9-Jul-2012Source: HeliHub.com
It is with sadness we record the untimely death of world record holding pilot Johan Nurmi in an R22 accident in California on Monday 9th July. While the circumstances of the accident are unknown, press photos show Robinson R22 N7527Y lying on its side in a desert area some four miles east of French Valley... Read more
9-Jul-2012
Pilot killed in R22 accident. Passenger received minor injuries.  See also HeliHub.com news story – California R22 crash kills record-holder pilot Johan Nurmi... Read more
9-Jul-2012
Starboard skid got stuck on terrain, resulting in dynamic roll-over onto its side. Minor injuries to sole occupant pilot. CADAORS 2012Q1523... Read more
9-Jul-2012
Main blades contacted tail boom during agricultural operations... Read more
8-Jul-2012
Industry source tell us that a force landing was made, and during flare the main blades clipped the stabliser end-plates. Damage pointed out by refueller when next uploading fuel, and pilot continued a further one or two more legs. Date needs confirming... Read more
8-Jul-2012
Industry sources tell us that the helicopter made a very heavy landing inside the circuit causing sufficient damage to require it to be taken out by road for repair. Date needs confirming... Read more
8-Jul-2012
While taking off, the helicopter’s low rotor rpm warning horn sounded. The pilot entered autorotation and carried out a forced landing into a field.... Read more
7-Jul-2012
Unknown circumstances, according to FAA records... Read more
6-Jul-2012
One serious injury after rotor blades hit disembarking passenger – CHP crew member Tony Stanley, who was getting out to help pick up injured hiker Jeremy Kilburn – both were then airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding... Read more
6-Jul-2012
Helicopter missing for 4+ days. Three crew missing are New Zealander Antony Annan, 49 and two Australians, one named as Russel Aitken, 42.... Read more
4-Jul-2012Source: ARSA
On July 2, the FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise certain provisions in its drug and alcohol (D&A) testing regulations; comments to the NPRM are due by August 31, 2012. The changes are primarily aimed at allowing Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121 and part 135 operators with commercial... Read more
4-Jul-2012
Helicopter crashed killing all four occupants shortly after take off from Lensk Airport. Operator UTair named the victims as pilot Gordeychuk Vasily, mechanic Druzenko Ivan and passengers Verezhak Yaroslav and Arthur Popov. Unclear how relevant this is, but UTair have also stopped using Lensk for refuelling as a result of the accident.... Read more
4-Jul-2012
Crashed into lake – student pilot on night training exercise... Read more
4-Jul-2012
Pilot had difficulty adjusting power. Skid hits edge of helipad when landing, causing it to roll over onto its side... Read more
4-Jul-2012
JetRanger crashed in open field during agricultural operations. Pilot in hospital after walking to nearest farm for help. Helicopter destroyed. CADAORS 2012C2726... Read more
3-Jul-2012Source: HeliHub.com
A Bell 412 and a PZL Sokol crashed yesterday in Spain in separate incidents. Both were firefighting. The sole-occupant pilot in the Bell 412 was sadly killed, while both crew in the Sokol survived with injuries. Both helicopters were operated by INAER. We will track updates in the two incidents in our accident pages. HeliHub.com... Read more
3-Jul-2012Source: IHST
The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), a worldwide organization leading a multi-year effort to reduce the civil helicopter accident rate, has increased its library of safety tools, with 11 documents now available to operators, pilots, instructors, and mechanics. The safety tools that can be found on the group’s web site (www.IHST.org) offer practical advice and... Read more
3-Jul-2012
Cal Fire helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing. No injuries, minor damage... Read more
3-Jul-2012
Crashed while conducting low level manoeuvres east of Saskatoon. An ELT signal was reported by several overflying aircraft. CADAORS 2012C2707... Read more
2-Jul-2012
First of two accidents fighting the same fire in Spain. Pilot killed.... Read more
2-Jul-2012
“helicopter made a crash landing”. No injuries... Read more
2-Jul-2012
Crashed 30 minutes after the Bell 412 firefighting accident. One report states loss of tail rotor on approach to site at altitude of 20m. Both occupants (aged 55 and 36) injured... Read more
1-Jul-2012
Force landing due to a technical issue on positioning flight back to base after firefighting... Read more
30-Jun-2012
Helicopter crashed into river, killing all four occupants, on a flight from Sedona to Scottsdale. Wreckage located the next day. A later report from KGUN9suggested that authorities had “discovered a severed cable near the crash site and found marks on the rotor blade consistent with hitting a cable”. Fatalities were named as helicopter owner/pilot Raymond... Read more
30-Jun-2012
Emergency landing on farm, helicopter caught fire. Sole occupant, an instructor on a positioning flight, not seriously injured.... Read more
29-Jun-2012Source: CHC
