Hard landing. No injury reported to 1 POB... Read more
Tail rotor struck tree. No injury reported to 1 POB... Read more
The air accident happened on Monday 6 April 2020 in connection with sling loads for Statnett, the system operator of the Norwegian electrical power system. A container was to be moved. Because of a misunderstanding, the container was put in the wrong place. The container was to be moved further, but a strong wind gust... Read more
Struck powerlines shortly after takeoff, with brown-out a contributing factor. Minor injuries reported to 6 and serious injuries to 2. ... Read more
The UPDAF (Uganda People’s Defence Air Force) aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Bulo, Uganda. The helicopter had two crew on board, named as Maj Naome Karungi and PCdt Wakalo Benard, neither survived.... Read more
This accident took the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. More details to follow when facts can be established rather than relying on media speculation... Read more
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances whilst part of a search and rescue operation for missing snowmobilers in the Île Beemer area of Lac-St-Jean, Canada-Quebec. The solo pilot received non life threatening injuries.... Read more
Aircraft crashed into a hangar at Independence Municipal Airport, US-Iowa.... Read more
A helicopter crashed in a backyard of a home in Silver Spring Township, US-Pennsylvania. The two occupants on-board died, no injuries on the ground reported.... Read more
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, Weston, US-Georgia.... Read more
Aircraft auto-rotated and hit the ground in the desert, Mesa, Arizona.... Read more
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in Mokleumne Hill. The occupants escaped prior to the helicopter bursting into flames.... Read more
During a sightseeing flight the helicopter crashed into terrain under unknown circumstances, resulting in a post crash fire. The pilot and six passengers perished.... Read more
A Survival Flight aircraft rolled onto its side on landing, after the pilot, Douglas Davis had an unconfirmed heart attack. There was no patient on-board at the time, the two crew members were uninjured, the pilot was later pronounced dead at the hospital.... Read more
During take off the student pilot experienced dynamic rollover.... Read more
The aircraft lost power and struck power lines while apparently making an emergency landing near to the intersection of South Presa and East Southcross street, San Antonio, US-Texas. The aircraft received substantial damage. There were no reports of serious injuries to the occupants. – Photo... Read more
Aircraft was en-route to a North Sea oil field, East of Shetland, it declared an emergency following a lightning strike and returned to land safely at Sumburgh.... Read more
Aircraft crashed under into a field near Redwood road, after the pilot lost the tail rotor and started spinning.... Read more
Aircraft badly damaged by ash while parked on volcanic island during eruption. Main blades snapped under the weight of ash – photo... Read more
Aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Mexico under unknown circumstances. The last known position was 13 nm W of Southwest Pass, Louisiana as they transiting from one off-shore platform to another.... Read more
Aircraft struck a bird.... Read more
Aircraft suffered a tail strike whilst maneuvering to avoid a bird on takeoff.... Read more
Around 19:40, during the maneuver to prepare for the engagement of the enemy, the Cougar helicopter and a Tiger collided, crashing close to each other. None of the embarked soldiers survived. A rescue and safety operation of the accident zone is underway. Many ways of the Barkhane force are still engaged. Thirteen soldiers died in combat are... Read more
Around 19:40, during the maneuver to prepare for the engagement of the enemy, the Cougar helicopter and a Tiger collided, crashing close to each other. None of the embarked soldiers survived. A rescue and safety operation of the accident zone is underway. Many ways of the Barkhane force are still engaged. Thirteen soldiers died in combat are... Read more
Working in a confined area with building on one side and wires on the other. Blades struck parked truck. Tail structure separated from boom... Read more
Helicopter belonging to the 1° Gruppo Elicotteri of the Italian Navy crash landed aboard Caio Duilio AAW (Anti-Air Warfare) Destroyer at the end of a night training flight. Helicopter on its side, 6 POB not seriously injured... Read more
SAR helicopter ditched and located in 72m of water shortly after taking off at 11.26pm on a rescue mission. 7 POB missing There are four EC225s registered in Korea at present. HeliHub research shows that the subject aircraft is either HL9472 (msn 2702) or HL9619 (msn 2987)... Read more
Details not yet known. Pilot suffered fatal injuries and passenger (pilot’s daughter) received injuries which are reportedly not life threatening... Read more
Helicopter with pilot, co-pilot and four technicians was en route from Palanquero Air Base, in Puerto Salgar, to its maintenance base at Madrid. The helicopter is part of the Presidential Flight.... Read more
Crashed while on a training flight, thee occupants reported as uninjured... Read more
Port side engine failure en route to Port Harcourt from offshore platform GERD. Helicopter with 13 on board continued to Port Hardcourt and made safe landing. Nigerian AIB involved.... Read more
Two Robinson R22s engaged in herding operation. Rotor blade of N7189D hit skid of N74512. Both occupants of N7189D fatally injured... Read more
