ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Autogyro crashes off Dauphin Island Parkway in Alabama (VIDEO) (WPMI) - An autogyro crashed on Dauphin Island, Alabama, Tuesday morning. A passerby shared video of the aircraft…Rotor DailyMay 31, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Indonesian military helicopter crew survives crash (MEHR) - A Bell 412 helicopter operated by the Indonesian military was on a training mission to support…Rotor DailyMay 30, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Indian Apache attack helicopter makes precautionary landing in MP village (VIDEO) (mint) - An Apache AH-64 helicopter made a precautionary landing May 29 in the Bhind district of Madhya…Rotor DailyMay 30, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Bell 407, Abbeville, Louisiana, May 23, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary investigative report for a nonfatal accident that occurred…Rotor DailyMay 26, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Engine trouble likely led to Japan’s Okinawa helicopter crash in April (The Japan News) - The Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that crashed off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, last month…Rotor DailyMay 24, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents USCG helicopter makes emergency landing near Michigan golf club (VIDEO) (9 & 10 News) - A US Coast Guard crew was conducting training over Michigan’s East Bay Tuesday…Rotor DailyMay 24, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Servo flap failure preceded fatal 2020 K-Max crash (Vertical Magazine) - A recent investigation by the US National Transportation Safety Board determined that a servo flap…Rotor DailyMay 22, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Afghan air force helicopter crash kills 2 pilots (mid-day) - Citing the Taliban-appointed defense department, the Khaama Press reported that the military helicopter encountered a technical…Rotor DailyMay 22, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell Textron Canada LTD 505, Chamblee, Georgia, Aug. 27, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board has concluded the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure…Rotor DailyMay 22, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents A helicopter crashed in the Italian province of Ravenna, injuring 1 (DW/Deutsche Welle) - A helicopter crashed while inspecting power lines damaged by storms in the Italian province of…Rotor DailyMay 22, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44, Lehighton, Pennsylvania, Aug. 3, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing on…Rotor DailyMay 16, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents US Army helicopter involved in accident at Yakima Training Center (KIRO-TV) - A US Army helicopter was involved in an accident during a routine training exercise Saturday evening…Rotor DailyMay 15, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Robinson R44, Skwentna, Alaska, May 9, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary investigation report for a May 9 crash of a…Rotor DailyMay 15, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB: helicopter in-flight breakup accident highlights bird-strike hazards An Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation found evidence that sun glare and a required radio frequency change meant…Rotor DailyMay 15, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Russian Mi-28 military helicopter crashes in Crimea, both pilots killed (TASS) - Russia's Defense Ministry reported that an Mi-28 military helicopter crashed during a training flight in Crimea,…Rotor DailyMay 15, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Garlick OH-58A+, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Jul. 27, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board has found the probable cause of the accident to have been the…Rotor DailyMay 12, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter accident in Smithers, British Columbia, kills maintenance worker (CBC) - A helicopter rotating out of control in northern British Columbia killed one worker and seriously injured…Rotor DailyMay 11, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell OH-58A, Wade, Oklahoma, Mar. 29, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of this accident to have been…Rotor DailyMay 9, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in Nepal (The Himalayan Times) - A Simrik Air helicopter crashed Friday afternoon in Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal.Rotor DailyMay 5, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R66, Palmyra, Pennsylvania, Apr. 3, 2021 The US National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the pilot’s impaired judgment due to medication led to…Rotor DailyMay 5, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents 3 die in helicopter crash in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province (Tasnim News Agency) - At least three people were killed after a civilian helicopter crashed in northwestern China…Rotor DailyMay 4, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Bird hits helicopter carrying Indian congressional president, forcing an emergency landing (National Herald) - Karnataka congressional president DK Shivakumar’s helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Kolar…Rotor DailyMay 3, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Relatives of those lost in Korea crash use 2022 act against government officials, not heli operator (HeliHub) - The lawyer for the families of the individuals who lost their lives in a helicopter crash…Rotor MediaMay 3, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Hughes 369HS, Oxford, Colorado, Nov. 23, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board has concluded the probable cause of the accident to have been the…Rotor DailyMay 2, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2, Cahokia, Illinois, Apr. 9, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary postaccident examination of the flight control system revealed that a pin…Rotor DailyMay 2, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Kaman K-1200, Pine Grove, Oregon, Aug. 24, 2020 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be an…Rotor DailyMay 1, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents 2 US Army helicopters crash in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers and injuring 1 (abc) - The two helicopters collided and crashed near Healy, Alaska, while returning from a training flight.Rotor DailyApril 28, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Bird strikes local Florida news helicopter, breaks cockpit glass (VIDEO) (WPLG) - The pilot of a local Florida news helicopter landed safely Wednesday after a bird struck the…Rotor DailyApril 27, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Rescue helicopter pilot was ‘always about safety,’ Australian inquest told (Port Macquarie News) - A veteran rescue pilot who died in a 2017 helicopter crash during a training…Rotor