2-Feb-2011
Emergency landing (or was it a “hard landing”?) made after reported loss of power... Read more
2-Feb-2011
One helicopter (and six fixed wing) damaged when hangar roof collapsed due to weight of snow... Read more
2-Feb-2011
Helicopter crashed into unoccupied building close to an air base used for training by the Indian Army. Two killed were Major Atul Garje and Captain Bhanu Pratap Gupta... Read more
2-Feb-2011
Helicopter was harvesting pine cones and descending to unload. At about 100ft agl, tail rotor authority was lost and the helicopter began to rotate. The main rotor contacted trees and the helicopter crashed on its left side. The pilot was the sole occupant and sustained minor injuries. CADAORS ref 2011C0421... Read more
2-Feb-2011
After dropping a group of skiers, helicopter was proceeding down, on the other side of the mountain ridge (due to local weather conditions) to the pick-up point. While en route, the helicopter encountered marginal VMC and attempted to descend through a break in the cloud. The helicopter contacted snow covered terrain and began rolling down... Read more
3-Feb-2011
Sonar buoy fell from helicopter and landed in farm field... Read more
3-Feb-2011
Run on landing on wet mud performed which ended in the helicopter on its side, tail boom apparently severed by the tail which ended up close to the fuselage.... Read more
4-Feb-2011
Warning light led to emergency landing in snowy field. No indication of any damage or injuries... Read more
4-Feb-2011
Helicopter working on stringing new powerlines. One serious injury, one “minor to moderate” injury.... Read more
4-Feb-2011
R44 burst into flames on impact. Student pilot was taken to hospital in a critical condition with serious burns. Instructor Ivor Durham, owner and director of Newcastle Helicopters, died along with 21-year old Sam Bateman.... Read more
5-Feb-2011
An ISAF helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan’s eastern district of Lateh Band, 30 miles east of Kabul. Two pilots were slightly injured... Read more
5-Feb-2011
Emergency landing due to engine problems. Later repaired but helicopter crashed fatally on subsequent take-off (see separate incident page here)... Read more
5-Feb-2011
Crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off at 1900hrs – after emergency landing earlier in the day (see separate incident page here) and subsequent repairs. Pilot and passenger killed.... Read more
7-Feb-2011
Helicopter reportedly went down in the ocean off Thailand’s famous beach town of Hua Hin. Two pilots had minor injuries... Read more
7-Feb-2011
It was understood a small amount of excess fuel ignited when the Bond helicopter’s engines were starting up. We expect it was an AS332L2 or EC225, although Bond also operate AS365M3 and AW139 helicopters... Read more
7-Feb-2011
Emergency landing made in school field after warning light illuminated. No damage. Crew turned situation into educational opportunity for the school children.... Read more
8-Feb-2011
Ditched into reservoir after loss of power; 2 occupants safe... Read more
8-Feb-2011
Blades struck building on take-off. One passenger was Housing and Urban Development Minister Ali Nikzad... Read more
9-Feb-2011
The helicopter’s tail rotor accidentally touched the runway during a practice run, damaging it and causing the craft to make a hard landing... Read more
10-Feb-2011
Hydraulic problems force helicopter to land in field... Read more
10-Feb-2011
Crashed in mountainous region, pilot named as (José Gregorio Escalona) was killed in the impact... Read more
12-Feb-2011
Tail rotor strike... Read more
13-Feb-2011
Australian pilot reported missing feared dead after helicopter crash in PNG.  It is understood the man is an experienced pilot who has been working in the mining industry for a number of years. Oil slick and floating debris reported. Update – Search for pilot Lloyd Lester has been abandoned... Read more
13-Feb-2011
Bird strike... Read more
15-Feb-2011
A US helicopter belonging to the US civil support team in Iraq made an emergency landing in the northeast of Nasiryah in southern Baghdad.  The helicopter had taken off from Imam Ali base west of Nasriyah. No one was hurt in the accident... Read more
15-Feb-2011
Precautionary landing after bird strike... Read more
15-Feb-2011
A Mil Mi-28 Night Hunter attack helicopter made a rough emergency landing in the Budyonnovsk district in Russia’s southern Stavropol territory on Tuesday, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman… Pilot died later same day in hospital... Read more
17-Feb-2011
Heliski operation. All six occupants airlifted to hospital in Sion.... Read more
17-Feb-2011
An Indonesian Navy helicopter made an emergency landing at a soccer field in Situbondo district, East Java, after reporting engine problems... Read more
18-Feb-2011
The helicopter had departed from Modugno, near Bari, and was heading to Foggia. Pilot Tanzarella Antonio D’Amico, age 29, was alone... Read more
18-Feb-2011
Brig. Gen. Alfredo Bocanegra Navia, the 48-year-old commander of the army’s 5th Brigade, and his aides (Lt. John Alexander Salcedo, Pvt. German Alfonso Ortiz) were traveling from brigade headquarters in Bucaramanga, Santander’s capital, to the town of Aguachica in neighboring Cesar province. Civilian pilot Jaime Landinez was also killed... Read more
21-Feb-2011
Helicopter stranded on ice field after making emergency landing. Condition of six aboard not known... Read more
22-Feb-2011
Brown out at 30 to 40 ft during an NVG approach... Read more
22-Feb-2011
Emergency landing on road during post-maintenance check flight. No injuries or damage... Read more
22-Feb-2011
Weather related emergency landing. No apparent damage... Read more
23-Feb-2011
L.A. County sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker said the pilots were conducting a training exercise “simulating a hydraulic failure” when the Eurocopter AS350 went down.... Read more
23-Feb-2011
Only delivered within the last week, crew lost control with command centre. Some wreckage and one body found to date.... Read more
24-Feb-2011
Helicopter was doing work in the National Park, probably load lifting but the news reports thus far are unclear. Serious injuries reported... Read more
24-Feb-2011
Main rotor struck tail boom during autorotation landing... Read more
25-Feb-2011
Landed on its port side with floats deployed. Two people medevac to hospital by MedCopter “Chopper 2”... Read more
26-Feb-2011
Hard landing in an orchard... Read more
26-Feb-2011
low fuel pressure warning light came on during climbout at 200′. Engine sputtered and the ensuing landing was heavy, with the tail boom separating from the cabin and the base of the cabin touching the ground.... Read more
28-Feb-2011
Bird strike which caused windshield to shatter... Read more
28-Feb-2011
Helicopter crashed on the beach, ending up on its side with boom separated. Sole occupant pilot was seriously injured, pulled from the wreckage by a passer-by and flown to Palmerston North Hospital. Pilot name reported as Jim Sherwin, aged 60... Read more
