One fatality was famous rugby player Andre van Wyk... Read more
Impact with terrain. Pilot Adam Reeves, 45, and passenger Shelley Zapototsky, 37 died in the accident... Read more
Article quotes reg as “527TK”... Read more
Abrupt manoeuvre by pilot (allegedly to demonstrate a coyote hunt according to the NTSB report) when it struck trees. Pilot and one paramedic killed. The other paramedic, who was still in the process of fixing his seatbelt, survived by being thrown clear in the impact.... Read more
Skid stuck in ground during run-on autorotation landing on training flight... Read more
Given the helicopter is registered to Santa Rosa CA, the HeliHub.com team believes the FAA prelim report may be incorrect listing the state as NM... 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
Main blades hit tree during firefighting ops... Read more
Crashed into harbour, all passengers got out OK. Final report from investigation... Read more
