Crashed after striking a pole during agricultural work... Read more
During the descent for landing, the pilot was not able to stop the descent and yaw. The pilot pushed the cyclic to exit the vortex and pick up speed, but the main rotor collided with the ground and the aircraft rolled to a stop on the ground. CADORS 2014Q1246... Read more
Helicopter lost height and crashed within 30 seconds of take off – video of incident here. Helicopter was operating for the military and ended up on its side, heavily damaged. 5 POB all got out OK. Helicopter was delivered new less than six weeks prior to accident.... Read more
Loss of power on climb-out from John C Tune Airport after refuelling there, emergency landing made on highway, damaging tail boom. 2 POB unhurt – reported here as registered owner Lenny Sikora and his girlfriend – and they got out, put the ground handling wheels on and moved the helicopter to the side of the... Read more
Substantially damaged in field landing... Read more
Landed in a field of crop and fell onto its side. 2 POB walk away... Read more
Both pilots seriously injured in low level accident involving powerlines during agricultural operations – named as Anatoly Kurilov and Alexander Fumchenko... Read more
Emergency field landing with high vertical force impact. Skids splayed out... Read more
While conducting sling load operations, the load at the end of the long line became tangled. The pilot attempted to land the helicopter, however when at about 10 ft above ground level, the line pulled tight. The pilot was unable to release the line, and the helicopter collided with terrain, resulting in substantial damage. The... Read more
Written off. 4 POB – two adults, two children – got out OK... Read more
Rolled onto its side on landing... Read more
Helicopter fell onto its starboard side during a training flight... Read more
Uncommanded descent and crashed on landing. Helicopter was carrying a team from the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys... Read more
Substantially damaged, injuring female pilot. High vertical force impact, remained on skids... Read more
Precautionary field landing, no injuries, after reported mechanical issues. All six passengers were guests of the Make-A-Wish charity.... Read more
Substantially damaged during autorotation landing... Read more
Emergency landing in park, possibly due to mechanical issue... Read more
Annual licence renewal flight. Instructor Louis Janssens (69) from Theux died in the accident... Read more
Safe emergency landing after engine failure... Read more
Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawa fractured a bone in his neck after the helicopter “suffered three consecutive jolts” within a couple of minutes after its take-off. Emergency landing made shortly after. The CM was only wearing a seatbelt loosely... Read more
The pilot was attempting a practice autorotation when the accident occurred. He did not realise that he had failed to achieve a split between engine and rotor rpm, with the result that the rotor rpm reduced to below the normal operating range. The pilot was unable to prevent the helicopter striking the ground hard. It... Read more
Helicopter ditched in Gulf of Mexico. US Coast Guard found two bodies and helicopter appears to have sunk. The two victims were identified as George Leloup, the pilot of the helicopter, and Rory Bourgeois, a technician with BNA Marine Services.... Read more
Engine and main rotor over-speed event during engine start, resulting in ground resonance and substantial damage to the helicopter’s fuselage, and main rotor drive system.... Read more
Reported engine failure during night patrol – in ensuing hard landing the tail boom was broken. 2 POB not injured. Accident was around 1am... Read more
The aircraft departed from a camping area on an island of the Araguaia River at 1.30am, destined for a helipad in the town of Aruanã. Soon after getting airborne, at a distance of approximately 700m from the point of origin, while still on the departure axis, the aircraft crashed into the ground, killing all five on... Read more
Force landing in a field one mile from destination airport... Read more
Main blades hit hangar while manoevering close to the fuel pumps... Read more
Force landing in water about 1 metre deep. Minor damage to fuselage plus obvious water damage throughout. Pilot named in press report as Fausto Calderón with his brother as passenger... Read more
Crashed into field and landed on its side in crop over 1m tall. Only skids visible in photos... Read more
At least 16 people were missing after a helicopter believed to be carrying top regional officials and businessmen crashed into a lake in northwestern Russia, police and the emergencies ministry said... Read more
Door came open in flight. en route to Haliburton from Toronto... Read more
Struck powerline and impacted the ground... Read more
Rotor separated on landing... Read more
Helicopter came down into woods one mile from home base. Helicopter remained upright with heavy landin... Read more
Contolled landing close to rig. Floats deployed and helicopter remained upright on floats on calm seas, 6 POB safely evacuated by liferaft... Read more
Emergency landing due to weather with three on board going to a rugby match at Huddersfield... Read more
Pilot killed during loadlifting training operations – named here as Thomas Moore. Post crash fire. Ground crew seriously burned in attempts to rescue pilot... Read more
Crahed into roof of barn. Pilot named in news reports as Gary Oleen, aged 71, critically injured. AirCare helicopter attended per this YouTube clip On 05-Jun-14 this became a fatal accident following the pilot’s death from his injuries as reported here... Read more
Temporarily grounded after fuel leakage on offshore “floating storage unit”... Read more
Hand landing causing damage to nose wheel and starboard landing wheels. Helicopter came to rest on an angle without the blades striking the ground... Read more
Homebuild helicopter, according to press story. Pilot to hospital... Read more
Helicopter was reported “in difficulties” and had reported tail rotor control issues. Hard landing, helicopter fell over onto its port side on landing. Pilot and Passenger walked away... Read more
