ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB releases preliminary report on Apr. 26 Mercy Flight crash A preliminary report on the fatal Apr. 26, 2022, Mercy Flight helicopter crash provides new information about the…Rotor DailyMay 18, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB preliminary report: cloud layer a factor in fatal Victoria crash The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a fatal helicopter…Rotor DailyMay 17, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in South Korea, killing pilot (Yonhap) - A Sikorsky S-61N helicopter carrying construction materials crashed in the South Korean coastal city of Geoje,…Rotor DailyMay 16, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Fire destroys helicopter at Massachusetts airport (WCVB) - No one was injured when a helicopter, which was built from a kit, caught on fire…Rotor DailyMay 16, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Indian government helicopter crashes, killing 2 (MSN) - Two pilots died after a state helicopter crashed on the runway at Swami Vivekananda Airport (VERP)…Rotor DailyMay 13, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB: Cause of Arizona helicopter crash still uncertain (AP) - Authorities investigating a fatal crash last month near Phoenix, Arizona, say the helicopter went into a…Rotor DailyMay 13, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB releases preliminary report on Victoria helicopter accident The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a fatal helicopter…Rotor DailyMay 12, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents TSB: Pilot’s decision-making, weather led to Alberta crash (CBC) - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a fatal helicopter crash near Eaglesham last year was…Rotor DailyMay 12, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents 2 hurt in helicopter crash at PG&E training facility in California (VIDEO) (KGO) - PG&E says the contractor helicopter, a Bell 407, was performing a training exercise when the crash…Rotor DailyMay 12, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB: FAA failure to implement recommendations contributed to fatal crash The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that decisions by the FAA to refrain from implementing…Rotor DailyMay 11, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 206L-3, Oct. 28, 2021, Covelo, California The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be a passenger’s unsecured object departing the cabin,…Rotor DailyMay 10, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Mechanical failure caused deadly 2021 US Navy helicopter crash (KGNS) - The US Navy has determined that the helicopter crash off Southern California that killed five crew…Rotor DailyMay 4, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson Helicopter R66, Oct. 5, 2021, Delta, Missouri, USA The US National Transportation Safety Board determined that the pilot’s inadequate in-flight planning and failure to see and…Rotor DailyMay 3, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell Helicopter Canada 429, Oct. 6, 2021, Batavia, New York, USA The US National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure…Rotor DailyMay 3, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44 II, Sep. 30, 2021, Phoenix, Arizona, USA The US National Transportation Safety Board determined that the student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter…Rotor DailyMay 3, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Firefighting helicopter crashes in Russia (Business Standard) - One person died and six were injured when an Mi-8 helicopter made a hard landing…Rotor DailyMay 2, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB releases preliminary report on firebombing helicopter accident The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released a preliminary report into a fatal accident involving a UH-1H helicopter during…Rotor DailyApril 29, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents 2 helicopters owned by same Florida company crash into Lake Apopka just hours apart (ClickOrlando.com/News 6) - Company claims both crashes were reported to the FAA within 30 minutes of when they…Rotor DailyApril 28, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter plunges into Florida lake (VIDEO) (Yahoo) - The helicopter crash happened in Oakland near Hull Island Drive. The pilot, the only person on…Rotor DailyApril 27, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 407, Dec. 25, 2019, Headland, Alabama, USA The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that, most likely, pilot incapacitation brought on by a sudden cardiac…Rotor DailyApril 27, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Medical helicopter crashes during training flight in New York (NNY360) - A medical helicopter crashed in western New York on Tuesday afternoon during a training exercise, killing…Rotor DailyApril 27, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: MD Helicopters 369, Jul. 27, 2019, Eugene, Oregon The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be the left-seat pilot’s failure to account for…Rotor DailyApril 26, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents UTNG says pilot error caused helicopter crash near ski resort (US News) - The Utah Army National Guard says a Black Hawk helicopter pilot lost sight of where…Rotor DailyApril 22, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R66, Sep. 15, 2021, Reynoldsville, Illinois The NTSB determined the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the wire during low altitude operations in windy…Rotor DailyApril 22, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, Sep. 6, 2021, Delta Junction, Alaska The NTSB determined the pilot’s inability to maintain lateral control during takeoff, which