In a new and vague faa preliminary report located here, it appears that a helicopter at the Crimson Technical College has been destroyed. The school offers a 17.5 month long airframe and power plant program. In addition to fixed wings, they have two helicopter types to work on, bell 47s and some hughes 269s. It [...]
A Clearwater man by the name of Todd Nayler has been arrested for impersonating a helicopter parts supplier. He has been charged with one count of grand theft and one count of scheme to defraud in connection with several fraudulent sales. He was allegedly selling blades and other parts on the internet but never delivered [...]
Three men on a training flight in a Robinson R44 have crashed on a ridge top in Mount Barney National Park. Check out how close they were to the edge of what the rescue helicopter crew called a one mile drop off a cliff. The pilot reported there was a mechanical problem while they were [...]
A Robinson R44 with four on board has crashed through the the ice into the water of the Oslofjord. The helicopter was one of two R44s on a flight to Oslo, Norway. Both aircraft are owned by Midtnorsk Helikopters which offers sightseeing, charter flights and other services. Boats and divers have been dispatched to the [...]
A spokesman for the Nigerian Navy is saying that one of their helicopters has crashed into the Niger Delta, likely killing all four on board. The aircraft was searching for a ship that had reportedly run aground in the area when unknown problems caused the crash. I haven’t seen an article specify what type of [...]
A police helicopter made an emergency landing in a church parking lot in Kansas City earlier today. The only information I have so far is that an alarm sounded in the cockpit which prompted the pilot to land. It looks like N692PD, which is a Vietnam era Hughes OH-6A. No injuries were reported to the [...]
