B212, Bell, Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Fatal, Military, Safety
EMS helicopter taking off from accident site – and downwash caused awning to blow over
Tags: B430, Bell, Civil, EMS, Michigan Survival Flight, Safety, US-Michigan
Alpine rescue expert and two others were being lowered on a winch to rescue a trapped climber. Due to poor visibility, the pilot released the winch at too high an altitude – about 10m AGL. Franz Franzeskon died instantly in the fall while the two others suffered multiple injuries. No technical issues reported with the helicopter
Tags: Austria, Civil, EMS, Fatal, Heli Austria, MD Helicopters, MD902, Safety, SAR
Aircraft Impacted ground – that’s all the FAA ticket says. This is presumably EagleMed 18, based in Hugo.
Tags: AS350, Civil, EagleMed, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Oklahoma
Agricultural accidents. Starboard skid reportedly hit crop, Pilot got out on his own. Tail boom severed from fuselage. Pilot later named in press as 59-year-old Thomas Green of Gettysburg
Tags: Agricultural, Air Ag, B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Pennsylvania
Crashed shortly after take off, killing all five Ukraine nationals on board. Helicopter was one of two being ferried from Ukraine to Turkey for firefighting operations there.
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Ka32, Kamov, Pecotox Air, Romania, Safety
There were no injuries among the crewmen aboard and the helicopter suffered no damage as a result of the precautionary landing. 8 POB. C ode 540 from the press photo (link 2) leads us to believe this was Bu164771
Tags: CH-53, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, US Navy, US-Virginia
Substantially damaged in heavy landing. Both occupants to hospital. Weather report as winds gusting to 30 knots at the time of the accident
Tags: B206, Bell, Chesapeake Bay Helicopters, Civil, Safety, US-Texas
Emergency landing after running out of fuel. No damage.
Tags: AS350, China, Civil, ENG, Eurocopter, Safety
Agricultural ops, crashed in field
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Safety, San Joaquin Helicopters, US-California
Precautionary landing due to an engine fault
Tags: Australian Army, Military, Papua New Guinea, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Crash landed on a road during a training flight. 3 POB to hospital but not seriously injured.
Tags: Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Struck tail rotor on landing
Tags: Civil, Pollux Aviation, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Alaska
Tail rotor struck ground handling platform during landing
Tags: Bachman Aero, Civil, S300, Safety, Schweizer, US-Illinois
Police reported “A man believed to be in his 50’s has died when the single seat experimental helicopter he was operating crashed on a property north of Eromanga”. Helicopter type may be a Masquito. Another report noted he was mustering at the time.
Tags: Australia, Civil, Fatal, Safety
Landed and fell onto its side during a training flight. 2 of the 6POB injured.
Tags: Civil, Kazair West, Kazakhstan, Mi-8, Mil, Safety
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing all four POB. Weather was apparently a factor. Fatalities named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Johnson, 27, San Diego; Spc. Dean Shaffer, 23, Pekin, Ill.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Don Viray, 25, Waipahu, Hawaii; and Spc. Chris Workman, 33, Boise, Idaho.
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
Tail rotor separated while landing on glacier
Tags: AS350, Civil, Era Helicopters, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Alaska
Emergency return to airfield after loss of right pedal control. Reported as a tail rotor pitch change link bearing failure
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW139, Civil, Gulf Helicopters, Offshore, Qatar, Safety
U.S. Coast Guard responded to a downed helicopter about 82 nautical miles off Vermilion Bay in the vicinity of Vermilion Block 336. The Sikorsky S-76 was floating upside down, and the life raft had been deployed. All 7 POB accounted for
Tags: Civil, Rowan Drilling, S76, Safety, Sikorsky, US-Gulf of Mexico
Emergency landing after door (possibly of cargo compartment, reports differ) opened on take 0ff. Passengers included Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and home minister Uma Shankar Gupta
Four injured when helicopter crashed into two houses – Juan Carlos Menendez, 40, Andres Turcios, 32, and Octavio Gordillo, 52 and one identified only as Michael. Aircraft made at least four circuits above Antigua before it went down, the fire department spokesman said – reportedly on aerial filming work
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Filming, Guatemala, Safety
Crashed into the water after main blades struck the side of destroyer Matsuyuki. 6 rescued, 1 fatal – named as 37-year-old captain, Lt. Cmdr. Masahiko Miyanaga.
Tags: Fatal, Japan, Japanese Maritime SDF, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
R22 piloted by state Rep. Bill Wadsworth crashed in a wood, injuring passenger Irene Van – who is quoted as saying “We were coming over the trees and all of a sudden we went into a crazy spin”
Tags: Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-Connecticut
Substantially damaged landing on gravel road around 3am local time after experiencing engine trouble on positioning flight after refuelling. Sole occupant pilot not injured.
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Med-Trans, Safety, US-South Dakota
Minor damage during external load operations
Tags: B205, Bell, Civil, Helicopter Express, Safety, US-Virginia
Peruvian National Police helicopter crashed killing co-pilot Nancy Flores after being shot at by rebels while searching for 43 kidnapped energy company workers. Two others – gunner Luis Guerrero and a civilian acting as a guide, Elver Huaman, were wounded.
Tags: Bell, Fatal, Law Enforcement, Military, Peru, Peruvian National Police, Safety, UH-1
An ISAF helicopter made a hard landing in eastern Afghanistan. ISAF is still in the process of assessing the circumstances to determine more facts; however, initial reporting indicates that there was no enemy activity in the area. All crew members have recovered with no reported fatalities and the site of the incident is secure.
