R-44 | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Sun, 07 May 2017 12:30:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Tour Helicopter Crashes in California; 3 Injured https://airflightdisaster.com/tour-helicopter-crashes-in-california-3-injured/ Sun, 07 May 2017 12:30:28 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=37207 A tour helicopter made a crash landing, hit 2 vans, and caught fire in the parking area of Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Club in California, in the afternoon of May 5th. The four-seater Robinson R-44 was returning to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport after a tour, when it developed a mechanical problem. All three people...

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]]> A tour helicopter made a crash landing, hit 2 vans, and caught fire in the parking area of Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Club in California, in the afternoon of May 5th.

The four-seater Robinson R-44 was returning to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport after a tour, when it developed a mechanical problem.

All three people aboard sustained injuries.

The FAA is investigating.

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]]> Pilot Walks Away after Helicopter Crashes near Ketchum, OK. https://airflightdisaster.com/pilot-walks-away-after-helicopter-crashes-near-ketchum-ok/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:23:05 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=31538 A Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed in a hayfield around 2 miles north of Ketchum, Oklahoma, on August 25th. FAA authorities said the helicopter, flying from Ketchum airport, went down after it lost its tail rotor. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured. The accident is being investigated.

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]]> helicoptersaopA Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed in a hayfield around 2 miles north of Ketchum, Oklahoma, on August 25th.

FAA authorities said the helicopter, flying from Ketchum airport, went down after it lost its tail rotor.

The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.

The accident is being investigated.

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