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Duck flies through window of police helicopter (VIDEO)

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Helicopter crashes at Missouri airport

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Medical helicopter crashes in Oregon

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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 Daily
Rotor DailyMay 18, 2022
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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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
Rotor DailyFebruary 3, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents

FAA AIN: 31-Dec-21, Robinson R44, Bronson, Florida

Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.
Rotor Daily
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 Daily
Rotor DailyJanuary 3, 2022
ROTOR DailyAccidents & Incidents

FAA AIN: 14-Dec-21, Bell 407, LaPlace, Louisiana

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Rotor Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
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 Daily
Rotor DailyNovember 24, 2021

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