resulted in dynamic rollover, caused…Rotor DailyApril 22, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Military helicopter crashes in troubled Nigerian state (MyjoyOnline.com) - A Nigerian military helicopter has crashed in the northern city of Kaduna in Kaduna State, which…Rotor DailyApril 20, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB releases King River helicopter accident preliminary report The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a fatal accident involving…Rotor DailyApril 19, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter model in fatal Texas crash involved in 68 deaths since 2012 (KERA) - The helicopter model that crashed in Texas last month, killing a flight instructor and her student,…Rotor DailyApril 19, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes at Arizona airport (Fox 10) - A helicopter crashed at the Gila Bend Municipal Airport (IATA) in Arizona, killing the pilot.Rotor DailyApril 18, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB: Main rotor blade struck tail boom on doomed helicopter (US News) - Federal investigators say they found main rotor impact marks next to a tail boom that…Rotor DailyApril 15, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Coroner delivers findings in 2019 NSW helicopter crash (ABC) - A coroner’s inquest has found that the pilot of a helicopter that crashed off the coast…Rotor DailyApril 14, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 206, Apr. 16, 2019, Fort McDowell, Arizona, USA The NTSB determined that the separation of the main rotor head from the mast as a result of…Rotor DailyApril 14, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes near restaurant in north Georgia, USA (Fox 5 Atlanta) - The pilot told police the “wind took over the helicopter” and the pilot hit…Rotor DailyApril 13, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in Zimbabwe (Harare Live) - A helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of Mhondoro-Chivero, Zimbabwe, on Sunday afternoon, killing the…Rotor DailyApril 12, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R22, Nov. 30, 2017, Truckee, California The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the flight instructor’s failure to execute a…Rotor DailyApril 12, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB: Loss of hover reference caused unintended drift, descent The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released a report on a July 2020 incident in which an AW139 rescue…Rotor DailyApril 8, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents UK police drone crashes (BBC) - A Dorset police drone crashed when one of its batteries disconnected shortly after takeoff, reducing its…Rotor DailyApril 8, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: MD Helicopters 369, Apr. 16, 2019, Hauula, Hawaii The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s fuel…Rotor DailyApril 8, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents South Korea Coast Guard helicopter crashes (The Korea Herald) - Two crew members are dead and one missing after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed…Rotor DailyApril 8, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB: LASD helicopter pilots discussed hard landing before crash (KTLA) - The pilots of a Los Angeles County Sheriff Department helicopter that crashed in March discussed the…Rotor DailyApril 8, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB releases report on R44 in-flight breakup An Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation has concluded that a Robinson R44 helicopter broke up in flight in…Rotor DailyApril 7, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Pilot dead after helicopter crash near Sayward, British Columbia (Castlegar News) - A pilot is dead after a helicopter crash on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.…Rotor DailyApril 7, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Broken seat led to military helicopter crash (CTV News) - A military helicopter crash in central Newfoundland, Canada, last month was set off by a…Rotor DailyApril 7, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Hughes 369, Aug. 31, 2019, Asotin, Washington, USA The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident, in which no one was injured, was a loss…Rotor DailyApril 6, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Double US Army helicopter crash under criminal investigation (Army Times) - An investigation is ongoing into an “incident” involving two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Mar. 30…Rotor DailyApril 6, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 206, May 4, 2019, Oxnard, California The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s inability to maintain control of…Rotor DailyApril 5, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in Florida (WCJB) - Two people received minor injuries when a helicopter crashed in Columbia County, Florida, Saturday morning.Rotor DailyApril 4, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in Australia, killing 5 (ABC) - Four passengers and a pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed in rugged terrain north of…Rotor DailyMarch 31, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Sikorsky HH-60L, Feb. 28, 2019, Tullahoma, Tennessee The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the flight crew’s improper decision to continue…Rotor DailyMarch 30, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Myanmar military helicopter crashes, injuring 5 (Eleven) - A military helicopter carrying university entrance exam papers crashed near Hakha airport (ZGHK) on Mar. 29,…Rotor DailyMarch 30, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents United Nations helicopter crashes in eastern Congo (NBC) - Eight peacekeepers were