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Helicopter Crash off the Coast of Brazil
On March 27, 2013, a Líder Táxi Aéreo Bell 412SP was en route from Rio de Janeiro to an oil platform (Petrobras P-7 rig) with three people aboard when it made an emergency landing near an oil platform Bacia de Campos Brazil. Líder Táxi Aéreo and Petrobras say it was a controlled landing. The... »
Small Plane Crashes on Mar 23
On MARCH 23,2013: a Romeo Aviation Beech A36 Bonanza crashed north of Cordova,IL after striking a power pole. a Sky Dive City de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter near Zephyrhills, FL flew 22 sky divers; one diver and one skydriver instructor died after a jump. Their bodies were found in woods near the airport.... »
Zhersu Avia Emergency Landing, Kazakhstan
On Feb 15, 2013, a Zhersu Avia LLP Bell 206L3 made an emergency landing near the village of Bakanas in Kazakhstan. The helicopter spun and landed on its side but no injuries were reported. The two Ukrainians aboard were not hurt. The the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Kazakhstan will be investigating. »
Borrowed Heli Hit by Wind
On Jan 30, 2013, a Pennsylvania State Police Bell B206 was returning from searching for a missing snowmobiler at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe when strong 60 mph winds blew it over. The helicopter had landed and had been tied down for fueling when the wind blew it over. The chopper was borrowed... »
Municipal Parks Crew injured, Pilot killed in São Paulo Crash
On Jan 21, 2013 at 12:45, a Helimarte Bell 206B JetRanger III en route in light rain from West Zone of São Paulo to Campo de Marte Airport with four people aboard flying over a residential area in the neighborhood of Garden Corner, crash landed on two houses in Paul Street Arentino in Jaragua... »
Cropdusting Chopper Crash in S. Africa
On Jan 18, 2013, a private crop dusting Bell 47 helicopter near Dunstan Farrell TB hospital in Hibberdene S. Africa developed an engine problem. A witness says the pilot struck a tree while spraying a field of ground nuts. The ambulance company received the call at 9:00 a.m. The pilot managed to land in... »
Rescue Pilot Rescued by Rescuees
After a boat rescue failed, on January 9, 2013, a Bell 206 Jet Ranger with only the pilot aboard was rescuing two Nunavut seal hunters, Joe Karetak, who is in his 50s, and his 20-year-old son, who were stranded off the west shore of Hudson Bay. The brutal wind chill was -50 C. The... »
Video of Frozen Landscape of Iowa Medical Evacuation Crash
What: Medical Bell 407 en route from Mason City to Emmetsburg Iowa Where: Ventura Iowa When: Jan 2 2013 Who: 3 Fatalities Why: A Mercy Air Med medical helicopter crash was en route Mason City to Emmetsburg to pick up a patient when it crashed on Wednesday at 9 p.m killing Pilot Gene Grell,... »
Medical Evac Flight Crew Lost In Iowa Chopper Crash
What: Medical Bell 407 en route from Mason City to Emmetsburg Iowa Where: Ventura Iowa When: Jan 2 2013 Who: 3 Fatalities Why: A Mercy Air Med medical helicopter crash was en route to pick up a patient when it crashed on Wednesday at 9 p.m killing Pilot Gene Grell, paramedic Russell Piehl, and... »
Four Survive Bell Crash in Ruthi Switzerland
Dec 20, 2012, at 16:30 a Bell UH-1D Huey en route from Balzers to St. Gallen, Switzerland developed engine problems. The pilot touched down with skids, bounced, and crashed into a cottage in Rüthi in the Rhine valley about 200 meters from the highway. The gearbox and rotor were ten meters from the body... »
