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... Read more
Crashed into the water after main blades struck the side of destroyer Matsuyuki. 6 rescued, 1 fatal – named as 37-year-old captain, Lt. Cmdr. Masahiko Miyanaga.... Read more
Black Hawk with 6 POB – one rescued, five missing presumed perished... Read more
Turkish military MI-17 crashed in a suburb of Kabul killing 16 – reports suggest 12 in the helicopter, 4 on the ground (two women, two children). The names of the soldiers are as follows: Maj. Mithat Çolak, Maj. Şükrü BaÄŸdatlı, Maj. Serkan DoÄŸan, Maj. Ä°smail Cem Yakınlar, Cpt. Adil ErdoÄŸan, Commanding Sgt. Maj. Salih Helvacı,... Read more
The ceceased were named as Capt. Daniel Bartle, 27, of Ferndale, WA; Capt. Nathan McHone, 29, of Crystal Lake, IL; Master Sgt. Travis Riddick, 40, of Centerville, IA; Cpl. Jesse Stites, 23, of North Beach, MD; Cpl. Kevin Reinhard, 25, of Colonia, NJ; and Cpl. Joseph Logan, 22, of Willis, TX... Read more
All five members of a Navy helicopter crew are reported to be unhurt after crashing during a training mission on the edge of the Sierra Nevada.... Read more
Helicopter caught fire shortly after landing. 13 POB all safe... Read more
Extensively damaged in accident after the helicopter refueled, said Army aviation division commander Gen. Javier Rey, adding that the aircraft had problems “with a crosswind” that forced it to the ground. All nine occupants survived... Read more
We are receiving initial reports of a Black Hawk making an emergency landing in Headen Park on the northern outskirts of Sydney.  It was en route to Newcastle when a warning light came on. No damage, no injuries... Read more
Hydraulic leak – went AOG on the rig... Read more
Post maintenance engine runs following routine engine washes. The collective control was not lowered during the start sequence and subsequently the rotorcraft unintentionally became airborne a few feet and drifted to the right as the rotor speed increased. CADAORS 2011A0961... Read more
Crashed from 20-25 ft on climb out, heavy landing with wheels broken off and fuselage impacting ground... Read more
Engine problem en route Sola to the Maersk Reacher rig in Valhall field, North Sea, returned to base... Read more
Flying to the Henry Goodrich drill rig northeast of St. John’s when its pilots aborted the flight. about 48 kilometres offshore after the pilots became concerned about “higher than normal vibration.” They decided to turn back to the airport as a precaution.... Read more
Precautionary landing. Photo shows engineers checking rotorhead... Read more
Had just flown over a block of cherry trees and was turning to fly back when it hit power lines 40-50 feet above the ground. Crashed and burned, killing pilot. Stephen W. Nelson reportedly died of asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation... Read more
Agricultural ops, crashed into field, killing 54-year-old Hubert Dane Harris Jr., of Little Rock, AK.... Read more
The video report on the link given states that the same operator had two helicopter accidents today, one fatal at Chelan (see HeliHub.com report) and one on the ground at Brewster... Read more
Shortly after takeoff, the helicopter entered a nose-high attitude with low power setting and lost altitude while in instrument meteorological conditions. The flight crew arrested the descent and continued on to St. John’s. There were two pilots and 5 passengers on board the helicopter and no one was injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the... Read more
Black Hawk involved in rescuing bodies from the crash of a UH-1 three days previously; 9 killed (Maj-Gen Tawan Ruangsri, the 9th Infantry Division chief and commander of the Surasee Task Force, 1st pilot Maj Prapan Jiamsoongnoen, 2nd pilot Maj Chuphan Polwan, senior flight mechanic Sgt-Maj Somkid Wongtoksaeng, 2nd mechanic Sgt Aram Wongsing, Capt Jate... Read more
Cougar helicopter flight Sunday out to the Terra Nova offshore oil rig was forced to turn back when the autopilot indicator light came on... Read more
Three died when S76C++ ditched in the sea shortly after take off from Yetagun oil field rig. Fatalities included pilot Ohn Thein, ex Myanmar Air Force... Read more
Precautionary landing after problem with one engine... Read more
Emergency landing after smoke in cockpit.... Read more
Precautionary landing.  Aircraft shut down without further incident in accordance with standard emergency procedures.  No personnel were injured during the incident. Being investigated by maintenance personnel from 817 Squadron.... Read more
While setting an elecriticy tower within a utility right-of-way two miles SE of Plaster City, three of the helicopter’s four hooks holding up a tower section released. While hanging from the remaining hook, the structure was slowly lowered to the ground and, once on the ground, was released. The tower subsequently tipped over. No one... Read more
