27-Apr-2013
Rotorwash from departing EC135 HB-ZJE caused blades on parked MD500E D-HMGD to strike and damage tail boom. Pilot of EC135 listed as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
27-Apr-2013
Rotorwash from departing EC135 HB-ZJE caused blades on parked MD500E D-HMGD to strike and damage tail boom. Pilot of EC135 listed as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
27-Apr-2013
While landing at 5000 ft MSL with 2 crew and 5 pax, the helicopter landed hard and rolled over. Two slight injuries and plus injuries to one on the ground from debris. Pilot reported as Manolito Vela... Read more
27-Apr-2013
Five POB not seriously injured when helicopter crashed at ski resort. One report quotes a police officer saying there is a suspicion the pilot was impaired by alcohol, but most reports say the test was “routine”. Some reports mention contact with powerlines, others rule that out... Read more
26-Apr-2013Source: Arabian Aerospace
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) is to set up an independent body to investigate air accidents. (See Full Story)... Read more
25-Apr-2013
Rolled over on landing. Supporting work on radio repeater site on the mountain... Read more
25-Apr-2013
A helicopter transporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an emergency landing after military officials spotted and shot down a UAV entering Israeli airspace.... Read more
25-Apr-2013
Blade strike and ensuing heavy landing caused skids to deform. Fortunately helicopter did not fall over the edge of the mountain, but it was very close. Helicopter was registered HU26-18 and carried code “09-312”... Read more
24-Apr-2013
Helicopter on an EMS flight crashed killing a newborn baby less than 24 hours old, his father Pedro Martinez, pilot Guillermo Chávez Medina and paramedic Pablo Héctor Vicente. Helicopter destroyed... Read more
24-Apr-2013
Emergency landing at night on highway US19. Pilot minor injuries treated at scene, co-pilot uninjured... Read more
23-Apr-2013
Helicopter departed Nelspruit, picked up passengers at Casterbridge and was en route to Grand Central, but crashed in an open field. Visibility is quoted in press reports as a possible factor. The victims were named as Nicholas More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance Cooper and Elmarie Martens.... Read more
23-Apr-2013
Helicopter rolled over onto its side, causing substantial damage, shortly after cameraman had got out. Off airfield landing at transport depot of BE-Trans... Read more
23-Apr-2013
Crashed in open field with boom separated from cabin/engine area. Helicopter had been hired by Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a geese count... Read more
23-Apr-2013
Substantially damaged in landing accident. Although this is a tour helicopter, only two flight crew were on board, no passengers ... Read more
21-Apr-2013
Crashed into ploughed field with no obstructions near, killing one. Both occupants were pilots.... Read more
21-Apr-2013
Emergency landing off airfield. 12 occupants (2x USA, 7x Turkish, 1x Russian, 2x Afghan) captured by Taliban forces, who claim to have destroyed the helicopter, which may be one of YA-KHA/B/C/D/E... Read more
20-Apr-2013
Emergency landing after system malfunction... Read more
18-Apr-2013Source: HAI
This week, Stan Rose, HAI’s director of safety outreach programs, represented HAI at the 53rd annual conference of the Aviation Technical Education Council (ATEC) in Orlando, Fla. HAI is committed to working with this group to address the issues of a shortage of qualified maintenance personnel, including professional development in ab-initio training and in curriculum... Read more
18-Apr-2013
Bird strike, windscreen broken, landed without further incident, no injuries... Read more
18-Apr-2013
Laser strike in cruise with patient on board. No detrimental effect to mission or crew on board ... Read more
17-Apr-2013Source: Metro Aviation
For safety to exist, it must be a way of life.” Those words are familiar in the Metro Aviation family and reiterated in a new safety video featuring Metro’s CEO Mike Stanberry. The video speaks directly to employees and customers and reaffirms Metro’s commitment to sustaining an active Safety Management System (SMS). The incorporation of... Read more
16-Apr-2013
Emergency field landing, no apprarent damage... Read more
16-Apr-2013
US military aircraft during ongoing South Korea-US joint military exercises. All occupants safe – reports currently vary between 12 and 21 occupants. Aircraft completely destroyed in impact before fire set in.... Read more
16-Apr-2013
Helicopter crashed into water. only tail visible. Early reports only – one of which says it is a fixed-wing. Will update later... Read more
15-Apr-2013
Door fell from helicopter into school grounds... Read more
15-Apr-2013
We have a recent report in of an emergency landing at 10.28pm of an EMS helicopter near the junction of New River and Cross Mountain roads in New River, Arizona – northern outskirts of Phoenix. Air Methods operating for “Guardian Air”... Read more