DailyApril 26, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Air medical helicopter crashes in Russia, pilot dead (Novaya Gazeta Europe) - An air medical services helicopter has crashed in Russia’s Volgograd region, killing the pilot,…Rotor DailyApril 25, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Airbus Helicopter EC130 T2, Chelsea, Alabama, Apr. 2, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on the Chelsea helicopter crash provides details on damage and…Rotor DailyApril 24, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Mali military helicopter crashes in capital (VOA) - A military helicopter crashed Saturday in a residential neighborhood of Mali's capital, Bamako, after returning from…Rotor DailyApril 24, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: UH-60A, Leesburg, Florida, May 25, 2021 A US National Transportation Safety Board final report has found the probable cause of this fatal accident to…Rotor DailyApril 21, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Teamwork is vital to accident prevention (ROTOR magazine) - It takes a team to overcome single-point failures that lead to aviation accidents, explains ROTOR…Rotor MediaApril 21, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Heli pilot in near-fatal Auckland Islands crash likely mistook sea fog for cloud (VIDEO) (NewstalkZB) - New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission reports that the pilot of a helicopter involved in an…Rotor DailyApril 20, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Robinson R44 II, Port Allen, Louisiana, Mar. 26, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary investigative report on a fatal police helicopter accident…Rotor DailyApril 14, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in Middlesex County, England (VIDEO) (CTV News) - No injuries are reported after a helicopter with two people on board crashed in Middlesex…Rotor DailyApril 13, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB issues final report on 2020 in-flight breakup of R44 helicopter in Western Australia The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into a fatal helicopter accident that occurred shortly after takeoff in…Rotor DailyApril 12, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Preliminary report: Black Hawks in fatal accident collided in midair (Military.com) - A training accident that killed nine soldiers late last month near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, involved two…Rotor DailyApril 12, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents USU flight school student and instructor escape uninjured from helicopter crash (KSTU) - The Utah State University student-pilot and instructor walked away without injury after their helicopter crashed Saturday…Rotor DailyApril 10, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Private helicopter crashes in Nepal (Khabarhub) - The helicopter crashed when the pilot attempted a forced landing after experiencing a problem while approaching…Rotor DailyApril 10, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Pilot safe after helicopter crash in Magnolia Springs, Alabama (VIDEO) (WALA) - A small helicopter crashed in Magnolia Springs, Alabama, Thursday due to engine trouble. The pilot, a…Rotor DailyApril 7, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Japanese military helicopter crashes in sea with 10 on board (CNN) - Rescuers are scanning waters off southern Japan for 10 people on board a Japanese military helicopter…Rotor DailyApril 7, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Bell OH-58A, Albany, Oklahoma, Mar. 29, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary investigative report on an accident that occurred during…Rotor DailyApril 7, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Tourism helicopter crash kills 3 near Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay (BNN Bloomberg) - Three people on board a sightseeing helicopter died after the aircraft crashed near the UNESCO…Rotor DailyApril 6, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Japanese army helicopter goes missing off Okinawa (Mirror) - A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that was circling Miyako Island in Okinawa, close to Taiwan,…Rotor DailyApril 6, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB final report: fatigue cracks found in fan wheel in 2020 R22 accident An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report has found evidence of fatigue cracking in the fan-wheel assembly of…Rotor DailyApril 5, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Pilot killed in rural Queensland helicopter crash (Yahoo) - A helicopter pilot has died in a crash in Queensland’s central highlands, with emergency crews attending…Rotor DailyApril 4, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Hughes 269C, Yakima, Washington, Feb. 5, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of the accident to have been the…Rotor DailyApril 4, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44, Fowlerton, Texas, Jan. 10, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of the accident to have been the…Rotor DailyApril 4, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Medical helicopter crash in Alabama leaves 2 dead (ABC) - Two people have died and one is injured after a medical helicopter crashed Sunday in Shelby…Rotor DailyApril 3, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Pilot critically injured in Oklahoma helicopter crash (KXII) - A helicopter crashed during a presumed crop-dusting operation in southern Bryan County, Oklahoma, Wednesday morning. The…Rotor DailyMarch 30, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB: student pilot missed safe landing areas before crash An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation report has found that in a Nov. 30, 2022, accident involving…Rotor DailyMarch 30, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents 2 US Army helicopters crash during training mission in Kentucky (CNN) - Two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters with the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division crashed Wednesday evening during…Rotor DailyMarch 30, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATC tower unstaffed at time of deadly Baton Rouge helicopter crash (VIDEO) (WBRZ) - The FAA’s air traffic control tower was unstaffed when a Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Police Department helicopter…Rotor DailyMarch 28, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 206, Fairfield, California, Jun. 27, 2020 The US National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that probable cause was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate…Rotor DailyMarch 24, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Australian Navy helicopter with 10 on board crashes off Jervis Bay (VIDEO) (9News) - The helicopter crashed during a training exercise, and just 2 of the 10 on board needed…Rotor DailyMarch 23, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Eurocopter EC130 