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		<title>16-May-12 XA-UKL Bell 206B Jerez, Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/16/16-may-12-xa-ukl-bell-206b-jerez-mexico/</link>
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		<title>15-May-12 Boeing AH-64 Killeen, US-Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Missile training device accidentally dropped from Apache helicopter out of Fort Hood.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/15/15-may-12-boeing-ah-64-killeen-us-texas/</link>
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		<title>14-May-12 N557XS CHR Safari České Budějovice, Czech Republic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Helicopter appears to have descended vertically to impact point &#8211; 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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/14/14-may-12-n557xs-chr-safari-ceske-budejovice-czech-republic/</link>
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		<title>14-May-12 N903CH Sikorsky S58T Forestsville, US-Pennsylvania</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Precautionary landing due to low visibility]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/14/14-may-12-n903ch-sikorsky-s58-pottsville-us-pennsylvania/</link>
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		<title>13-May-12 N61482 Schweizer 300CBi Hillsboro, US-Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tail rotor strike on take-off]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/13/13-may-12-n61482-schweizer-300cbi-hillsboro-us-oregon/</link>
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		<title>10-May-12 G-REDW Eurocopter EC225 off Aberdeen, UK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Bond 88R&#8221;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/11/10-may-12-g-redw-eurocopter-ec225-off-aberdeen-uk/</link>
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		<title>10-May-12 N7523S Robinson R44 San Mateo, US-New Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;wreckage&#8221;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/10/10-may-12-n7523s-robinson-r44-san-mateo-us-new-mexico/</link>
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		<title>09-May-12 N1069Z Bell 206B Flora, US-Indiana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crashed into a wheat field during agricultural operations.  Pilot named as Brian Townsend]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/09/09-may-12-n1069z-bell-206b-flora-us-indiana/</link>
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		<title>09-May-12 Mil Mi-17 Mazamari, Peru (1F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/09/09-may-12-mil-mi-8-mazamari-peru-1f/</link>
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		<title>09-May-12 VT-VKS Agusta A109C Ranchi, India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;out of danger&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/09/09-may-12-vt-vks-agusta-a109c-ranchi-india/</link>
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		<title>08-May-12 PP-CGO AgustaWestland AW119 Piranhas, Brazil (8F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/08/08-may-12-pp-cgo-agustawestland-aw119-piranhas-brazil-8f/</link>
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		<title>04-May-12 Boeing CH-47 Florennes, Belgium</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/04/04-may-12-boeing-ch-47-florennes-belgium/</link>
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		<title>02-May-12 N85RB Bell 206B Valley Falls, US-Kansas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crash from low level while on gas pipeline survey.  Pilot Wayne Spry and his two passengers, Jerry Senger and Clint Shoemaker received minor injuries.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/02/02-may-12-n85rb-bell-206b-valley-falls-us-kansas/</link>
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		<title>02-May-12 N209KR Robinson R22 Kona, US-Hawaii</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Came down on training flight.  Instructor and student both reported injured and to hospital]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/02/02-may-12-n209kr-robinson-r22-kona-us-hawaii/</link>
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		<title>02-May-12 N380TL Hughes 300C Phoenix, US-Arizona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crashed in a residential neighbourhood, both occupants hospitalised -Alan Cottrell and Ron Ponce]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/02/02-may-12-n380tl-hughes-300c-phoenix-us-arizona/</link>
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		<title>01-May-12 N309MH Bell 407 Anchorage, US-Alaska</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Struck trees with main rotor blades while landing]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/05/01/01-may-12-n309mh-bell-407-anchorage-us-alaska/</link>
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		<title>30-Apr-12 FAC-4020 Bell 212 Sabanagrande, Colombia (13F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The helicopter was on a transport mission from Barranquilla to Caucasia when the accident occurred, killing all 13 on board &#8211; 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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/30/30-apr-12-fac-4020-bell-212-sabanagrande-colombia-13f/</link>
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		<title>30-Apr-12 N433UM Bell 430 Tecumseh, US-Michigan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EMS helicopter taking off from accident site &#8211; and downwash caused awning to blow over]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/30/30-apr-12-n433um-bell-430-tecumseh-us-michigan/</link>
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		<title>29-Apr-12 OE-XMM MD Helicopters MD902 Großvenediger, Austria (1F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; about 10m AGL.  Franz Franzeskon died instantly in the fall while the two others suffered multiple injuries. No technical issues reported with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/29/29-apr-12-oe-xmm-md-helicopters-md902-grosvenediger-austria-1f/</link>
