A Haverfield Aviation Hughes 369 outside of Midland Texas was engaged in a routine power line inspection at ten a.m. when the helicopter encountered problems.
Haverfield Aviation performs Aerial Power Line Inspection And Maintenance.
The helicopter flew into powerlines.
The pilot survived. Two linemen suspended from the helicopter by cables fell two hundred feet when the cables snapped.
The helicopter made a safe landing.
OSHA and the FAA are investigating.
What: Ugandan helicopter Mil Mi-24 en route from Soroti to Garissa
What: Ugandan helicopter Mil Mi-24 en route from Soroti to Garissa
Where: Mount Kenya
When: August 12, 2012
Who: 7 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: Three Mi-24 were heading to Somalia. A fourth helicopter did not crash.
Capt. William Letti and Lt. Patrick Nahamya were flying a peace-keeping mission when they crashed onto the side of Mount Kenya. They are calling it a “hard landing” i.e. in an “ungazetted” area. Two bodies were found on August 14. A third body was found a day later (August 15)
One choppers made it to Garissa, North Eastern Kenya. 18 people from that helicopters safely evacuated.
Two of the helicopters crashed, and were found burned.
A pilot from one of the helicopters sent a message requesting assistance for ground troops and the grounded chopper crew.
A Cessna 172 and a Cessna 172RG Cutlass collided over Westlake Village eight miles east northeast of Ventura.
The Cutlass, registered to Ameriflyers of Florida LLC made an emergency landing on the Westlake Golf Course, Westlake Village, California. Three aboard sustained minor injuries in a belly landing at 2:15 p.m. near the third hole. They were hospitalized with minor injuries.
The second plane crashed in the Santa Monica Mountains, sparking a brush fire and a search and rescue effort. The pilot was found under the wreckage.
One of the planes had left Santa Monica Airport on an engine test flight and was heading east when it collided with the other.
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Houston to Chicago
Where: Saint Louis
When: May 8th 2011
Who: disruptive passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger attempted to open a plane door, saying he had to get out of the plane. He was subdued and restrained, as the flight diverted to Lambert International Airport, where the passenger in question was released into police custody. Charges may be pending.
What: Euro Copter EC 130 helicopter en route from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Indianapolis
Where: Noblesville Hanbury Manor Boulevard near the Sagamore Golf Course
When: Nov 3, 2011
Who: pilot and 5 passengers
Why: The pilot made a public statement that he was piloting his chopper and encountered severe weather. He made an emergency landing described as “controlled” in an Indiana corn field.
After landing, when everyone aboard had vacated, the chopper caught fire. There were no injuries.
The incident is under investigation by the NTSB and the FAA.
On Jan 16, 2013, a LabCorp Pilatus PC 12/45 was en route from Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport to Morristown NJ when the place crashed. After taking off from Burlington and experiencing problems, the pilot tried avoiding a residential area. The crash near the North Park Community Center occurred around 6:00 a.m. about five miles from the airport. Witnesses report the pilot either circled (or spun) to crash on the softball field. About 400 gallons of fuel spilled.
Fifty emergency responders arrived on the scene.
57-year-old David Gamble of Greensboro died in the crash. He was a LabCorp employee delivering inter-office mail. He was the pilot, the only one aboard, and an employee of LabCorp. The plane is registered as property of Regions Equipment Finance Corp.
The NTSB was on the scene by 4:30 pm.