killed when a United Nations helicopter crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…Rotor DailyMarch 30, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson Helicopter R44, Jul. 20, 2021, Mineral Point, Wisconsin The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to see and avoid…Rotor DailyMarch 29, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes after landing in South Carolina (News 19) - A Robinson R44 helicopter rolled into bushes after landing in a parking lot near South…Rotor DailyMarch 28, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Hughes OH 6A, Jan. 8, 2020, Preston, Georgia The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be a partial loss of engine power for…Rotor DailyMarch 28, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in Texas, killing 2 (The Dallas Morning News) - Two people were killed when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames near…Rotor DailyMarch 28, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Canadian TSB finds dynamic rollover caused fatal helicopter crash (CBC) - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the September crash in Nunavut happened after the pilot…Rotor DailyMarch 24, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Canadian TSB says snagged cables caused forestry helicopter crash (Nanaimo News Now) - Cables dangling from a helicopter that snagged on a nearby fuel tank are believed…Rotor DailyMarch 24, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Gyroplane makes hard landing at California airport (VIDEO) (Yahoo) - No injuries were reported when a gyroplane made a hard landing at the San Gabriel Valley…Rotor DailyMarch 24, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson 44, Jul. 2, 2020, Welsh, Louisiana The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be a partial loss of engine power while…Rotor DailyMarch 22, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: MBB BK 117, Jul. 4, 2020, Wooster, Ohio The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the entanglement of construction fencing into the…Rotor DailyMarch 22, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents FAA AIN: 16-Mar-22, Eurocopter AS350, Valdez, Alaska Aircraft conducting heli-ski operations making an approach toward the skiers impacted the snow and rolled.Rotor DailyMarch 21, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents FAA AIN: 17-Mar-22, Hughes 500, Adair, Iowa While conducting power-line maintenance, aircraft experienced engine issues, landed hard, right skid collapsed, and rolled onto right side.Rotor DailyMarch 21, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44, Aug. 27, 2021, Camp Verde, Arizona The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be inadequate preflight performance calculations which resulted in…Rotor DailyFebruary 23, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents FAA AIN: 11-Feb-22, Bell 407, Fallon, Nevada Aircraft incurred a tail strike, then landed on a hangar roof and fell through.Rotor DailyFebruary 15, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Enstrom F-28A, Jul. 28, 2021, Mountain Home, Idaho The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot's improper fuel planning and in-flight…Rotor DailyFebruary 14, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44, Jul. 31, 2021, Randolph, Wisconsin The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from…Rotor DailyFebruary 14, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB Final Report: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Aug. 27, 2021, Glide, Oregon The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from…Rotor DailyFebruary 11, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB Final Report: Robinson R44 II, Aug. 20, 2021, Gonzales, Louisiana The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s inadvertent collision with a tree…Rotor DailyFebruary 11, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44, Aug. 4, 2021, Waukon, Iowa The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance…Rotor DailyFebruary 7, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB Final Report: Robinson R44 II, Aug. 20, 2021, New Roads, Louisiana The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be a loss of engine power for reasons…Rotor DailyFebruary 4, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB Final Report: Bell 407, Sep. 25, 2021, Patterson, Louisiana The NTSB reports the probable cause of the incident was the failure to maintain adequate clearance from a…Rotor DailyFebruary 3, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents FAA AIN: 31-Dec-21, Robinson R44, Bronson, Florida Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.Rotor DailyJanuary 5, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Texas helicopter crash leaves 1 dead, 3 hurt (NBC DFW) - One person is dead and three more are injured after a Bell 206B helicopter crashed…Rotor DailyJanuary 3, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents FAA AIN: 14-Dec-21, Bell 407, LaPlace, Louisiana Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.Rotor DailyDecember 20, 2021
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB Preliminary Report: 28-Nov-2021, Bell 206B, Perry, Oklahoma On Nov. 28, 2021, a Bell 206B helicopter was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near…Rotor DailyDecember 7, 2021
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents FAA AIN: 23-Nov-21, RotorWay International Exec 162F, Scio, Oregon Aircraft tail rotor was struck by something and flipped over on takeoff.Rotor DailyNovember 24, 2021
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents FAA AIN: 22-Nov-21, Leonardo S.p.A. AW169, Bastrop, Texas Aircraft struck a bird on departure from hospital helipad, damaging windscreen and beam.Rotor DailyNovember 24, 2021