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German Helicopter Crash Kills Pilot on the Autobahn
On Jan 10, 2013, a Robinson R44 Astro en route from Augsburg to Bretzfeld got caught up in a 380 kilovolts high voltage power transmission line and crashed on the Autobahn 6 in Southwestern Germany. The helicopter was flying below radar. Pieces of the helicopter hit a truck, but the driver was not seriously... »
Hughes Helicopter Ditches in Finland
On January 10, 2013, a Heliwest Oy Hughes 369 D was engaged to work on Tampere power plant’s power lines when it developed engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing in Paavolantie, Kämmenniemi, near Tampere Finland. The helicopter was damaged and the pilot was injured. THe helicopter made a forced landing. »
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... »
Helicopter Tragedy in the Amazon
Photographer Miguel Cano Alva On January 7, 2013, Chinook helicopter (registration N241CH) Pucallpa-Tarapoto was en route near the Laguna Yarinacocha in Pucallpa Peru when it came down in the Amazon. The helicopter took off at took off at 2:57 pm, taking a load to Tarapoto. According to reports, although the crew tossed the load... »
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... »
Two not Fatalities of Nigerian Helicopter Crash
A Nigerian Navy Agusta A109E on Ogbia Creek, Bayelsa Nigeria on Dec 15, 2012, 1500 hrs. The Nigerian Navy helicopter crashed in Bayelsa Nigeria that crashed Saturday killed a six including Patrick Yakowa, General Andrew Azazi, governor’s aide, Dauda Tsoho and Warrant Officer Mohammed Kamal who is Azazi’s aide as well as the pilots,... »
Snowboarder Rescued by Search and Rescue team
On December 18, 2012, the crew aboard a RCAF Cormorant search and rescue found and rescued a snowboarder stranded in a steep ravine between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay, British Columbia. In poor visibility and blowing snow, the 442 Transport and Rescue Squad hoisted Search and Rescue Teams 300 feet through trees to the... »
Russian Helicopter Shot Down
December 21, 2012 a Kogalymavia Mil Mi-8AMT cargo flight for UN forces was struck by friendly fire and all 5 aboard died in the crash near Likuangole in the Sudan. According to Ria Novosti, Russian law enforcement said the helicopter was a “Nizhnevartovskavia” Russian Mi-8 helicopter. The BBC said this was a peacekeeping mission... »
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... »