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		<title>29-Apr-12 N406EM Eurocopter AS350B2 Hugo, US-Oklahoma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aircraft Impacted ground &#8211; that&#8217;s all the FAA ticket says.  This is presumably EagleMed 18, based in Hugo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/29/29-apr-12-n406em-eurocopter-as350b2-hugo-us-oklahoma/</link>
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		<title>28-Apr-12 D-HARV Robinson R44 II Spieckern, Germany</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Written off after hitting high-tension cables climbing out from a precautionary off-field landing due to an ill passenger.  Three injured to hospital.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/28/28-apr-12-d-harv-robinson-r44-ii-spieckern-germany/</link>
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		<title>27-Apr-12 Bell 206 South Londonderry Township, US-Pennsylvania</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/27/27-apr-12-bell-b206-south-londonderry-township-us-pennsylvania/</link>
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		<title>26-Apr-12 ER-KGD Kamov Ka32 Ostrov, Romania (5F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/26/26-apr-12-er-kgd-kamov-ka32-ostrov-romania-5f/</link>
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		<title>26-Apr-12 164771 Sikorsky MH-53E Virginia Beach, US-Virginia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/26/26-apr-12-164771-sikorsky-mh-53e-virginia-beach-us-virginia/</link>
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		<title>26-Apr-12 N2068X Bell B206B Amarillo, US-Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Substantially damaged in heavy landing.  Both occupants to hospital.  Weather report as winds gusting to 30 knots at the time of the accident]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/26/26-apr-12-bell-b206b-amarillo-us-texas/</link>
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		<title>25-Apr-12 Eurocopter AS350 Yangzhou, China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emergency landing after running out of fuel.  No damage.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/25/25-apr-12-eurocopter-as350-yangzhou-china/</link>
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		<title>24-Apr-12 N969W Bell B206B Arvin, US-California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural ops, crashed in field]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/24/24-apr-12-n969w-bell-b206b-arvin-us-california/</link>
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		<title>24-Apr-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Isurava, Papua New Guinea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Precautionary landing due to an engine fault]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/24/24-apr-12-sikorsky-uh-60-isurava-papua-new-guinea/</link>
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		<title>24-Apr-12 &#8220;40&#8243; Mil Mi-8 Garovka, Russia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crash landed on a road during a training flight.  3 POB to hospital but not seriously injured.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/24/24-apr-12-40-mil-mi-8-garovka-russia/</link>
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		<title>21-Apr-12 N121MR Robinson R22A Palmer, US-Alaska</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Struck tail rotor on landing]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/21/21-apr-12-n121mr-robinson-r22a-palmer-us-alaska/</link>
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		<title>21-Apr-12 N34LB Schweizer 300C Schaumburg, US-Illinois</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tail rotor struck ground handling platform during landing]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/21/21-apr-12-n34lb-schweizer-300c-schaumburg-us-illinois/</link>
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		<title>20-Apr-12 Eromanga, Australia (1F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Police reported &#8220;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&#8221;.  Helicopter type may be a Masquito.  Another report noted he was mustering at the time.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/20/20-apr-12-eromanga-australia-1f/</link>
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		<title>20-Apr-12 Mil Mi-8, Atyrau, Kazakhstan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Landed and fell onto its side during a training flight.  2 of the 6POB injured.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/20/20-apr-12-mil-mi-8-atyrau-kazakhstan/</link>
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		<title>19-Apr-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Helmand Province, Afghanistan (4F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/19/19-apr-12-sikorsky-uh-60-southern-afghanistan-4f/</link>
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		<title>18-Apr-12 N191EH Eurocopter AS350B2 Valdez, US-Alaska</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tail rotor separated while landing on glacier]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/18/18-apr-12-n191eh-eurocopter-as350b2-valdez-us-alaska/</link>
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		<title>18-Apr-12 AgustaWestland AW139 Doha, Qatar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emergency return to airfield after loss of right pedal control.  Reported as a tail rotor pitch change link bearing failure]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/18/18-apr-12-agustawestland-aw139-doha-qatar/</link>
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		<title>17-Apr-12 N56RD Sikorsky S76B Gulf of Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/17/17-apr-12-sikorsky-s76b-gulf-of-mexico/</link>
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		<title>17-Apr-12 N171HH Enstrom F28F Pendleton, US-Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minor unspecified damage on landing]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/17/17-apr-12-n171hh-enstrom-f28f-pendleton-us-oregon/</link>
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		<title>15-Apr-12 Sehore, India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/15/15-apr-12-sehore-india/</link>