Please join us for the 9th annual CHC Safety & Quality Summit at Vancouver, BC, Canada at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, downtown Vancouver. Date is set for March 18-20, 2013. For more information go to: www.chcsafetyqualitysummit.com... Read more
29-Jun-2012
Hughes 500D spraying a vineyard hit powerline and crashed into field, killing the 26-year old pilot.... Read more
29-Jun-2012
Emergency landing made in rice paddy field after indication of onboard fire during training flight. helicopter completely burned out on the ground after all occupants had swiftly embarked after the emergency landing... Read more
28-Jun-2012Source: TU-THO
Helicopter carrying six employees of mining company Newmont and two crew of the IAS Helicopter Company this afternoon made an unscheduled landing at Beposo in the Ashanti Region. All people on board the aircraft are safe. Damage level is not known – company announcement implies a safe single engine landing. Some press reports contain a... Read more
28-Jun-2012
Three injured in UH-1 crash. Helicopter ended up upside-down on its rotorhead with skids ripped off (photo). One report says “wire strike”... Read more
27-Jun-2012Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters, part of the Russian state defence industry holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, including a number of the most renowned, innovative and widely used models, are pleased to present the Advanced Health and Usage Monitoring System (A-HUMS). A-HUMS is a promising development project that will substantially increase flight... Read more
26-Jun-2012
Helicopter went AOG for unknown reason and was roaded out from field landing. We are 99% sure this was N911KX, although the press photo shows the registration etc all covered up. Compare to this photo of N911KX which is known to be based in Iowa.... Read more
26-Jun-2012
Contacted powerlines during sling operations. Bucket operator sustained serious injuries... Read more
26-Jun-2012
Tail boom struck fence on landing... Read more
25-Jun-2012
Offshore support helicopter escorted to Sumburgh Airport by Coastguard helicopter after a warning light illuminated... Read more
25-Jun-2012
Emergency landing at St Mary’s, Scilly Isles, on a flight out of Tresco after a warning light came on. Apparently a ‘spurious fire warning’... Read more
25-Jun-2012
Fumes in the cockpit – led to fleet grounding (for second time)... Read more
24-Jun-2012
Caught fire during pre-flight run-up... Read more
23-Jun-2012
Extensively damaged after hitting mountain. Took authorities four days to find wreckage. No word of, or from, crew – thus presumed fatal. Aircraft took off 22nd June just before midnight and last known contact was at 00.10am with ATC at Uruapan, Michoacan... Read more
22-Jun-2012Source: Rotorcorp
On June 15th, 2012 Robinson Helicopter Company released an announcement offering R44 Astro, Raven I and Raven II operators a $1000 rebate on the KI-196 Bladder Tank Retrofit Kits in accordance with Service Bulletin 78A.  This bulletin requires R44 helicopters with all-aluminum fuel tanks to be retrofitted with bladder-type tanks.  To improve the R44 fuel system’s resistance to... Read more
22-Jun-2012
Helicopter damaged, although extent of damage not stated. One occupant injured.... Read more
22-Jun-2012
After being airborne for approximately 35 minutes, the engine began to lose power. The pilot picked an oil well lease site for a precautionary landing and while descending to the intended landing spot, the engine lost and regained power and then finally quit. The pilot entered autorotation and on landing the aircraft bounced, resulting in... Read more
22-Jun-2012
The helicopter began to rotate and the pilot entered auto rotation, however, while avoiding high tension power lines, landed with sideways motion resulting in a roll over. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The middle/centre Kevlar tail rotor drive belt was found to have split in two. ... Read more
21-Jun-2012Source: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday issued a Safety Alert to warn pilots using in-cockpit FIS-B and Satellite Weather display systems that the NEXRAD “age indicator” can be misleading. The actual NEXRAD data can be as much as 20 minutes older than the age indication on the display in the cockpit. If misinterpreted, this... Read more
21-Jun-2012
Forced landing, and caught fire. No fatalities... Read more
20-Jun-2012Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Robinson R44 (G-SRPH), loss of control on takeoff, Crossmaglen, Northern Ireland on 11 February 2012 Special Bulletin S2/2012, EC225 LP Super Puma (G-REDW), controlled ditching, 20 nm east of Aberdeen, 10 May 2012... Read more
19-Jun-2012Source: Step Change in Safety
The Helicopter Safety Awareness Courses are back by popular demand and are open to offshore safety representatives and others with a keen interest in safety and/or operations. The full day events are run by pilots and technicians from each of the helicopter operators, who will take you behind the scenes of flight safety and operations... Read more
19-Jun-2012Source: HeliHub.com
In an unusual move, Eurocopter has announced that there is no blame on Bond Offshore Helicopters for the ditching of their EC225 on 10th May. In an unpublished statement released only to the Aberdeen Press & Journal – and then widely re-reported elsewhere, Eurocopter have stated “the incident was caused by a rupture of the... Read more