15-Apr-2013
Precautionary landing and maintenance team called out after unexpected torque split... Read more
13-Apr-2013
1 fatality of 6 on board after helicopter crashed into the Homathco River on a fly-fishing charter. The fatality was named in this report as Michael Monson. CADAORS 2013P0449... Read more
12-Apr-2013
Details not clear apart from casualty numbers... Read more
12-Apr-2013
76 year old pilot and his 51 year old passenger not injured in accident, which left helicopter on its side... Read more
12-Apr-2013
Aircraft grounded after problem involving netting across an astroturf sports field at a school. Needed engineer before it could fly, stayed overnight and departed next morning.... Read more
12-Apr-2013
Precautionary landing after left transmission oil indication below normal limits. Later traced to faulty transmission oil pressure transmitter... Read more
11-Apr-2013Source: NZ CAA
The CAA proposes the following new Airworthiness Directive requiring the replacement of aluminium fuel tanks on Robinson R44 series aircraft with new bladder-type tanks of improved resistance to post-accident rupture. The AD is prompted by reports of three Robinson R44 accidents in Australia involving fuel tank ruptures and fires. These accidents resulted in the loss... Read more
11-Apr-2013Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Hiller UH-12 B (N38763), tail struck ground during landing, Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire, 4 August 2012... Read more
11-Apr-2013
Substantially damaged – solo student training flight... Read more
10-Apr-2013
Helicopter was left unattended with the engine running. The helicopter became airborne, spun around, and struck the ground.... Read more
9-Apr-2013Source: Bell
A new initiative for Bell Helicopter in 2013, the safety symposium educates maintainers and operators on key safety practices and applications to implement into their daily operations. The effort is tied in part to Bell Helicopter’s participation in the International Helicopter Safety Team’s mission to achieve an 80 percent reduction in the rate of international... Read more
9-Apr-2013
Two US soldiers killed in helicopter crash. A press release from the Pennsylvania National Guard named the pair as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner, 34, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder, 27.... Read more
9-Apr-2013
Blade strike on landing after snow blew up around helicopter on approach... Read more
9-Apr-2013
Moved on its pad while the pilot was conducting checks after engine start, with the tail rotor striking and rupturing a container of AVGAS.... Read more
8-Apr-2013Source: FAA
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it will delay the closures of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until June 15. Last month, the FAA announced it would eliminate funding for these towers as part of the agency’s required $637 million budget cuts under sequestration. This additional... Read more
8-Apr-2013Source: HeliHub.com
This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site. Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred. Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more
7-Apr-2013
Incident summary – Oil exploration support helicopter went down, killing all on board. Initial reports vary between 13 and 14 fatalities after initial reports of 9. Some local news sources are saying it exploded in the air, 10 minutes from its destination. The helicopter was supporting work by Perenco Peru, who issued a statement saying that apart from... Read more
5-Apr-2013Source: ATSB
Robinson R44 helicopters that have not been fitted with upgraded fuel tanks face being grounded from 30 April 2013. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has issued a direction to all affected R44 helicopter operators about the installation of flexible fuel tanks to reduce the risk of post-accident fires. CASA has made it clear that R44... Read more
5-Apr-2013Source: Scottish Crown Office
On 1 April 2009 Super Puma helicopter AS332 L2 G-REDL crashed into the North Sea resulting in the deaths of all 16 men on board. Having carefully considered all the circumstances of this incident, Crown Counsel have decided that there is insufficient evidence for a prosecution and as result no criminal proceedings are instructed. The... Read more
5-Apr-2013
“Christoph 1” helicopter cut telephone line on approach to site landing to pick up patient injured in equine accident... Read more
5-Apr-2013
2 of 5 on board injured in heavy landing while on post-maintenance test flight... Read more
5-Apr-2013
Found damage to trailing edge of rotor blade(s) on post-flight inspection... Read more
4-Apr-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Miami-Dade Police have today issued a statement naming Mark Palmieri, aged 53, as the deceased pilot of the R44 which came down in a fatal crash close to Tamiami Airport yesterday. Palmieri was the owner of Bravo Helicopters, which was based at the airport. There is no indication at this time as to the cause... Read more
