16-Jul-2015
Force landing in field. 3 POB. Minor damage... Read more
16-Jul-2015
Aerial electrical cable collision following water discharge during fire-fighting operation. The pilot managed to immediately land the helicopter. Initial assessment reveals bucket, helicopter tail and one main rotor blade damage.... Read more
15-Jul-2015Source: EASA
EASA’s Annual Safety Conference has a long standing tradition, every year addressing a different safety topic. The 2015 EASA Safety Conference focuses on the topic of Training for aircrew, but also for other activities like maintenance, RPAS, new simulation technologies etc. The conference will open on Wednesday 14 October, by EU Commissioner for Transport, Ms... Read more
15-Jul-2015Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
It was a close call Sunday after a Georgia man drove his car almost directly into the path of a medical helicopter about to take off from St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon with a newborn infant on board. See full story... Read more
15-Jul-2015
Helicopter ended up on its side on a narrow strip of grass between hotel and canal after main blades struck building. Unclear from early press reports whether it was an intentional or emergency landing. Pilot “detained on suspicion of endangerment”... Read more
15-Jul-2015
Helicopter landed at a manufacturing business, severing powerline. After brief stop on the ground – and “the authorities had arrived at the scene“, the helicopter took off again and departed the area... Read more
14-Jul-2015Source: Lifeflight Eagle
In the high-consequence environment of air medicine, things can change in an instant. Carefully designed systems and routine activities are subject to failure. It can happen to any of us at any time. It’s with that understanding that the LifeFlight Eagle Safety Symposium calls together leaders, safety officers, medical crew members, communications specialists, pilots, and... Read more
14-Jul-2015
Helicopter on anti-drug operation landed in a clearing which was mined – the mine exploded, killing four, seriously injuring two and minor injuries to another four. Full infra-red video released from second helicopter providing top cover above.... Read more
14-Jul-2015
Pilot, the only occupant, killed in crash of Air Glaciers helicopter at Guggigletscher nr Lauterbrunnen. Helicopter came down vertically and the cabin area burnt out. Tail boom, tail , stabiliser and tail rotors all remain attached.... Read more
14-Jul-2015
During mustering operations, the helicopter collided with terrain, resulting in substantial damage (photo). The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the helicopter, sustained minor injuries. Final report says “According to the Carburettor Icing Probability chart, the conditions indicated a high probability of serious carburettor icing at descent power.”... Read more
14-Jul-2015
Pawan Hans helicopter with 19 passengers and three crew members on board made emergency landing after sudden change in weather... Read more
13-Jul-2015Source: IHST
If the first half of the year is any indication, then 2015 is shaping up to be a very good year for civil helicopter safety in the United States. Total accidents are down 28 percent during the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period last year. In addition, according to the United... Read more
13-Jul-2015Source: Starspeed
Aviation legend Captain Eric Melrose ‘Winkle’ Brown CBE, DSC, AFC, KCVSA, PhD Hon FRAeS, RN will be speaking at HeliTech International on the 8th October, 2015 at ExCeL London. Named “Britain’s Greatest Pilot” by the BBC, Captian Eric “Winkle” Brown will be the key-note speaker during The EHEST Safety Workshop. A former Royal Navy officer... Read more
13-Jul-2015
Main blade struck tail boom on landing... Read more
12-Jul-2015
On landing, object flew out and struck blades... Read more
12-Jul-2015
Pilot Duane Fielding, of St. George, and his 14-year-old son/passenger were not seriously injured. Gust of wind while in a low hover led tail to touch the ground, causing the helicopter to become unstable and crash... Read more
12-Jul-2015
Eyewitnesses report helicopter fell to the ground suddenly from a 15ft hover. Pilot to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries... Read more
12-Jul-2015
Substantially damaged after hitting wires during agricultural operations... Read more
11-Jul-2015
Crashed on firefighting ops, pilot to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries... Read more
10-Jul-2015
There were no reported injuries among the 4 souls on board. Search and rescue located the site via emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal and extracted the occupants. Unknown damage to the aircraft. CADORS 2015C2524... Read more
10-Jul-2015
Emergency field landing. Pilot was only one on board Date could be 09-Jul-15 (press report was very early morning on 10-Jul-15)... Read more
10-Jul-2015
Flight with Ghana’s President John Mahama and First lady Lordina Maham on board. Landed due to severe weather. No mention in local press as to whether pilot obtained a forecast before take-off... Read more
9-Jul-2015Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue does not refer to any helicopters and this update is included in HeliHub.com for completeness... Read more
9-Jul-2015Source: FAA
The FAA and general aviation (GA) groups’ #Fly Safe national safety campaign aims to educate the GA community on how to prevent Loss of Control (LOC) accidents this flying season. What is Loss of Control (LOC)? A Loss of Control (LOC) accident involves an unintended departure of an aircraft from controlled flight. LOC can happen because... Read more