B4, Waimea, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the pilot's loss of control during landing, likely caused by…Rotor DailyMarch 23, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Close call at LA-area airport: Southwest Airlines flight and helicopter nearly collide on runway (ABC7 News) - The FAA is investigating a close call at Hollywood-Burbank Airport (KBUR), where a Southwest flight…Rotor DailyMarch 22, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Bell autonomous cargo drone crashes in Texas (FutureFlight) - A Bell autonomous pod transport (APT) 70 experimental cargo drone being developed for civil and military…Rotor DailyMarch 22, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Robinson R44, Port O’Connor, Texas, Mar. 6, 2023 The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary investigative report of the accident in which R44II…Rotor DailyMarch 20, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Colombian army helicopter crashes over city (VIDEO) (9News) - A Colombian military helicopter crashed in the city of Quibdó, in the country's west, killing at…Rotor DailyMarch 20, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crash in Brazil kills 4 (The Star) - A helicopter crashed on a street in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, killing all four…Rotor DailyMarch 20, 2023
Land & LiveROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents IAF helicopter makes precautionary landing in Jodhpur after glitch (Money Control) - An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter with 20 aircrew on board made a precautionary landing…Rotor DailyMarch 13, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents 2 dead following helicopter crash near Seadrift, Texas (Crossroads Today) - A helicopter crash took place Monday night near Seadrift and Port O’Connor. On Tuesday, a…Rotor DailyMarch 7, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB releases preliminary report on Gold Coast helicopter accident The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report detailing factual information as part of its ongoing…Rotor DailyMarch 7, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 206, St. Thomas, Caribbean Sea, Feb. 15, 2021 The US National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of the accident, which killed four people,…Rotor DailyJanuary 26, 2023
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R22 Beta, West Jordan, Utah, Aug. 14, 2021 The US National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of the accident to have been the…Rotor DailyDecember 21, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Aerospatiale SA 342J, Escalante, Utah, Jul. 18, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the pilot’s failure to control the helicopter’s descent rate…Rotor DailyDecember 6, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44 II, Cedar City, Utah, Jul. 22, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm and…Rotor DailyDecember 6, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Robinson R22, Kapolei, Hawaii, Nov. 11, 2022 The aircraft crew was conducting an instructional flight under VMC conditions. No one was injured, but the helicopter…Rotor DailyNovember 29, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents TV star to be charged in fatal helicopter crash (VIDEO) (9News) - Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright has strenuously denied allegations of wrongdoing in relation to a helicopter…Rotor DailyNovember 28, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents 2 die in North Carolina news helicopter crash (CBS) - A CBS news helicopter crashed on the side of an interstate highway in Charlotte, North Carolina,…Rotor DailyNovember 23, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Fatal Northern Territory helicopter crash being investigated (Yahoo) - Authorities are investigating a fatal helicopter crash Tuesday in remote east Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern…Rotor DailyNovember 16, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Helicopter crashes in Florida (Herald-Tribune) - No one was injured in the crash of a small Robinson helicopter in Sarasota County, Florida.Rotor DailyOctober 28, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 212, Dardanelle, California, Aug. 25, 2018 The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be an in-flight failure of the trunnion bearing…Rotor DailyOctober 7, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Robinson R44 II, Maynard, Iowa, Aug. 5, 2022 The US National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of the accident to have been an impact…Rotor DailyOctober 5, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Houston Police helicopter makes hard landing (VIDEO) (KHOU 11) - A Houston (Texas) Police Department helicopter had to make a hard landing when its engine…Rotor DailySeptember 1, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Enstrom 280, Hayden, Idaho, Jun. 23, 2020 The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of the accident to be the total loss of…Rotor DailyAugust 17, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents Panamanian politician posts SOS after helicopter crashes in jungle (BBC News) - A Panamanian politician posted an SOS on social media Wednesday after his helicopter crashed in…Rotor DailyAugust 11, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Eurocopter AS350, Andalusia, Alabama, Jul. 29, 2022 The pilot and one crew member were seriously injured during the air medical flight.Rotor DailyAugust 10, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB preliminary report: Robinson R44 II, Ithaca, Nebraska, Jul. 28, 2022 No injuries were sustained during the agricultural flight.Rotor DailyAugust 10, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell OH-58A, Merced, California, Apr. 1, 2022 The NTSB determined the probable cause of this accident to be the pilot’s failure to see and avoid…Rotor DailyJuly 19, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents US Army helicopter catches fire in California (The San Diego Union-Tribune) - No crew members were injured when a US Army helicopter at Naval Air…Rotor DailyJune 27, 2022
ROTOR DailyUncategorizedAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 206, Eldorado, Illinois, Feb. 11, 2022 The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the overheating of two lithium batteries in the paramedic’s flight-suit…Rotor DailyJune 15, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents ATSB: Airborne collision alert, AgustaWestland AW139, Piper PA-44-180 The Australian Transport Safety Bureau final report details an AW139 helicopter's receipt of a TCAS resolution advisory collision…Rotor DailyMay 27, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents NTSB final report: Bell 206, Ashland, Oregon, USA, Jan. 23, 2019 The US National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating…Rotor DailyMay 26, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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