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		<title>15-Apr-12 Bell 206L Antigua, Guatemala</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four injured when helicopter crashed into two houses &#8211; 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 &#8211; reportedly on aerial filming work]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/15/15-apr-12-bell-206l-antigua-guatemala/</link>
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		<title>15-Apr-12 Sikorsky UH-60J Mutsu Bay, Japan (1F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crashed into the water after main blades struck the side of destroyer Matsuyuki. 6 rescued, 1 fatal  &#8211; named as 37-year-old captain, Lt. Cmdr. Masahiko Miyanaga.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/15/15-apr-12-sikorsky-mh-60j-mutsu-bay-japan/</link>
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		<title>14-Apr-12 N1152W Robinson R22 Farmington, US-Connecticut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[R22 piloted by state Rep. Bill Wadsworth crashed in a wood, injuring passenger Irene Van &#8211; who is quoted as saying &#8220;We were coming over the trees and all of a sudden we went into a crazy spin&#8221;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/14/14-apr-12-robinson-r22-farmington-us-connecticut/</link>
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		<title>14-Apr-12 N509MT Bell 407 Aberdeen, US-South Dakota</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Substantially damaged landing on gravel road around 3am local time after experiencing engine trouble on positioning flight after refuelling.  Sole occupant pilot not injured.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/14/14-apr-12-n509mt-bell-407-aberdeen-us-south-dakota/</link>
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		<title>13-Apr-12 N17HX Bell 205A-1 Hot Springs, US-Virginia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minor damage during external load operations]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/13/13-apr-12-n17hx-bell-205a-1-hot-springs-us-virginia/</link>
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		<title>13-Apr-12 VH-ZZT Guimbal Cabri Camden, Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During jammed pedal recovery practice, the helicopter collided with the ground and rolled over. One crew member sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/13/13-apr-12-camden-australia/</link>
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		<title>12-Apr-12 PNP-357 Bell UH-1H Kiteni, Peru (1F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; gunner Luis Guerrero and a civilian acting as a guide, Elver Huaman, were wounded.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/12/12-apr-12-pnp-357-bell-uh-1h-kiteni-peru-1f/</link>
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		<title>12-Apr-12 eastern Afghanistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/12/12-apr-12-eastern-afghanistan/</link>
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		<title>12-Apr-12 Mil Mi-8 Zhytomyr region, Ukraine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emergency landing after a technical problem, reportedly in the fuel system.  Helicopter was carrying Ukraine Defense Minister Dmytro Salamatin and several officials]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/12/12-apr-12-mil-mi-8-zhytomyr-region-ukraine/</link>
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		<title>12-Apr-12 N69HJ Hughes 269A Grinnell, US-Iowa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Substantially damaged due to ground resonance]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/12/12-apr-12-n69hj-hughes-269a-grinnell-us-iowa/</link>
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		<title>12-Apr-12 8335 Mil Mi-8 Murzuq, Libya</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crashed on take-off from Murzuq airport, landing on a rail track.  Possibly due to overloading &#8211; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/12/12-apr-12-8335-mil-mi-8-murzuq-libya/</link>
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		<title>12-Apr-12 VT-HAV Schweizer 300C Bangalore, India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/12/12-apr-12-schweizer-300c-bangalore-india/</link>
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		<title>11-Apr-12 Bell-Boeing MV-22 southern Morocco (2F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two killed and two seriously injured in Osprey accident in southern Morocco during exercise &#8220;African Lion&#8221;.  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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/11/11-apr-12-bell-boeing-mv-22-southern-morocco-2f/</link>
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		<title>11-Apr-12 N135WJ Eurocopter EC135P2 Palm City, US-Florida</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emergency landing while en route to an accident scene &#8211; smoke in the cockpit.  Registration assumed as this is the only helicopter operated by Martin County on this work and our report stated &#8220;Martin County LifeStar&#8221;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/11/11-apr-12-n135wj-eurocopter-ec135p2-palm-city-us-florida/</link>
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		<title>11-Apr-12 Eurocopter MH-65C Salinas, US-California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/11/11-apr-12-eurocopter-mh-65c-salinas-us-california/</link>
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		<title>11-Apr-12 Bell-Boeing V-22 Amarillo, US-Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Precautionary field landing on test flight out of Amarillo]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/11/11-apr-12-bell-boeing-v-22-amarillo-us-texas/</link>
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		<title>10-Apr-12 PNP-125 Robinson R44 Callao, Peru</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/10/10-apr-12-pnp-125-robinson-r44-callao-peru/</link>
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		<title>10-Apr-12 N20NM Agusta A109C Mankato, US-Minnesota</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rotor blade struck light on landing]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/10/10-apr-12-n20nm-agusta-a109c-mankato-us-minnesota/</link>