The pilot and passenger were transported to a local hospital for treatment, but local press report the pilot died from injuries suffered in the crash, and the passenger remains in the hospital with critical injuries. Pilot named here as 53-year-old Scott Socquet from Milford, Connecticut. The passenger passed away two days later and was named here as Howard... Read more
Two Robinson R22s engaged in herding operation. Rotor blade of N7189D hit skid of N74512 Passenger in N74512 seriously injured... Read more
Bird strike... Read more
Crashed during night training flight. Instructor and student not seriously injured... Read more
Crashed in unknown circumstances and burned out. Pilot named in press as Taras Kutovoy, former minister of the Ukraine Government... Read more
Bird strike (quoted in local press as a goose), and subsequent emergency landing at Oroville Municipal Airport en route Sacramento to Chico... Read more
Rotor blades struck tail boom during run-on landing... Read more
Two on board not seriously injured and named as Tony Monge and Cristián Goncalves... Read more
Dynamic rollover while landing on a sand dune... Read more
Struck powerlines and crashed while involved in low level spraying operations Pilot was identified as Andrew Alan Stephen by the Union County Sheriff’s Office... Read more
Tail damaged and starboard skid splayed out on landing at Kedarnath shrine, which is at an altitude of 11,500ft. 6 POB no serious injuries. Wreckage airlifted out 26 October per this press report... Read more
Babcock Australasia (Babcock), the aerospace and defence company, are delighted to share that flight student and Babcock employee, Pedro de Jesus Ximenes Belo, has graduated from Flight Training Adelaide and is on track to join the Babcock Offshore Services Australia team operating across the Timor Sea. Pedro joined Babcock in 2017 as part of a... Read more
Training flight leading to fatal injuries of both the student and the instructor, named here as Michal Beneš... Read more
Damaged by debris during hangar collapse caused by Cyclone Idai... Read more
Damaged by debris during hangar collapse caused by Cyclone Idai. Helicopter is thought to be already in storage and withdraw... Read more
Babcock Australasia, the aerospace and defence company, is celebrating its first year of Airbus H175 helicopter operations in Timor Leste after clocking up nearly 1400 flights providing offshore aviation services for their oil and gas customer. The company, which operates two H175s on personnel transport, search and rescue, and medevac duties in the Timor Sea... Read more
Babcock has in the last week completed a fleet move that saw two helicopters moving from UK to Australia, and two coming back on the return flight. The move was completed by freight specialists Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA), using an Antonov An-124 aircraft. After shipping two Leonardo AW139 helicopters from Prestwick UK to Melbourne in Australia, VDA... Read more
Initial reports suggest the helicopter entered cloud and struck a cliff, locally known as Sisne Bhir. Helicopter consumed in post crash fire. Crash site is located at around 10,000 feet. This report states that the fatalities were Rabindra Adhikari, Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Ang Tshiring Sherpa, managing director of Yeti Airlines and the chairman... Read more
Helicopter struck and broke power cable, but landed OK in a very tight location... Read more
Babcock Australasia (Babcock), the aerospace and defence company, is pleased to announce that its Offshore Aviation division has been awarded a five year contract with Santos Ltd (Santos) operating from Karratha, Western Australia. Commencing 1 July 2019, the contract facilitates the provision of two dedicated Leonardo AW139 aircraft to provide crew change, emergency support, 24/7... Read more
Helicopter damaged at Malta International Airport after the temporary hangar covering the aircraft collapsed in high winds. Structure seen in image to be tangled up and resting on top of the rotors... Read more
Air Ambulance on approach to land – a sheet from a farm building broke loose and embedded in the blades of the helicopter, causing it to turn through 180 degrees, landing heavily from low level. The crew consisting of a doctor, a nurse, a pilot and a flight assistant were unharmed but shocked [Wrongly quoted... Read more
The Fire Department said the crash was a result of engine failure. FAA report 2 POB with no injuries, while the operator said the unnamed pilot was hospitalized “for further evaluation as a precautionary measure.” Operator said in a statement “hard landing … while arriving for a utility flight”... Read more
Precautionary landing in water retention basin. No injuries to 2 POB. No damage to aircraft... Read more
Training accident, rollover onto starboard side. Heavily damaged – see images... Read more
Accident pilot was dropping off 2 heli-ski clients at a 6,000 foot msl mountain ridge line site, requiring him to preform a “toe in” landing. While hovering, but with the toes of the skids resting on the up-sloping field, and the two skiers disembarked, the main rotor blades contacted an area of rocky terrain. The pilot then... Read more
The helicopter, being flown by an experienced pilot, was approaching MV Asterix’s landing pad in daylight and relatively calm conditions. As it hovered over the deck the helicopter appeared to suddenly drop about two metres, hitting the deck, military sources noted. No serious injuries were reported. Tail rotor damage... Read more
Impacted terrain in mountainous region. 2 fatal... Read more