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Bad Day for Helicopters
Didn’t mention this all together yesterday but it was a bad day (or two) for helicopters. On Mar 19 Bristow Academy Inc Schweitzer 269C-1 training flight; chopper lost power and crash-landed Highway US-1 near Titusville, FL. Two aboard, no injuries On Mar 21 Bundespolizei Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma was in a training exercise... »
American Killed in Bahama Helicopter Crash
What: Pioneer Caribbean Logistics Limited Twin Star helicopter en route from Marsh Harbour to Baker’s Bay Where: Great Guana Cay, North Abaco, Bahamas When: Nov 22, 2012, 1 p.m. Who: 4 injured, 1 fatality Why: The party aboard the helicopter was landing at a luxury resort community, Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club on... »
Chopper Crashes in Trichiana Field
What: Smart Elicotteri Srl Aérospatiale AS 350 BA Ecureuil Where: Trichiana Italy When: Nov 20, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: A helicopter distributing anti rabies bait for wild animal vaccination took off and struck an electrical line before it fell into a field. The victims worked for Smart Helicopters Srl of Italy.... »
Indian Army Helicopter Crashes in Goa
What: Indian army Aerospatiale SA-315B Alouette III en route from Mumbai to Bangalore Where: Goa When: October 15, 2012 Who: 3 aboard Why: During the approach to landing at the air base, one of the rotor blades broke off, initiating a fire. Three aboard the flight died at the scene. Two of those aboard... »
UTAir Crashes on 4th, killing 4 in Lensk
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Senior What: UTAir Aviation Aérospatiale AS 350 B3 Ecureuil en route from Lensk to Talakan Where: Lensk, Russia When: July 4, 2012 18:11 Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities Why: Four people were aboard the UTAir helicopter when it crashed near Lensk Russia, killing the... »
Sedona Breakfast Flight Ends in Tragedy
What: Chopper II LLC Aérospatiale AS 350B Astar en route from from Sedona to Scottsdale. Where: Sedona AZ When: June 30, 2012 Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities Why: A Aérospatiale AS 350B Astar, N729DP that was reported overdue on Saturday was found by a private pilot at 8:45 a..m. Sunday crashed into the Verde... »
3 Survive Chopper Engine Failure by Crashing into a Fluffy Tree
What: Cropspray Ltd. Westland (Aérospatiale) SA 341G Gazelle en route from Bath Where: Churchfields Industrial Estate in Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK When: Jan 10, 2012 09:40 GMT. Who: 3 aboard Why: When the chopper developed an engine problem, the pilot didn’t have much time to decide what to do.. Businesssman/pilot Andrew Ridings, said in an... »
Sundance Chopper Crashes in River Mountains
Pictured: Sundance Chopper from company video What: Sundance Helicopters Aérospatiale AS-350B Where: Near Lake Mead, Nevada When: Dec 7 2011, 5 pm Who: 5 fatalities Why: Las Vegas police search and rescue team conformed that a luxury sunset tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam crashed into the River Mountains. The pilot... »
NZ Chopper Smashed While Setting up Christmas Tree
What: Helisika Agricultural Ltd. Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil Where: Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, NZ When: Nov 23, 2011 Who: 1 pilot Why: After setting a pylon for a christmas tree, the chopper’s roter struck a cable, and crashed the chopper. Pilot Greg Gribble was hospitalized and released. Te Wero Bridge has been closed to pedestrians... »
José Francisco Blake Mora Dead in Chopper Crash
What: Fuerza Aerea Mexicana Aérospatiale AS 332L Super Puma Where: Temamatla , Edo de Mexico When: Nov 11, 2011, around noon Who: 9 aboard, 9 fatalities Why: A Mexican government helicopter en route from Mexico City to Cuernavaca carrying 9 passengers crashed, killing everyone aboard. Those aboard included José Francisco Blake Mora, Secretary of... »