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		<title>09-Apr-12 N1813 Bell 206L4 Bossier City, US-Louisiana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emergency landing at Barksdale AFB after suspected bird strike.  Registration assumed as news received by HeliHub showed operator name as &#8220;Pafford EMS helicopter&#8221; and this LongRanger flies as &#8220;Pafford Air One&#8220;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/09/09-apr-12-n1813-bell-206l4-bossier-city-us-louisiana/</link>
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		<title>08-Apr-12 N55NZ Robinson R44 Henderson, US-Nevada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tipped over on landing]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/08/08-apr-12-n55nz-robinson-r44-henderson-us-nevada/</link>
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		<title>07-Apr-12 Boeing CH-47D Yuma, US-Arizona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Royal Air Force Chinook suffered unspecificed &#8220;mishap&#8221; 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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/07/07-apr-12-boeing-ch-47d-yuma-us-arizona/</link>
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		<title>06-Apr-12 Tenere desert, Niger (6F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four Chinese employees from state oil firm CNPC and two French crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in Niger&#8217;s Tenere desert.  Helicopter went missing 6th April and was not found until 9th April]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/06/06-apr-12-tenere-desert-niger-6f/</link>
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		<title>06-Apr-12 OO-DTZ Robinson R22B2 Huy, Belgium (2F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hit cable car wires during low level photographic work.  Both pilot Jean-Yves Dantinne and photographer Lawrence Matagne lost their lives]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/06/06-apr-12-oo-dtz-robinson-r22b2-huy-belgium-2f/</link>
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		<title>06-Apr-12 RA-01899 Bell 407 Blagodatnoye, Russia (1F)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emergency landing in fog, killing sole occupant pilot Valeri Maiorov]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/06/06-apr-12-ra-01899-bell-407-blagodatnoye-russia-1f/</link>
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		<title>06-Apr-11 N244AM Eurocopter EC135P2+ St Augustine, US-Florida</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/06/06-apr-11-n244am-eurocopter-ec135p2/</link>
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		<title>06-Apr-12 RA-01980 AgustaWestland AW119Ke Lake Yanisyarvi, Russia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crashed on frozen lake, injuring all four occupants &#8211; 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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/06/06-apr-12-ra-01980-agustawestland-aw119ke-lake-yanisyarvi-russia/</link>
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		<title>06-Apr-12 PR-LDL Robinson R44 Feira de Santana, Brazil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Precautionary field landing, reasons not stated.  no damage apparent from press photo]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/06/06-apr-12-pr-ldl-robinson-r44-feira-de-santana-brazil/</link>
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		<title>06-Apr-12 MQ-8B northern Afghanistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MQ-8B operating in northern Afghanistan crashed while conducting a routine surveillance mission in support of Regional Command North.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/06/06-apr-12-mq-8b-northern-afghanistan/</link>
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		<title>05-Apr-12 HAL Dhruv Ranchi, India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maoist rebels shot at helicopter (which was on an EMS flight evacuating two injuried people).  Bullet holes confirmed on landing]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/05/05-apr-12-hal-dhruv-ranchi-india/</link>
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		<title>05-Apr-12 N104MH Robinson R22 Isabel, US-South Dakota</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unspecified crash, pilot airlifted to hospital.  Registration/type assumed as pilot was quoted in the press report as &#8220;Duane Jake Kraft&#8221; and N104MH is owned by Duane J Kraft at a local address]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/05/05-apr-12-n104mh-robinson-r22-isabel-us-south-dakota/</link>
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		<title>05-Apr-12 Dera Allahyar, Pakistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Helicopter carrying Interior Minister Rehman Malik and others had developed a technical fault and it had to make an emergency landing in Dera Allahyar.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/05/05-apr-12-dera-allahyar-pakistan/</link>
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		<title>04-Apr-12 N424AE Bell 206L4 Winnsboro, US-Louisiana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bird strike on take off while pilot was using NVG.  Damage to windscreen and vertical fin]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/04/04-apr-12-n424ae-bell-206l4-winnsboro-us-louisiana/</link>
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		<title>03-Apr-12 N3042D Enstrom F280FX Corpus Christi, US-Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/03/03-apr-12-n3042d-enstrom-f280fx-corpus-christi-us-texas/</link>
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		<title>03-Apr-12 Ghallanai, Pakistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/03/03-apr-12-ghallanai-pakistan/</link>
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		<title>02-Apr-12 N911FR Bell 412EP Opa Locka, US-Florida</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tail rotor struck ground during hover taxi]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/02/02-apr-12-n911fr-bell-412ep-opa-locka-us-florida/</link>
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		<title>01-Apr-12 N911KX Bell 407 Pella, US-Iowa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cockpit indication led pilot to make emergency landing at night.  Aircraft later checked out and cleared to fly]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/01/01-apr-12-n911kx-bell-407-pella-us-iowa/</link>
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