During agricultural spraying operations, had accident and ended up on its starboard side In der Nähe von #Ellenz-Poltersdorf (Kreis #Cochem-Zell) ist soeben ein Spritzhubschrauber abgestürzt. Mehr auf https://t.co/EUCs1blXGp Video: Jens Weber pic.twitter.com/G1oNl2Ch4p — Rhein-Zeitung (@RheinZeitung) June 15, 2022... Read more
Heavily damaged in emergency landing, but remained upright on its skids. Tail boom was not attached to the cabin. Two people on board only suffered minor injuries See image ... Read more
Helicopter crashed in woodland area. Wreckage was found scattered across an area of several hundred meters. All three on board died.... Read more
Crashed during low level manoeuvre on training flight. The 60-year-old instructor from Krefeld was slightly injured, and the 52-year-old student pilot was uninjured, the police reported. Both got out of the wreckage unaided. Image from Ruhr Nachrichten report ... Read more
Student solo (aged 63) – at a height of 50-100 meters, there was a loss of engine power. The helicopter touched down hard and rolled onto its side around 15-20m from the runway in the grass.... Read more
Substantially damaged beyond repair in a forced autorotation landing at Lübstorf near Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Minor injuries to the 3POB... Read more
EMS helicopter landed in a skate park and became entangled with a skateboarding “grind pole”. Helicopter slightly damaged, but roaded out for inspection before flying again.... Read more
Main blades struck street light on final approach to land at the Hohe Düne marina, and the instability created led to the crash. Tail (including rotor) separated in the accident. The complete scene is best seen in this YouTube video. Light injuries to the 4 POB – although some reports say 3 POB and one... Read more
Emergency landing in a field of crop. No apparent damage from photos in press. Quote > Instruments indicated that the hydraulics powering the flight control system had a loss in pressure, prompting a “land-as-soon-as-possible condition”... Read more
Police helicopter crashed killing two and the third is in a critical condition. More news awaited. D-HVBB registration to be finally confirmed... Read more
Reported engine failure with a total loss of engine power whilst on aerial photography, and helicopter rolled onto starboard side and suffered significant damage. The 39-year-old pilot and his 65 years old co-pilot were slightly injured... Read more
Static and unattended EMS helicopter was blown partly off its mobile helipad in severe weather, leaving it with its tail resting on the ground. Known as Christoph 53. See Photo... Read more
Crashed into the Moselle river. Two occupants jumped clear and swam to safety... Read more
Hospital worker walked into spinning tail rotor shortly after helicopter had landed, and died from his injuries... Read more
Main transmission belt came loose, causing engine to lose power. Emergency landing completed successfully but uneven ground caused temporary instability which led to one main blade contacting and cutting tail boom.... Read more
Crashed shortly after take-off and rolled onto its side. Passenger badly injured, pilot uninjured... Read more
Crashed into the Baltic Sea on a training exercise – The helicopter was on approach to a sea rescue cruiser at about 18:40 local time for a winch operation when suddenly loosing height and crashing into the sea, killing 3 of the 4 POB... Read more
Helicopter on pipeline patrol fell onto its side on take off after reportedly spinning... Read more
In a low hover on a training flight and the helicopter began to spin uncontrollably. Helicopter hit the ground tail first and broke the tail boom... Read more
Landed at a ski resort. With the rotors still turning and the crew still in the aircraft, it slid 30m down a slight (but snowy) slope until it hit a snowmobile and a sign, damaging a main rotor blade and the rear cabin area (see video of accident)... Read more
Training flight, crashed in forested area killing 48 year old instructor and 31 year old student pilot... Read more
Plastic bag blown up into tail rotor. EMS Helicopter roaded out from landing site... Read more
50 year old pilot seriously injured and 30 year old passenger minor injuries after helicopter crashed c9.30am local time while spraying a vineyard on a steep slope. Helicopter is believed to be D-HIBS 500D (1035D) but we await confirmation... Read more
Vineyard spraying – caught port-side spray boom on powerline and damaged it. Landed safely in nearby sports field with no further damage... Read more
EMS helicopter landed on scene and stabiliser end-plate pierced car windscreen... Read more
“Christoph 1” helicopter cut telephone line on approach to site landing to pick up patient injured in equine accident... Read more