19-Jun-2012
EMS helicopter down – reported wire strike – 3 POBÂ – no patient on board.... Read more
19-Jun-2012
During the cruise, the pilot and passenger detected fuel fumes in the cockpit and conducted a precautionary landing. After landing, the helicopter caught fire and was destroyed. Pilot named as Barry Thompson (52) and passenger aged 23... Read more
18-Jun-2012
During a simulated forced landing, the helicopter landed heavily and rolled onto its side. The helicopter was substantially damaged and one crew received minor injuries.... Read more
18-Jun-2012
Rotor blade clipped the branch of a tree while hover taxying... Read more
17-Jun-2012
Autorotated into field and the boom broke off... Read more
16-Jun-2012
Rotor blade separated during run up... Read more
15-Jun-2012
Emergency landing in school field after chip light illuminated... Read more
15-Jun-2012
Crashed on firefighting ops while filling up the water bucket... Read more
15-Jun-2012
Overturned while loading water from a stream during firefighting operations. Aircraft destroyed ... Read more
14-Jun-2012
Robinson R22 Mariner operating at low level (it usually flies aerial photography work with boats) crashed into the sea and turned over. Ambulances transported occupants Will Mistrot and Marie Kojimoto to hospital but their injuries were not considered life-threatening We note that the initial press reports (see below) indicated that Mr Mistrot was the pilot,... Read more
14-Jun-2012
While manoeuvring near wildlife at low altitude, the tail rotor struck rocks and a large vibration was noted in the pedals. The pilot landed beside the nearby river without incident and called the company to report. The subsequent maintenance inspection revealed damage to the tail rotor blades, drive shafts, the tail boom and the vertical... Read more
14-Jun-2012
Wire strike while involved in spraying operations at low level. Landed safely, although cut wire meant that 530 customers were without electricity... Read more
14-Jun-2012
Emergency field landing with patient on board while on transfer flight. Patient continued to destination courtesy of AgustaWestland AW109 of Warwickshire & Northants Air Ambulance. MD902 later flown short distance to Coventry Airport where it remained grounded at least the next day.... Read more
13-Jun-2012Source: HAI
From June 8-9 at the Greater Rochester International Airport in New York, the Monroe County Airport Authority partnered with the FAA, USAirports, and HAI to bring a seminar addressing safety and risk management for aviation operators and maintenance technicians. Event host Rochester WINGS has an eight-year track record of promoting aviation safety through safety seminars,... Read more
13-Jun-2012Source: Heliflite
More than 100 pilots have attended Heliflite’s hosted Robinson Factory Pilot Safety Courses in Sydney, Melbourne & Wanaka (NZ) during late May and early June. All three courses were presented by Robinson Helicopter Company’s Chief Instructor and Test Pilot, Tim Tucker. The Robinson Factory Pilot Safety Course caters for all pilots of all levels of experience... Read more
13-Jun-2012
Post maintenance test flight crash, major post-crash fire. 1 fatality named as Edgar Rojas Calderón. Four survivors named as as Javier Salguero Moreno; José Espinosa Cortés; Jesús Carreño Manrique; and Jhon Agudelo Castaño... Read more
13-Jun-2012
Helicopter struck power lines during an agricultural spraying operation. The helicopter was damaged but a safe landing was made.... Read more
13-Jun-2012
Crashed on training mission out of Hurlburt Field’s Eglin Range, injuring all five occupants... Read more
12-Jun-2012
Emergency landing in public park “after noticing strange fumes”... Read more
12-Jun-2012
Clipped a power line while attempting to dry off an East Wenatchee cherry orchard. Two occupants seriously injured, of which one died in hospital the day after.... Read more
12-Jun-2012
Bird strike at 12,000 ft amsl. Pilot elected to abort and return to base. Alternate aircraft sent to carry out patient transfer... Read more
12-Jun-2012
After takeoff, the helicopter struck a single power line and the helicopter subsequently impacted the ground.... Read more
11-Jun-2012Source: ARSA
On May 21, 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly revise 14 CFR part 145, the regulation governing aviation maintenance repair stations. While ARSA is still analyzing its implications, staff has completed a side-by-side comparison and a red-lined version of the current vs. proposed rule. Among other things, the NPRM preamble asserts... Read more
11-Jun-2012Source: HAI
Join HAI Director of Safety Stan Rose, the Rochester FSDO, and numerous helicopter experts on Sat., June 9 to address safety and risk management for helicopter operators and maintenance technicians. The Helicopter Symposium takes place during Rochester WINGS 2012, New York’s largest aviation expo. Featured presentations of HAI and IHST safety initiatives include: Surviving the... Read more
11-Jun-2012
Landed heavily with 4 POB while transporting spectators for the Finke Desert Race. 2 Minor injuries.... Read more
