2-Oct-2013
Solo student pilot ran out of altitude on a practice engine-out autorotation landing and hit the tail boom on the ground.... Read more
2-Oct-2013
Training flight, skid clipped ground during hovering practice and helicopter rolled onto its starboard side with fuel leaking from it (photo). Neither student Charles Fink or instructor Raymond Daniel were injured... Read more
2-Oct-2013
“Collision with terrain”. Operator specialises in agricultural work. CADORS 2013Q2216... Read more
2-Oct-2013
Unidentified militants shot down a military helicopter in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing all four crew members, police sources said.... Read more
3-Oct-2013
While practicing pedal jams, during third exercise, nose yawed past centre and then got away from the student in control. The helicopter yawed left and rotated two times during which the engine went silent. Instructor took control and settled the helicopter in a hard landing from approximately 8ft. The helicopter’s tail struck ground and then... Read more
3-Oct-2013
Details unknown but reported as a training flight. Photo of recovery shows tail blades bent round... Read more
4-Oct-2013
Written off when it crashed into a road in built-up area. Three of the four occupants and a passing pedestrian were injured. Authorities indicate that the helicopter’s AMI (Annual Inspection Maintenance) and CA (Certificate of Airworthiness) expired in June and April 2012 respectively.... Read more
4-Oct-2013
Emergency landing on unmanned offshore platform. 12 offshore workers and 2 crew were rescued by Norwegian Air Force SAR Sea King. Weather reported as 200m visibility and emergency was called 17 km from the rig it landed on.... Read more
4-Oct-2013
The pilot noticed that the engine turbine temperature had increased to close to its maximum limit and prepared to make a precautionary landing. During the approach the indication returned to normal, so he decided to continue the short distance to his destination. As the helicopter climbed away, the engine failed. The pilot carried out a... Read more
4-Oct-2013
Capt. Christian Uy, spokesperson of the army’s 4th Infantry Division, said that the Huey made an emergency landing in Balingasag Friday morning when the pilot noticed a mechanical malfunction... Read more
5-Oct-2013
Grand Central Airport emergency services tweeted : “Precautionary landing (RCF) at Grand Central Airport. Dauphin AS365 Helicopter. Reg: FW-TAZ (French). All safe”. We’re not sure why the reg isn’t presented correctly as F-WTAZ, but there you go!... Read more
5-Oct-2013
Force landed and rolled over. Sole occupant pilot walked away from crash.... Read more
5-Oct-2013
Joshua Fitts, 34, of West Hurricane, Utah, was killed about 12:20 p.m. when the tail rotor of the McDonnell Douglas helicopter crashed after clipping a transmission line pulley, called a sheave... Read more
6-Oct-2013
Training accident, ended up on its side. Instructor and student not injured... Read more
7-Oct-2013
Inadvertently landed in a mine field. Occupants escaped unharmed but helicopter later consumed by fire.... Read more
9-Oct-2013
S92 returned to airport after burning smell in cabin. Safe landing... Read more
9-Oct-2013
Contacted wires while inspecting high-voltage transmission towers, causing the helicopter to crash into the Sai Bo La Yu Canal in Tambon Thepa. Occupants, reported as ten in number (to inspect powerlines??) all escaped without serious injury... Read more
9-Oct-2013
Helicopter took off from platform Main Pass 107 and crashed straight into the water. Pilot (named here as Patrick Becnel) fatally injured, three passengers (employees of Wood Group) rescued by USCG helicopter – two seriously injured and one uninjured. Popout floats were deployed but helicopter turned over and was suspended under water by the floats... Read more
11-Oct-2013
Pilot/owner Caroll Palmer and his son Benjamin Palmer were on board when the helicopter went down shortly after take off... Read more
11-Oct-2013
Force landed in the desert due to smoke in the cabin. Pilot and two passengers got out OK. Helicopter consumed by fire... Read more
11-Oct-2013
Legislator Margarita Ferra de Bartol died of her wounds in hospital, while San Juan Governor Jose Luis Gioja suffered several bruises. Three other passengers were also injured. This video shows brownout conditions at low level, then a flash as the helicopter contacts with powerlines. Initial accident report here... Read more
12-Oct-2013
The aircraft took off on a mission to monitor sources of fire in the region. Thirty minutes into flight, the aircraft was at an altitude of 2 000 ft AGL and at a speed of 100 KIAS, when the warning light indicating iron-dust in the engine illuminated. This was followed by a strong noise, and... Read more
12-Oct-2013
Crashed and burned out approx one mile from take-off point in a wooded area, killing 66-year-old pilot from Miedzychód and 64-year-old passenger from Gorzow Wielkopolski... Read more
13-Oct-2013
Lifting into a hover the pilot noticed the needles were at the bottom of the green range, and while more power was added, the pilot also applied pedal to face into wind. This resulted in a faster decay of power available, with the aircraft loosing height, then landing heavily and rolling over. The main rotor blades and tail... Read more
13-Oct-2013
Emergency field landing after ingesting a bird... Read more
14-Oct-2013
