29-Jul-2013
Force landing – serious damage after it fell onto its side in wooded area, tail separate from boom... Read more
28-Jul-2013
Agricultural ops. Company owner Dwayne Deakins refers to pilot as “Dale” in this video... Read more
28-Jul-2013
Main rotor struck tail boom during tailwind landing... Read more
27-Jul-2013
En route from Lehighton PA to Endecott NY with five aboard was en route when it disappeared from radar during conditions of severe thunderstorms and heavy fog. The last communication to ATC was a report around 10 pm Saturday that he was “losing altitude and would try to return to a nearby airfield.”. Wreckage was... Read more
27-Jul-2013
Pilot Todd Hanawalt and two passengers were surveying power lines for a company on Saturday afternoon when the helicopter crashed. killing Hanawalt... Read more
26-Jul-2013
the #2 engine chip light illuminated without secondary symptoms noted. The pilot completed the emergency procedure for a #2 Engine Chip Light illumination and landed without incident at a local airport.... Read more
26-Jul-2013
Crashed and burnt out. 2 Medevac’d to hospital... Read more
25-Jul-2013
Autorotation, and rolled over onto its side on landing, 700 feet short of landing pad. One news report suggests Texas family on board suggested it ran out of fuel... Read more
24-Jul-2013
Accident situation unknown. Helicopter operating on Disaster Relief Operations with Uttarakhand Government. Operator reported it was en route from Kedarnath to Guptkashi at about 1530 hrs. Later update said it was weather related. Fatalities named here as Pilot J. S. Dhaliwal and technician Abhay Ranjan... Read more
23-Jul-2013
During aerial work, the engine failed and the pilot conducted a forced landing. The occupants were uninjured and the helicopter sustained substantial damage.... Read more
23-Jul-2013
Main rotor blades struck tail boom in autorotation landing... Read more
22-Jul-2013
According to a LVMPD press release, David Vanbuskirk “somehow became detached from the hoist line, falling into the canyon below.” The distance that the man fell is under investigation, but Sheriff Doug Gillespie later stated in a press conference that “it is clear that this was a non-survivable fall and he died on impact.” The... Read more
22-Jul-2013
Tail rotor struck ground on landing on a training flight. From this press report – According to airport spokesperson Christine Crews told FOX5 one of the helicopter’s rotors struck the ground, causing significant damage to the aircraft. The Sundance spokesperson, though, said the Eurocopter AS350B2 had tail rotor and skid damage only.... Read more
21-Jul-2013
Shortly after dropping off two tourist anglers and their interpreter, the pilot took off but crashed into them, killing all three. The pilot survived. The casualties were named here as retired lawyer Rupert Beaumont and fine-art dealer Mark Robertson, both 69, and their Russian guide and interpreter, Alexander Tushnikov, 53.... Read more
21-Jul-2013
Destroyed in accident, occupants not injured... Read more
21-Jul-2013
Helicopter was circling nose-down at low level before crashing into shallow Shahe River – see video. Possible engine failure – note flame from exhaust just prior to impact... Read more
21-Jul-2013
Engine flamed out. The pilot autorotated into a clear area near a lake shoreline. As the helicopter began to settle the pilot rolled the helicopter onto its right side to clear the rotor blades from the fuselage. The pilot and passenger exited without injury. CADAORS 2013C2976... Read more
18-Jul-2013
Bird strike on tour flight... Read more
16-Jul-2013Source: Ontario Government
Today, Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, issued the following statement on the release of the Office of the Chief Coroner’s review of Ornge air ambulance: “I want to thank the Expert Panel for their work to examine Ornge air ambulance transports and for their recommendations to improve patient care. This report provides... Read more
16-Jul-2013
UH-1H crashed while performing seismographic operations at an oil drilling rig in the area. News report here states AJ Blain, 27, died in the crash, said Joyce Barnett, Dolores County, Colo., coroner... Read more
15-Jul-2013
During a scenic flight, the pilot heard a loud bang followed by a yaw to the right. The pilot conducted a forced landing into trees. The pilot and two passengers escaped injury, however the helicopter was substantially damaged.... Read more
15-Jul-2013
Helicopter “toppled over”. More details to follow soon... Read more
14-Jul-2013
The Mi-8 helicopter made an emergency landing and fell on its side. 17 POB of which 7 were injured.... Read more
13-Jul-2013
Emergency autorotation landing in cornfield. Photo suggests minimal or no damage.... Read more
12-Jul-2013
ISAF official Twitter feed reports hard landing, no casualties and aircraft recovered. We assume it is a helicopter... Read more
11-Jul-2013Source: Baum Hedlund
The families of two men killed in the first Robinson R66 helicopter to ever crash have filed a wrongful death lawsuit (case number BC514477) in Los Angeles Superior Court through their attorneys, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman. The lawsuit alleges that shortly after takeoff the R66 experienced a mechanical malfunction and uncontrollable loss of power during normal... Read more
11-Jul-2013Source: HSSG
The Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) welcomes the Directive from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as the first major step in bringing the fleet of EC225 helicopters back to safe flight operations. The safety barriers proposed will give several layers of assurance that this helicopter is safe to fly.... Read more
11-Jul-2013Source: 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
11-Jul-2013
During the early stages of take-off from the Snapper offshore platform, Bass Strait, one of the helicopter’s engines failed, resulting in a descent to approximately 30 feet above the water. The crew subsequently arrested the descent and stabilised the helicopter, before climbing to a safe alititude on the remaining engine. The helicopter was diverted to Longford aerodrome, Victoria,... Read more
10-Jul-2013Source: UK CAA and others
Following publication of an airworthiness directive by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for Super Puma helicopters on 9 July 2013, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will subsequently amend its operational restriction on the helicopter type, allowing each aircraft to return to service once the requirements of the EASA directive are met. EASA is... Read more
9-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Yesterday saw a Robinson R22 of Upper Limit Aviation suffer an accident on a training flight in mountainous terrain – see 08-Jul-13 N712U Robinson R22B American Fork Canyon, US-Utah. The instructor and student have been seriously injured. Our database now shows nine accidents for Upper Limit Aviation. Four of these have occurred since March 2011. The oldest... Read more
9-Jul-2013
Contacted high voltage powerlines and crashed with 5 fatalities. Registration NOT yet verified... Read more
9-Jul-2013
Crashed on night training flight. Pilot named as Ronald Helbert Vargas Terán (34), and crew were Amadeo César Loayza Mercado (33) and Carlos Alberto Cercado Pinares (42).... Read more
8-Jul-2013
28 year old instructor and 24 year old student – both seriously injured. Crashed onto rocky mountain side and rolled some way down a slope.... Read more
7-Jul-2013
4 POB, three minor injuries, one serious injury. Crashed in open farm land... Read more
6-Jul-2013
Uncontrolled sideways movement on training flight and fell onto its side... Read more
6-Jul-2013
HeliHub.com have been given the following statement on 10 July by the manufacturer:- “We at Helicopteres Guimbal are of course much worried that a recent accident involved a Cabri. We are even more frustrated to learn the distorted reports that appeared in the press. The following is what we know from our point and from... Read more
5-Jul-2013
Helicopter was involved in installing powerlines – contacted tower, crashed, seriously injuring both occupants... Read more
4-Jul-2013Source: NBAA
Hear a Flight Plan podcast about how the steep learning curve for constantly evolving avionics and ATC technologies can have safety implications When Jim Lara had a new up-to-date avionics suite installed in his Baron last December, he faced a task even more daunting than selecting, installing and paying for the glass cockpit components: learning how to... Read more
4-Jul-2013
It is though the crash was caused by human error during a particularly daring manoeuvre. 2 killed, 1 seriously injured... Read more
4-Jul-2013
Crashed into trees and ended up on its side. Pilot Alexandre Dionísio de Oliveira and passengers Marksuel Carlos de Moura Reis e Marcelo Pedreira Pinheiro had minor injuries while third passenger Danilo Pereira de Abreu needed hospital treatment. Video from inside the helicopter can be seen here (description there says “The pilot did a bad approach and tried... Read more
4-Jul-2013
Emergency field landing after reported engine problems. Landed safely with no other damage. 10 POB. No injuries... Read more
4-Jul-2013
Precautionary landing – pilot and two tour passengers flown out in another helicopter... Read more
3-Jul-2013Source: IHST
Members of the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) will lead a number of safety workshops at the premier helicopter industry event in Europe, the HeliTech International Expo and Conference. The HeliTech Expo, which takes place Sept. 24-26 in London, attracts nearly 4,000 participants within the rotorcraft industry from 60 countries. IHST members will provide the... Read more
3-Jul-2013Source: PHPA
Remember that the 4th of July is coming up right around the corner. Fly a little higher to get some distance between the illegal fireworks coming up at you and remember all of the local fireworks shows. Both Sunland-Tujunga and Crescenta Valley have their own shows. The Crescenta Valley show is located just north of the 210... Read more
3-Jul-2013
Emergency landing on training flight, helicopter ended up on its side with the main rotorhead lying separated next to the wreck with the blades largely intact. Skids ripped off too. Tail boom separated at root. 2 POB – Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Bari to hospital and Major Nazrul Islam only needed first aid. Reg not yet confirmed... Read more
3-Jul-2013
Two seater helicopter crashed in a heavily wooded area on a bear hunt. Both occupants injured – 58-year old pilotEd Friedman, passenger named here as Lisa Bates, 27... Read more
2-Jul-2013Source: HAI
Join HAI, the FAA Safety Team, the Denver FSDO, and many more on July 20 in Aurora, Colo., for the very latest information on the safety issues facing the rotorcraft industry. A panel of experts will discuss local and regional issues affecting helicopter pilots, accident trends, personal risk assessment, safety initiatives, career paths/opportunities, and many... Read more