San Diego Gas & Electric’s helicopter was involved in an incident when a section of a transmission tower carried by the helicopter fell approximately 200- feet to the ground. No one was injured.... Read more
S55 Whisperjet conversion “Helo is Ok but the people looking to use it are no longer interested.” [exact date not known]... Read more
Pilot broadcast Mayday after loss of oil pressure in one engine 90 miles SW of Stavangar. SAR helicopter scrambled and accompanied S92 back to a safe landing at Sola... Read more
One US Army helicopter crashed during the 40 minute US navy seal operation to kill or capture Osama bin Laden. No one was hurt. Local reports quote the time as “late on Sunday night”. Three other helicopters involved in this operation. Some reports say it crashed after being shot at from the ground... Read more
The helicopter was ground taxied onto a parking spot and brought to a stop by the commander, who was the pilot flying. He then intended to apply the parking brake but inadvertently raised the collective control lever, which caused the helicopter to become airborne. He released the collective control lever, which was lowered by the... Read more
One fatality, two critical, one serious aboard USMC H-53 helicopter which came down in the sea two miles off Kaneohe Air Station. USCG and Honolulu Fire Dept helicopters attending. Fatality later named as Cpl. Jonathan D. Faircloth, 22, of Mechanicsburg, PA. Others on board were pilot Maj. Clinton J. Collins, co-pilot Capt. Kevin F. Hayles,... Read more
Emergency landing, mechanics called... Read more
Mechanic became trapped under the sponson of a CH-53E after the landing gear collapsed when the landing-gear pin was pulled before takeoff. Marine was later named as Sgt. Alexis Fontalvo... Read more
Precautionary landing due to weather and a technical defect. Stayed overnight, departed next day.... Read more
EMS flight. Clipped and snapped telephone wire on take-off damaging blade tips. Landed safely in adjacent field. No injuries. CADAORS ref 2011P0343... Read more
Involved in lifting task putting aircon unit on roof. Helicopter crashed, colliding with building and causing building to catch fire.... Read more
Wheels up landing. Helicopter had been shuttling that day between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara and an offshore platform called “Harvest”, some 15 miles SW of Lompoc.... Read more
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
Emergency landing made in school field after warning light illuminated. No damage. Crew turned situation into educational opportunity for the school children.... Read more
Warning light led to emergency landing in snowy field. No indication of any damage or injuries... Read more
Sonar buoy fell from helicopter and landed in farm field... Read more
The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter, bound for St. John’s, was about 150 metres in the air when the unusual vibration was noticed by the pilots. They aborted the flight.... Read more
Wire strike... Read more
An Army Black Hawk helicopter from the 5th Aviation Regiment, based at Townsville, Queensland, conducted an emergency landing near Yass... Read more
Flew into an electric cable during a training flight; The Black Hawk was slightly damaged and no one on board was injured... Read more
The Blackhawk was conducting a routine training flight when one of the two engines experienced a mechanical problem.... Read more
Date is approximate... Read more
During a manually flown SAR mission, in mountainous terrain, the aircraft entered IMC. While attempting to exit these conditions on a pre-briefed escape heading with the autopilot coupled, the autopilot entered an unexpected mode that resulted in the aircraft not responding as intended. The autopilot was disconnected and the flight continued manually without further incident.... Read more
The three fatalities were aircraft commander Lt. Sean D. Krueger, 33, of Waterboro, Maine; Aviation Maintenance Technician, First Class Adam C. Hoke, 40, of Great Falls, Mont.; and Aviation Maintenance Technician, Second Class Brett M. Banks, 33, Green River, Wyo. The helicopter’s co-pilot, Lt. Lance D. Leone, 29, of Ventura, Calif., survived. See also later... Read more
Privates Tim Aplin, Ben Chuck and Scott Palmer from the Special Operations Task Group were killed and seven injured when a coalition helicopter crashed. A NATO soldier also lost his life in the incident which occurred at 3.39am Afghanistan time. Initial reports quoted location as “Northern Kandahar” and later reports as “Uruzgan Province”... Read more
Local press reports seem undecided whether there were 3 or 4 or 5 fatalities... Read more
4 fatalities in the accident, 5th died later as a result of injuries (report)... Read more
