RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS T
HE ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS LISTED BELOW OCCURRED FROM OCT. 1 TO DEC. 31, 2020. The accident details shown are preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. All information was obtained through the official websites included below, where you can learn more details about each event.
Australia—Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB):
bit.ly/2P3ZF1S United States—National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
bit.ly/2IueqZa
October 2020
Enstrom 480 Woodstock, CT, USA Oct. 10, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA016 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
No description available. Bell 206
Zephyrhills, FL, USA Oct. 16, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA023 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage during attempted autorotative landing following pilot- reported low-rotor RPM aural alarm.
Robinson R44 Pahrump, NV, USA Oct. 16, 2020 | NTSB WPR21LA021 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Business flight
No description available.
Robinson R22 Winder, GA, USA Oct. 18, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA024 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter impacted terrain, sustaining substantial damage, after pilot suspected a loss of power.
Robinson R44 II Washington, WI, USA Oct. 18, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA021 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
No description available. Bell 206
Point Lookout, NY, USA Oct. 21, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA028 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter settled into shallow water, sustaining substantial damage, after pilot reported entering IMC and a loss of yaw control.
Eurocopter AS350 B3 Silver City, NM, USA Oct. 26, 2020 | NTSB WPR21LA027 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight
No description available.
Hughes 369 Honolulu, HI, USA Oct. 27, 2020 | NTSB ANC21LA003 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight
During external-load operations, pilot reported helicopter lost power made impact with trees during attempted emergency landing.
November 2020
Agusta A109 Los Angeles, CA, USA Nov. 6, 2020 | NTSB WPR21LA039 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Organ transport flight
During a steep approach to an elevated helipad, helicopter entered an uncontrollable right yaw, made impact with helipad, and rolled onto its left side.
Schweizer 269C Rhame, ND, USA Nov. 7, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA081 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight
No description available. Bell 206
Raleigh, NC, USA Nov. 8, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA040 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight
No description available.
Aérospatiale AS355 Hammonton, NJ, USA Nov. 14, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA043 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Business flight
No description available.
Robinson R44 Austell, GA, USA Nov. 18, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA046 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight
No description available.
December 2020 Robinson R44
Marulan South, New South Wales, Australia
Dec. 2, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-061 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Training flight
Helicopter made impact with terrain and was destroyed in postcrash fire.
Robinson R44 II Marietta, TX, USA Dec. 5, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA077 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
No description available.
Robinson R44 Colorado City, TX, USA Dec. 10, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA084 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Business flight
Helicopter crashed for unknown reasons, leaving a 400-yard debris field.
Robinson R44 Morris, IL, USA Dec. 20, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA095 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
No description available. Robinson R44
Clare, South Australia, Australia Dec. 22, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-064 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight
During attempted landing after aerial application flight, helicopter collided with vehicle and sustained substantial damage.
Hughes 369D Tuckers Crossing, MS, USA Dec. 29, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA102 0 injuries, 1 fatality | External-load flight
While conducting aerial tree trimming with suspended saw, pilot attempted emergency landing, but helicopter made impact with trees and terrain and was consumed by postcrash fire.
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