2-Jul-2013
Loss of control due to mountain winds (according to this report), killing 23 of 28 POB. The five survivors were the three crew and two of the passengers, one a child.... Read more
2-Jul-2013
Emergency landing due to weather. Later reported as typical in monsoon season... Read more
1-Jul-2013Source: HAI
Much of the work of HAI is done by members serving on one or more of the association’s 14 committees. During the last week of June, several of those committees gathered at HAI’s headquarters in Alexandria, Va., for very productive working sessions. The HAI Technical and Safety committees held their annual spring meeting in HAI’s... Read more
1-Jul-2013
Clear skies, pilot experienced in the area (visited 3-4 times a week) but AS350B3e went down with four fatalities. Post crash fire. Wide debris field with tailboom 20+m away not touched by the fire (see photo)... Read more
1-Jul-2013
Substantial damage in force landing... Read more
1-Jul-2013
Wreckage reported sighting on 2nd July, the day after a Bell 206 was reported overdue. “The aircraft is missing and debris has washed ashore in Gull Lake.” CADORS 2013C2819... Read more
30-Jun-2013
Text book emergency landing in the Hudson river on a sightseeing trip. Floats deployed, helicopter landed on the water and remained upright. Pilot named as Michael Campbell, 22.... Read more
30-Jun-2013
Damaged on landing. Further details awaited... Read more
29-Jun-2013
Main blades clipped rock in low hover, and subsequent crash landing killed all four POB – part named here as pilot Davide B. (62), its passengers Daniele C. (43), Lauro S. (56) and F. Severino (63)... Read more
29-Jun-2013
Pilot Milton Hearn (named here) seriously injured trying to land on road trailer in preparation to take helicopter for attention. Helicopter ended up on its side... Read more
28-Jun-2013
Pawan Hans helicopter, which was on a rescue mission in Uttarakhand, made a hard landing at Harsil. Although the helicopter remained on its wheels, photos show the tail separated just ahead of the horizontal stabilizer. The aircraft remained on site until the Indian AF airlifted it out on 4th September (see here and here)... Read more
28-Jun-2013
Main rotor struck tail boom during autorotation landing... Read more
28-Jun-2013
“crashed under unknown circumstances” says the FAA. Pilot was solo student... Read more
28-Jun-2013
Crew was practicing water-bucket drops at about 1 p.m. Friday when the helicopter crashed. It was sitting upright in about 3 feet of water with the tail boom damaged just forward of the tail rotor and the main blade tips showing signs of having struck something... Read more
26-Jun-2013Source: Eurocopter Canada
Eurocopter Canada Limited (ECL) will celebrate outstanding achievement at the Helicopter Association of Canada annual conference, November 8th-10th in Vancouver, BC. The winner(s) of the ‘Innovation in Safety Award’ will be chosen by a committee selection process and receive a cash prize of $5,000.00 as well as, recognition of industry professionals. “It is Eurocopter Canada’s... Read more
26-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Eurocopter has issued a statement to HeliHub.com after we requested further information on the accident on 19th June of G-ECUK, a very recently delivered AS350B3e helicopter. The statement says this – “Regarding the accident that occurred on June 19 near Oxford in the UK with an AS350 B3e, Eurocopter is, at this stage, not able... Read more
25-Jun-2013Source: Toronto Star
Several of the Sikorsky S76s in ORNGE’s fleet had upgraded electronics, including a ground proximity warning system, but not the one that was based in Moosonee. see full story... Read more
25-Jun-2013Source: HAI
According to a Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) report, the FAA’s new staffing model for flight safety inspectors and the number required has some serious flaws reminiscent of the old system. The new system was instituted in 2009 following the recommendations of a 2006 National Research Council study mandated by Congress. The IG found... Read more
25-Jun-2013
Crashed in poor weather. Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority said eight bodies have been recovered and chances of any survivor among the 19 onboard were remote... Read more
24-Jun-2013Source: Toronto Star
A Toronto Star investigation has found troubling issues arising from the accident that could impact the safety and service of ORNGE’s helicopter operations – see full story... Read more
24-Jun-2013
Crashed into a cherry orchard after catching bird netting at low level. Pilot 31-year-old Christopher Iezzoni suffered back injuries and was having trouble breathing... Read more
24-Jun-2013
Heavy landing, rolled over and tail with tail rotor separated aft of the horizontal stabiliser.... Read more
24-Jun-2013
Landed close to a highway and suffered unknown damage... Read more
23-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com
On 4th June, a Robinson R22 operated by Canadian Helicopters was on a local fight in Quebec when it suffered a near-miss with two Canadian Armed Forces F-18s; The Robinson was on a VFR flight and an approximately southern track, when the two jets were turning onto a southerly heading. Press reports suggest that after... Read more
