RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS T
HE ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS LISTED BELOW OCCURRED between Jan. 1 and Mar. 31, 2020. The accident details shown below are preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors.
All information was obtained through the official websites listed below, where you can learn more details about each event.
Australia – Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB):
bit.ly/ATSBpub
Britain – Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB):
bit.ly/AAIBUK
Canada – Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC):
https://bit.ly/TSBofCanada
New Zealand – Transport Accident Investigation Commission of New Zealand (TAIC):
bit.ly/NewZealandTAIC
United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
bit.ly/NTSBrep
January 2020
Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II Mokelumne Hill, CA, USA Jan. 4, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA059 Injuries unknown | Flight type unknown
No description available.
Hughes OH-6A Preston, GA, USA Jan. 8, 2020 | NTSB ERA20LA071 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Aerial observation flight
Helicopter impacted terrain after loss of power.
Garlick UH-1H Boydtown, NSW, Australia Jan. 9, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-003 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Firefighting flight
Helicopter lost power for undetermined reasons and impacted water.
Robinson R66 Mechanicsburg, PA, USA Jan. 9, 2020 | NTSB ERA20FA074 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter impacted terrain during night flight for undetermined reasons.
Bell 407 Lautaro, Chile Jan. 13, 2020 | NTSB ENG20WA014 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Commercial flight
No description available. Bell 206L-4
Lac Saint-Jean, QC, Canada Jan. 22, 2020 | TSBC A20Q0015 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Search-and-rescue flight
Helicopter impacted frozen lake during search- and-rescue mission.
Bell 407
Minot, ND, USA Jan. 22, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA068 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air medical flight
Helicopter impacted helipad perimeter fence while landing.
Robinson R22 Charlotte, TX, USA Jan. 24, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA066 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Aerial mustering / personal flight
Helicopter hit power line during aerial mustering operation.
Sikorsky S-76 Calabasas, CA, USA Jan. 26, 2020 | NTSB DCA20MA059 0 injuries, 9 fatalities | Air taxi flight
Helicopter impacted hilly terrain.
February 2020 Airbus AS350 B3 Bulga, NSW, Australia Feb. 5, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-013 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial work flight
Rescue hoist failed for undetermined reasons.
Bell 407 Laishevo, TA, Russia Feb. 7, 2020 | NTSB ANC20WA019 2 injuries, 1 fatality | Flight type unknown
No description available.
Robinson R44 Marfa, TX, USA Feb. 14, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA085 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial mustering flight
Helicopter impacted ground after striking wire fence.
Schweizer 269C Ormond Beach, FL, USA Feb. 17, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA104 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight
Helicopter’s right skid impacted ground, and the aircraft rolled onto its right side.
Aérospatiale AS350 Tampa, FL, USA Feb. 18, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA106 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight
Helicopter departed taxiway after landing and came to rest in drainage ditch.
Bell OH-58A Calexico, CA, USA Feb. 18, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA092 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight
Helicopter lost lift for undetermined reasons.
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