Contacted powerlines and crashed, killing sole occupant pilot. Post crash fire. Helicopter apparently Swiss registered judging by flag on tail in this image Based on the colour scheme it could be one of HB-ZJK (12182), HB-ZPE (12862), HB-ZSA (10365), HB-ZSC (13426) – although it is also possible that an R44 previously flown in Switzerland (and... Read more
County fire spokesman said the helicopter apparently clipped and downed power lines before crashing. A brush fire broke out that burned less than an acre before it was put out. Fatal injuries to sole occupant pilot – named here as Philip Margolis... Read more
Dynamic roll over on take-off after catching a fuel drum with a skid. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The 406 ELT activated and was shut off immediately. CADORS 2014P0717... Read more
During approach to land, the tail boom detached from the helicopter. The helicopter touched down then rolled over. The pilot sustained no injuries but the helicopter was destroyed.... Read more
Owner Tom Archer was taking off from his own property after not flying the helicopter in about a month. Rotorhead and main blades ended up 10-15m from the fuselage... Read more
Heavy landing with tail missing – boom potentially sliced by main blades... Read more
Emergency landing... Read more
The helicopter was performing some sling operations and the load became unstable which caused the loss of control. CADORS 2014C1821... Read more
Crashed into wooded area killing both on board... Read more
Crashed heavily in open ploughed field and remained upright. Reported engine issues. Blades still attached at root, skid splayed out NOTE – this is wrongly reported elsewhere as G-OLRT. The boom from the real G-OLRT (which is still in UK) was sold to a Polish buyer, who fitted it on another R22 without correcting the... Read more
After landing, the pilot exited the running helicopter; shortly thereafter the helicopter became airborne without the pilot at the flight controls. The helicopter subsequently impacted the ground and rolled over. The pilot was struck by one or more of the main rotor blades and was fatally injured.... Read more
Skid caught on ground handling trailer on take-off and rolled onto its side... Read more
R22 conducting mustering operations near Fitzroy Crossing WA, collided with terrain. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged.... Read more
During the initial climb, passing about 100 ft above ground level, the engine lost power. The pilot conducted a forced landing and the helicopter landed heavily, resulting in substantial damage to the landing skid and tail boom.... Read more
Helicopter was conducting aerial mustering operations. It was reported that the helicopter’s main rotor clipped a tree and that the aircraft landed in long grass where it was destroyed by fire. The pilot was uninjured.... Read more
Helicopter hit wire in flight followed by a hard landing, which activated the ELT. Both persons on board were reported as being okay (pilot with no injuries and passenger with only sore ribs). CADORS 2014Q0857... Read more
During cattle spotting operations, the helicopter impacted trees and collided with terrain, coming to rest inverted. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot was fatally injured – named here as Michael Wills... Read more
Offshore rig support helicopter operated by Volta River Aviation, working for Lukoil. 8 POB. Four deceased (one named as Samuel Sambo and another as Walter Agbetimevor), and four rescued. Helicopter appears to have broken up, given image in this story. Helicopter was en route from Takoradi to the Jack Ryan drillship. Registration confirmed as TU-HAA in... Read more
Emergency field landing when transferring a patient from Ashburton Hospital to Christchurch Hospital when an indication warning light turned on. Representative from operator referred to it as a “heavy landing”. No injuries to 5 POB... Read more
Helicopter crashed and owner Frikkie Lutzkie arranged for wreckage to be buried. Certain aspects of press reports (including date) do not tie up – but read reports of this accident in conjunction with another incident from May 2012 relating to another helicopter and the same owner... Read more
Helicopter damaged by passenger who “ran amok” with blade tie-down bar. Damage included windscreen, fuselage and doors... Read more
Emergency landing onto snow at 10,000 ft altitude, damaging blades, after reported engine problem.... Read more
Reports of a “bang” and loss of control and pilot Arcelino Matos Brito put the helicopter down into the water close to the short. 6 POB including the deputy mayor of Aquiraz Callou Marcos Barros, and two aged 11 and 14, all got out safely, helped to the shore by beachgoers. Video of recovery of... Read more
Partial engine failure and hard landing and roll-over onto port side. Minor injuries to 2 POB. 100 gallons of fuel spilt, but no fire.... Read more
During the approach for landing as part of a hydraulic failure training, with the aircraft already sustaining “ground effect”, a high level of vibration occurred . In the sequence, the aircraft skidded to the left and rolled, colliding with the ground. The aircraft sustained breakage of the main rotor blades and tail boom. It also sustained substantial... Read more
Impacted terrain from a low altitude near Sollice, Prague-East District in Central Bohemia. The helicopter came to rest inverted, sustaining apparent substantial damage and the four occupants onboard (2 adults, 2 small children) were not injured.... Read more
Bristow EC225 en route to Talisman’s Clyde platform returned to base after a warning light came on... Read more
Flew into the side of the Eyjafjallajökull Glacier in low visibility, 4 POB not seriously injured.... Read more
During low level hover while training, helicopter fell to the ground and onto its starboard side... Read more
Privately owned Mi-2 fell onto its side in accident in open field. Main blades contacted tail boom. 7 POB, of which five to hospital. Registration confirmed by this tweet... Read more
Emergency services responding. Crash timed at 11.07am Eastern. Helicopter ended upright with tail boom chopped off by one of the main blades and the rest of the tail – including the tail rotor gear box and blades – lying nearby... Read more
Starboard gear damaged in heavy landing at night... Read more