9-Jul-2015
2 fatal and 5 injured when helicopter of State Grid General Aviation Company crashed at Tongyong Airport. Photo shows helicopter missing one blade – another photo here... Read more
8-Jul-2015Source: BBC News
A ruling that investigators should hand over the black box from a North Sea helicopter crash to Scotland’s top law officer is being challenged. See full story... Read more
8-Jul-2015
Force landed on school property. FAA has no other details, but industry forum suggesting engine failure. Helicopter is operated by TV station KCRA... Read more
7-Jul-2015
helicopter was on a routine flight when the crew noticed a drop in hydraulic pressure and were forced to land... Read more
7-Jul-2015
4 POB injured and to hospital after helicopter crashes shortly after take off in poor weather. Helicopter was transporting MP Joshua Nassari who was speaking on an election event.... Read more
6-Jul-2015
During ground run post-maintenance, the SA342J Gazelle took off to 10ft and then dropped to the ground. MW Helicopters engineer on board was reportedly not a qualified pilot – and was not injured in the accident. Starboard skid ripped off, tail boom badly creased.... Read more
5-Jul-2015
8 POB and photos show helicopter crashed in mountainous area and completely destroyed – some reports such as this one state the weather was “heavy rain and thick fog”. This news item has a video report from the crash scene Pilot Felicisimo Taborlupa was killed in the accident, and Archimedes “Archie” King, founder and owner... Read more
5-Jul-2015
Came under fire from the ground in an area regarded as the centre of a turf war between rival drugs cartels... Read more
5-Jul-2015
Crashed into field and burned out. Pilot seriously injured. Helicopter type to be confirmed... Read more
5-Jul-2015
Crashed into the Moselle river. Two occupants jumped clear and swam to safety... Read more
3-Jul-2015Source: Sundance
Sundance Helicopters recently became the nation’s first helicopter tour operator and Tour Operators Program of Safety (TOPS) member to implement the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) and Maintenance Safety Action Program (MSAP). ASAP and MSAP are voluntary, self-reporting programs designed to identify and reduce safety concerns. “We are proud to participate... Read more
3-Jul-2015
With pilot and two paramedics on board, the helicopter started spinning shortly after take off and crashed about 20 seconds later, causing fatal injuries to pilot Patrick Mahany.The helicopter hit a parked pickup truck and travel camper and the helicopter was consumed by the ensuing fire. Flight paramedic Dave Repsher was burned in the crash... Read more
3-Jul-2015
Clipped powerline and damaged blades. Landed with no injuries to those on board... Read more
2-Jul-2015Source: ATSB
The Australian Government has reappointed Mr Noel Hart as a Commissioner with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss announced the two-year extension of Mr Hart’s term today, effective from 1 July 2015. “Mr Hart’s extensive maritime and resource industry operations experience, along with... Read more
2-Jul-2015
Crashed and burnt out. Wreckage not found for six days. Helicopter was being operated for National Institute of Medical Emergencies... Read more
1-Jul-2015
Two fatalities – later named as Hudson Simmons and Hayden Simmons. Unknown circumstances Location is very close to state line. Incident location reported relative to both Lewiston ID and Asotin WA which are opposite sides of the river forming the state line at this point.... Read more
1-Jul-2015
Crashed on routine night training flight, killing instructor and student. A later report named the instructor as Anthony Gallerai and the student as Kristian Blackwell... Read more
1-Jul-2015
Clipped a power line on climb-out at 9.30pm, landed and skidded on a highway and came to a stop in a ditch... Read more
30-Jun-2015Source: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has posted the second video designed to further enhance airport safety. Entitled “The 2015 Wildlife Hazard Management and Strike Reporting Update,” the video outlines the benefits of wildlife hazard strike reporting and how airport operators use the information to reduce wildlife strikes at airports. The video also discusses the FAA’s... Read more
30-Jun-2015
conducting forest fire fighting operations in the area of Fort Simpson, NT. Prior to landing in CYFS, the pilot maneuvered to set down the water bucket. While preparing to set down on the landing pad beside the bucket, the tail rotor blades contacted a fuel drum. The helicopter touched down shortly thereafter and remained upright.... Read more
30-Jun-2015
helicopter en route to the West Hercules drilling rig returned to base due to a low oil pressure indication in one of its two engines. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 30 when the helicopter was 20 km outside St. John’s. The helicopter returned to St. John’s without incident and the seven passengers on board... Read more
30-Jun-2015
Force landed in field. Damage level unknown... Read more
29-Jun-2015Source: US Navy
The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) and its embarked helicopter detachment from the ‘Warlords’ of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM ) 51, were selected for the annual Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Ship-Helicopter Safety Award in May. This unique award honors the cruiser or destroyer and embarked detachment with the... Read more
29-Jun-2015