4-Apr-2013Source: Step Change
Step Change in Safety has published its 2013 Annual Update report and has called on the UK oil and gas industry to continue its focus on improving safety performance. The report reviews the organisation’s achievements over the last year and identifies where it will focus its attention in future. Highlights include: The launch of the Workforce Engagement Toolkit –... Read more
3-Apr-2013
Crashed into a parking lot two miles after take-off, killing both occupants. Non-aviation witnesses report an explosion before the helicopter reached the ground. Post crash fire. The deceased were later named by Miami Dade Police as pilot Mark Palmieri and passenger Ross Allen. One report states it was a post-maintenance test flight... Read more
3-Apr-2013
Unknown circumstances. Wreck found next morning after failing to arrive at intended destination... Read more
3-Apr-2013
Main rotor blades struck tail boom while running up on roof-top helipad. Incident blamed on freak wind gust... Read more
2-Apr-2013Source: Simplex Aerospace
The new Simplex Fire Attack system has a 480 gallon (1,817 liter) water capacity, and is the lightest belly tank system per gallon of capacity on the market today. The system also has an approved maximum speed of 150 KIAS without the hover pump installed (140 KIAS with hover pump installed),making it the fastest helicopter... Read more
2-Apr-2013
Helicopter ended up with tail boom severed by main rotors – which were themselves removed by the accident. Left skid completely deformed. All 4 occupants suffered minor injuries... Read more
1-Apr-2013
Precautionary landing due to engine problem en route Bucaramanga to Yopal... Read more
1-Apr-2013
Precautionary landing in parking lot on night mission after warning light illuminated... Read more
30-Mar-2013
Impacted terrain while maneuvering during an SAR flight near Talkeetna, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, an Alaska state trooper serving as a flight observer for the pilot, and a stranded snowmobiler who had requested rescue were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire.... Read more
30-Mar-2013
Two Alaska State Troopers and a rescued snowmobiler died in the crash. A press release later named them as Alaska State Trooper pilot Mel Nading, Trooper Tage Toll of Talkeetna, and Carl Ober, the 56-year-old injured snowmachiner from Talkeetna... Read more
30-Mar-2013
Precautionary landing – no further details known... Read more
30-Mar-2013
Substantially damaged in landing accident. Sole occupant pilot not injured... Read more
29-Mar-2013
Helicopter crashed during rhino poaching patrols. Al five POB killed – later named as Captain Jacobus Andries van Rensburg; Captain MP Chabalala; Sergeant Paulus Shongela Ndishishi; Sergeant GP Ruiters and Lance Corporal Bheki Petros Cele... Read more
29-Mar-2013
Helicopter landed to pick up a patient. While rotors were still turning, co pilot observed fuel leak and immediately told pilot to shut down helicopter and switch off electric. O-ring had failed in fuel line and was repaired on site.... Read more
28-Mar-2013
Pilot Franklin Holguín Sandoval smelt burning and made successful autorotation landing. Shortly after leaving the aircraft it was engulfed in flames and burnt out. Solo pilot was uninjured.... Read more
27-Mar-2013
Lost power on climb out, landed heavily and fall onto port side. Owner/pilot Steven Wybenga, age 51, suffered slight injuries... Read more
27-Mar-2013
Offshore operation for Petrobras, ditched in the sea, three POB got out OK... Read more
26-Mar-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Technically not “safety recommendations” but the latter part of the investigation report into the accident of Bell LongRanger ZK-ISF in January 2011 pulls no punches on what helicopter pilots should consider when flying over water. The pilot was not wearing a life jacket, and was in the water over two hours before being rescued. The... Read more
26-Mar-2013Source: Step Change In Safety
It was announced today, Monday 25 March, that Bristow Helicopters has become a full member of Step Change In Safety. The role of Step Change in Safety has become even more important in recent months with its Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) playing a vital role in keeping the industry informed following two related controlled... Read more
26-Mar-2013
Landed in pond instead of the nearby field as intended after gusty wind conditions experienced. Pilot escaped, but passenger killed, both aged 75 according to press reports... Read more
26-Mar-2013
Powerline patrol helicopter had accident involving trees. Pilot uninjured. CADAORS ref 2013C1124... Read more
26-Mar-2013
Rolled over onto its side on landing. The helicopter carried three crewmembers and 3.2 tonnes of building materials.... Read more
26-Mar-2013
Blade struck tree during forced landing while on police operations. Sole-occupant pilot not injured. Photo set here on C News Live page on Facebook... Read more
