At around 10 a.m. this morning, a helicopter crashed near downtown Kamiah in Idaho. The sequence of events according to a witness are as follows: He was out on his deck when he saw the aircraft flying at about 1,000 AGL in an easterly direction. It then entered a hover followed by sliding backwards and [...]
At around 4:30 a.m. this morning, a 1978 Bell 206 operated by Air Evac Lifeteam crashed around 80 miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas. The crew were flying to pick up a patient that was injured in a traffic accident when something went wrong. They were flying VFR at the time and were equipped with [...]
A joint-military investigation into the mid-air collision that killed nine people last October has put a lot of focus on the Navy air traffic controllers based in Coronado. The original story from VTOLblog can be read here: <link> The investigation has ultimately concluded that no misconduct had occurred and like many of these incidents, it [...]
Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening, a 69-year-old pilot took off from the Leight Star yacht in a Robinson R44. Shortly after taking off he experienced an unknown mechanical problem and was apparently attempting to make an emergency landing mid-span on the Coronado bridge. He didn’t make it though and ditched in the water. As you [...]
A Eurocopter AS350 (Astar) took off around 7:30 a.m. from Phitsanulok with several government officials on board. The destination was Phu Phayak mountain where the officials were to preside over a reforestation project ceremony. The helicopter took off in heavy rain conditions and radar contact was lost 30 minutes later. The wreckage wasn’t found until [...]
One of Japan’s Coast Guard helicopters struck power lines today and crashed into the waters off Sanagi Island. There were five people on board at the time. Four are confirmed dead and the fifth person is currently missing. The helicopter took off from Hiroshima at around 1:45 p.m. for a routine patrol mission. It was [...]