Turned back to base due to low oil pressure warning. The culprit of the oil leak, according to Statoil, was likely a wrong-sized O-ring installed during maintenance.... Read more
29-Jun-2015
Precautionary landing due to suspected engine problem. Engineers checked it over and it returned to base at INS Dega the same evening... Read more
29-Jun-2015
Landing accident on post maintenance test flight. ended up on its side... Read more
29-Jun-2015
Blades broke telephone line. Pilot named in report as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
29-Jun-2015
Crashed into water during firefighting operations and sank... Read more
28-Jun-2015
When at about 100 ft above ground level and an airspeed of 40 knots, the pilot conducted a turn into wind. As the helicopter turned, the pilot received a low rotor rpm warning. The helicopter collided with terrain and rolled onto its side, resulting in substantial damage (photo). The pilot sustained minor injuries. Final report... Read more
28-Jun-2015
“Blown off the side of the platform” during run-up on offshore rig. 1 minor injury... Read more
27-Jun-2015
After striking a low level wire, the pilot elected to land on the shoreline (or sandbank?) of a river. On subsequent take-off the pilot lost control and crashed – photo shows it on a rocky shoreline.... Read more
27-Jun-2015
Crashed on take off, injuring the pilot Brad Maclachlan and two hunters he had just picked up... Read more
27-Jun-2015
Engine failed, and helicopter fell onto its side during autorotation landing. Pilot and his passenger/wife got out OK... Read more
26-Jun-2015
Bristow aircraft returned to base after caution light illuminated – reportedly in error... Read more
25-Jun-2015
Take off accident, helicopter fell onto its side. One minor injury... Read more
25-Jun-2015
The pilot was intending to make a local flight and having completed his pre-flight checks, gradually increased the rotor rpm to about 80%. From the CCTV it can be observed that at about this time, the helicopter rapidly yawed to the left and rotated through about 290° before tipping over onto its right side. The... Read more
25-Jun-2015
Crashed from low level during agricultural ops. Aircraft destroyed... Read more
24-Jun-2015Source: Bristow
It’s something many people flying offshore have experienced – bumpy air, foggy skies, an unusual sound – all of which can conspire to get the passenger thinking “What am I doing here?” Bob Egan, an offshore worker for more than 20 years, had those thoughts even though he doesn’t fear flying on helicopters. But a... Read more
24-Jun-2015
Red carpet and various other items laid out for the greeting of a visiting VIP (senior Union Minister Nitin Gadkari) were blown up by rotor downdraft and reportedly struck fenestron... Read more
23-Jun-2015
After lift-off, about 30 ft above the ground the pilot reported that the canopy became shrouded in condensation. With a loss of visual reference, the pilot attempted to manoeuvre the helicopter to an area suitable for landing. During the attempt to land, the helicopter struck the ground and rolled on its side. The passenger has... Read more
22-Jun-2015Source: Australian Flying
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has called on US and European regulators to improve the safety of helicopter fuel systems. See Full Story... Read more
21-Jun-2015
The helicopter was landing on an unprepared, deeply cultivated field. During the vertical landing, the left skid settled into the soft ground and the helicopter entered into a dynamic rollover. There was substantial damage to the helicopter. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. CADORS 2015C2439... Read more
21-Jun-2015
Due to weather conditions on Saturday 20th, the helicopter was unable to fly and remained grounded at the site. While parked and unattended on Sunday 21st, the helicopter was damaged by cattle which managed to break through fence from adjacent field. Nose area damaged. Fly Heli Wales had provided the helicopter for the Welsh... Read more
21-Jun-2015
Force landing in field, aircraft destroyed... Read more
20-Jun-2015
Crashed in low level agricultural work after impacting a fence, killing pilot Frank Gomes Jnr. Ground crewmen who worked for the operator had just refilled the fertilizer tank on the helicopter prior to its last departure. When the helicopter did not return for its scheduled rinse load the crewmen drove out to the field to... Read more
19-Jun-2015Source: Air Methods
Blue Hawaiian Helicopters recently received Safety Management System (SMS) program status by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), becoming the first air tour operator in the United States to reach this milestone. Blue Hawaiian began participating in the voluntary SMS program in 2009, adopting the systematic approach to managing safety risk. “Achieving SMS emphasizes our company’s... Read more
14-Jun-2015
The aircraft collided with terrain while conducting aerial agriculture operations. The pilot, the only person on board, died as a result of the accident – named here as Dougal Brett... Read more
14-Jun-2015
Rolled over on landing... Read more
12-Jun-2015
Crashed into a tree on approach to airport. The pilot, Juan Manuel Urrutia was slightly injured, while his passenger was uninjured.... Read more
11-Jun-2015Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Robinson R22 Beta (G-ECMC), rolled over during simulated tail rotor failure exercise at Goodwood Aerodrome, on 12 February 2015 Robinson R22 Beta (G-THLA), heavy landing following autorotation exercise, Romney Marsh, Kent, 13 February 2015... Read more