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.... Read more
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.... Read more
Crashed into a field and caught fire... Read more
Helicopter destroyed on landing in mountainous region on German side of border with Austria, pilot seriously injured. Ground was snow covered, and accident occurred at around 1,700m (5,577 ft) altitude... Read more
Helicopter crashed on to highway, killing pilot. Post crash fire. Truck driver injured in the ensuing chaos. No other injuries, despite heavy traffic at the time. Weather reported as wet. Helicopter _may_ have hit wires, causing crash. Pilot reported as ” 42 year old small business owner from Hohenlohe”... Read more
Helicopter fell onto its side after pilot aborted take-off... Read more
Heli Trans AS350 took off from Lübeck in Germany, destination Halmstad in Sweden, but did not arrived at the expected time. 2 POB – Heli Trans pilot and a passenger who was not one of their employees.... Read more
Skid snagged ground taking off from sloping ground, causing helicopter to turn onto its side. Debris from helicopter killed... Read more
Difficulties on take-off resulted in heavy landing with much damage to the helicopter – operator is quoted in press estimating damage cost at 150,000 euros. Minor injuries to the 4 POB... Read more
Helicopter contacted and broke powerlines on EMS flight as “Christoph 10”. Note – Registration is NOT confirmed, but is a recently ex-factory new delivery which was assigned to the “Christoph 10” base, and photos here show D-HUTH... Read more
Hughes 500D spraying a vineyard hit powerline and crashed into field, killing the 26-year old pilot.... Read more
Accident occurred shortly after the pilot told ATC that he would need to make a precautionary landing due to weather conditions. En route from Augsburg (Germany) to Salzburg (Austria).... Read more
Written off after hitting high-tension cables climbing out from a precautionary off-field landing due to an ill passenger. Three injured to hospital.... Read more
Shortly after take off with five passengers on a pleasure flight at the Frühlingsfest event, the helicopter descended suddenly and suffered a heavy run-on landing which caused the skids to completely deform -then sliding onwards through two security fences before coming to rest in a 40 degree nose down angle on the bank of a... Read more
Crashed and caught fire. Sole occupant (Gustl Schrempp – the owner) killed.... Read more
Tail rotor touched ground causing helicopter to crash heavily... Read more
Accident on first solo. R22 ended up on its port side... Read more
Very heavy landing in ploughed field. Skids collapsed, post crash fire, all three POB safe... Read more
Crashed in ploughed field with two minor injuries after falling 40m while working on powerlines. Helicopter substantially damaged... Read more
Crashed shortly after take off. 1 POB – 68-year-old pilot/owner- survived OK.... Read more
Engine problems during lifting operation over VW car factory. Emergency landing on factory roof. Damage to boom and blades, but helicopter looking remarkably intact for what has happened... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Extensively damaged by severe hailstorm when parked at a hotel. Hail stones the size of tennis balls!... Read more
Emergency landing on harbour-side dock. Pilot listed as Frank Proebster, aged 41... Read more
Helicopter was spraying a vineyard when it severed a powerline. Level of damage not known. Villages of Bernkastel, Graach Come Longkamp and Monzelfeld all without power.... Read more
Load became unstable as helicopter approached rooftop of Trianon skyscraper. Pilot elected to drop the load – an airconditioning unit – which dropped 180m to the ground... Read more
Clipped a tree during a search for a missing elderly woman at night. Crashed into dense woodland, boom separated from cabin. Three serious injuries... Read more
The pilot (60) was slightly injured and the co-pilot (46) was not hurt. R44 completely burnt out, also causing damage to a nearby hangar and to three further helicopters inside... Read more
Precautionary landing due to weather and a technical defect. Stayed overnight, departed next day.... Read more
Double engine failure infilght at 5000ft with German Chancellor Merkel on board. Pilot restarted engine approx 1000ft agl from the ground... Read more
Air Ambulance role, landed in city centre to pick up construction worker patient. Landed too close to a car park barrier, and downwash caused barrier to rise up into rotor disc.... Read more
Helicopter was being used to blow snow off a roof, and crashed from low level. Two serious and one minor injury. One photo shows close proximity of street light stands.... Read more
crashed on approach to Bayreuth/Bindlacher Berg Airport... Read more