Helicopter contacted power lines on take off from Antraigues sur Volane (07) for flight to Castle Cachard (07)... Read more
14-Oct-2013
Conducting a hoist training in front of a hanger located adjacent to Kumamoto Airport. While hovering at 60ft, it encountered close proximity to other aircraft. Reported distance between two aircraft was 50ft horizontally.... Read more
15-Oct-2013
Military aircraft down, US embassy in UAE confirms US passport holder (but UAE resident) pilot died. Pilot was reportedly the only person on board.... Read more
15-Oct-2013
Crashed in mountainous region close to Venezeulan border. No casualties... Read more
15-Oct-2013
The aircraft was about to land in a soccer pitch. The pilot suffered a momentary spatial disorientation due to the dust raised by the helicopter main rotor wash. In face of the unexpected difficulty, the pilot proceeded to land with an excessive pitch-up attitude, causing the tail rotor protective rod and the left lower vertical... Read more
15-Oct-2013
During a frost protection exercise, the tail rotor struck grape vine cables. The aircraft was flown back to base and the post-flight inspection revealed damage was sustained by the tail rotor blades, stabilisers and the tail boom. ... Read more
16-Oct-2013
Main blades struck tree during aerial work operations... Read more
16-Oct-2013
Crashed in mountainous area shortly after take-off from weather station it had lifted supplies up to. The deceased were identified as pilot Chang Kuo-kang (had flown 3181 hours), co-pilot Lin Yi-chi (2832 hours) and bureau worker Chen Wen-chung... Read more
17-Oct-2013
Hard landing and rollover onto port side. 2 POB injured. Helicopter was making a precautionary landing at 9.30pm in a pasture due to reducing visibility.... Read more
18-Oct-2013
Firefighting helicopter got bucket caught in powerlines. No mention of any damage to the helicopter, but the fire bucket was damaged and separated from the aircraft (not known if jetissoned or broke). Also, powerlines brought down... Read more
19-Oct-2013
Contacted trees while trimming them. Landed without incident... Read more
19-Oct-2013
Birdstrike, landed without incident but one of 3 POB suffered minor injuries... Read more
20-Oct-2013
Force landed in a field after bird strike... Read more
21-Oct-2013
Precautionary landing beside road after warning light illumination. Helicopter required maintenance support before being flown out... Read more
22-Oct-2013
Skids ripped off and tail boom damaged in run-on landing at 50 knots after pilot had engine failure indications at 100ft altitude... Read more
22-Oct-2013
AS350B3 en route to pick up paediatric patient for a transfer flight crashed in Somerville early Tuesday morning, killing the pilot, a nurse and a respiratory therapist on board. This article later named them as Hospital Wing pilot Charles Smith, Pedi-Flight nurse Carrie Barlow, and Pedi-Flite respiratory therapist Denise Adams... Read more
23-Oct-2013
During a practice autorotation, after the helicopter landed, it slid about 8-10 feet forward and the skids sunk into soft terrain and rolled over. No injuries reported to 2 POB... Read more
23-Oct-2013
Force landing in field during aerial application. Damage level not stated... Read more
26-Oct-2013
Following a decrease in engine power, the pilot entered an autorotation. Upon landing at a solar power plant, the helicopter struck a photovoltaic panel and rolled onto its side. Probable write-off... Read more
26-Oct-2013
Engine failure on training flight, helicopter damaged in emergency landing in field. Highway Patrol report shows no injuries to Michael Hagus and minor injuries not requiring medical help to Jeff Noack... Read more
27-Oct-2013
Crashed from low level after the pilot apparently lost control – ended up on its starboard side on the runway. No serious injuries to 3 POB... Read more
28-Oct-2013
Pilot and 7 passengers injured when their helicopter crashed into parked AS350B2 ZK-HAE while landing in Mt Aspiring National Park. Pilot seriously injured... Read more
28-Oct-2013
Pilot and co-pilot critically injured in AH-1 accident... Read more
28-Oct-2013
Crashed into river, taking some power lines with it. Pilot Fred Wittlake, 55 suffered a broken arm and broken ribs. The two passengers were two state Department of Fish & Wildlife biologists – Holly Huchko, 34, suffered a broken back, and Eric Himmelreich, 35, broke two vertebrae... Read more
28-Oct-2013
Struck by landing helicopter ZK-IMJ and damaged.... Read more
29-Oct-2013
Helicopter ended up on its port side, with tail boom in multiple pieces. Sole occupant pilot injured... Read more
29-Oct-2013
Experimental Kamov Ka52K crashed on test flight, close to residential area. Two on board injured and were clear of the aircraft when it exploded twice, caught fire and burned out. One report suggests the ejector seats activated uncommanded. Another report says two people on the ground injured too... Read more
29-Oct-2013
Substantially damaged on landing. Two people were aboard the aircraft. One was taken to the hospital with complaints of back pain, while the other was uninjured,... Read more
29-Oct-2013
Very heavy landing on training flight, remained upright, although boom broken at root. Post impact fire was extinguished.... Read more
30-Oct-2013
Impacted terrain on agricultural flight after hitting power cables, killing one of two on board... Read more