Tags: Afghanistan, Military, Safety
Substantially damaged due to ground resonance
Tags: Civil, Lowry Flying Service, S300, Safety, Schweizer, US-Iowa
Crashed on take-off from Murzuq airport, landing on a rail track. Possibly due to overloading – reported as 25 POB with two injured to hospital. On board were members of the reconciliation and civil peace team including Third Deputy Prime Minister Haramain Mohammed al-Haramain, Minister of Local Government Mohammad Hashemi Harari, one of the chiefs of military staff and the head of Murzuq Military Council, Baraka Wardako.
Tags: Libya, Libyan Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Helicopter on training flight made emergency landing on roof of apartment block, ending up on its side. The two occupants of the helicopter were unhurt. A HAL press release named them as Air Commodore (Retd) Roj Assey alongwith trainee Capt Digvijay Singh
Tags: Civil, HAL Rotary Wing Academy, India, S300, Safety, Schweizer, Training
Two killed and two seriously injured in Osprey accident in southern Morocco during exercise “African Lion”. V-22 assigned to VMM-261 out of MCAS New River. The fatalities were later named as Cpl. Robby A. Reyes and Cpl. Derek A. Kerns
Tags: Boeing, Fatal, Military, Safety, US Marine Corps, V-22
Emergency landing while en route to an accident scene – smoke in the cockpit. Registration assumed as this is the only helicopter operated by Martin County on this work and our report stated “Martin County LifeStar”
Tags: Air Methods, Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Florida
Emergency landing after crew began to smell smoke in the cockpit and reported that the engine was acting unusual. MH-65C assumed on the basis that the CGAS San Francisco website states they currently operate four of these (and no other types)
Tags: AS365, Eurocopter, Military, Safety, US Coast Guard, US-California
Precautionary field landing on test flight out of Amarillo
Tags: Boeing, Military, Safety, US Marine Corps, US-Texas, V-22
Extensively damaged in force landing on roof of house. On board were Mayor Óscar Aronez Canova, Captain José Iván Tarrillo Díaz and officer Lucio Quispe Santillana, all of the Peruvian National Police
Tags: Civil, Law Enforcement, Peru, Peruvian National Police, R44, Robinson, Safety
Rotor blade struck light on landing
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Minnesota
Emergency landing at Barksdale AFB after suspected bird strike. Registration assumed as news received by HeliHub showed operator name as “Pafford EMS helicopter” and this LongRanger flies as “Pafford Air One“
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Louisiana
Royal Air Force Chinook suffered unspecificed “mishap” during training exercise. It is known that Chinooks ZA671, ZA711 and ZA712 (and maybe a fourth?) are all currently based in Yuma on training work, so subject aircraft will be one of these.
Tags: Boeing, CH-47, Military, Royal Air Force, Safety, US-Arizona
Four Chinese employees from state oil firm CNPC and two French crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in Niger’s Tenere desert. Helicopter went missing 6th April and was not found until 9th April
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Niger, Safety
Hit cable car wires during low level photographic work. Both pilot Jean-Yves Dantinne and photographer Lawrence Matagne lost their lives
Tags: Belgium, Best In Sky, Civil, Fatal, R22, Robinson, Safety
Emergency landing in fog, killing sole occupant pilot Valeri Maiorov
Tags: Ak Bars Aero, B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Russia, Safety
Ingested plastic carrier bag on final approach to land on road to pick up accident victim. Aircraft went U/S and patient continued by road. Mechanic called to clear aircraft for flight.
Tags: Air Methods, Civil, EC135, EMS, Eurocopter, Safety, US-Florida
Crashed on frozen lake, injuring all four occupants – including the CEO of Bank St Petersburg Alexander Saveliev and his companion Olga Lazareva. Pilot elected to make emergency landing on encountering a sudden blizzard but the landing was too hard and the helicopter broke up on impact. see also statement on Bank St Petersburg website
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW119, Baltic Airlines, Civil, Russia, Safety
MQ-8B operating in northern Afghanistan crashed while conducting a routine surveillance mission in support of Regional Command North.
Tags: Afghanistan, Military, MQ-8B, Safety, Unmanned, US Navy
Maoist rebels shot at helicopter (which was on an EMS flight evacuating two injuried people). Bullet holes confirmed on landing
Tags: Border Security Force, Civil, Dhruv, EMS, HAL, India, Safety
Unspecified crash, pilot airlifted to hospital. Registration/type assumed as pilot was quoted in the press report as “Duane Jake Kraft” and N104MH is owned by Duane J Kraft at a local address
Tags: Civil, R22, Robinson, Safety, US-South Dakota
Helicopter carrying Interior Minister Rehman Malik and others had developed a technical fault and it had to make an emergency landing in Dera Allahyar.
Tags: Military, Pakistan, Safety
Bird strike on take off while pilot was using NVG. Damage to windscreen and vertical fin
Tags: Air Evac Lifeteam, B206, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety
Heavy landing on final approach, causing skids to flatten and some rotor blade damage. Minor injury to pilot, passenger refused medical help. Aircraft was returning to base after transmission line survey for American Electric Power.
Tags: Civil, Enstrom, F280, Safety, Travland Helicopters, US-Texas
Helicopter crashed while landing at the Civil Colony in Ghallanai. Major General Nadir Zeb, Brigadier Aftab Ahmed, Brigadier Saeed Khan, Colonel Fazl-e Rabbi and Major Abbas of the paramilitary Frontier Corps all sustained injuries. Taliban disputed report and said they shot it down.
Tags: Military, Pakistan, Pakistan Air Force, Safety
Tail rotor struck ground during hover taxi
Tags: B412, Bell, Civil, Miami-Dade Fire Dept, Safety, US-Florida
Cockpit indication led pilot to make emergency landing at night. Aircraft later checked out and cleared to fly
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Iowa
Emergency landing while firefighting, possibly due to broken hydraulic lines
Tags: Boeing, CH-47, Firefighting, Italian Air Force, Italy, Military, Safety
