RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS T
HE ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS listed below occurred from Jul. 1 to Sep. 30, 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
Britain – Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB):
bit.ly/2sPEF0W
Canada – Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC):
bit.ly/3c6evf2
New Zealand – Transport Accident Investigation Commission of New Zealand (TAIC):
bit.ly/32DOod0
United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
bit.ly/2IueqZa
July 2020
Robinson R44 Welch, LA, USA
Jul. 2, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA286 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage impacting terrain after reported loss of engine power.
Enstrom 280 Des Moines, IA, USA
Jul. 3, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA261 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
During approach, pilot suspected loss of engine power and attempted autorotation, resulting in impact with terrain.
MBB BK 117 Wooster, OH, USA
Jul. 4, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA264 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air ambulance flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage after foreign object debris (FOD) blew into the rotor systems, resulting in forced landing.
Robinson R44 Broome Airport, Western Australia, Australia Jul. 4, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-033 / NTSB WPR20WA210
2 injuries, 2 fatalities | Private flight
Helicopter impacted terrain after in-flight separation of tail rotor and loss of control.
Robinson R22 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jul. 6, 2020 | NTSB GAA20WA122 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Noncommercial flight
No description available.
Bell UH-1H Payson, AZ, USA
Jul. 7, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA211 0 injuries, 1 fatality | External-load flight
Helicopter impacted terrain while delivering supplies via longline for a firefighting crew.
Robinson R22 Venice, LA, USA
Jul. 8, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA282 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage after loss of engine power and autorotation to swampy terrain.
Robinson R44 Ketchikan, AK, USA
Jul. 10, 2020 | NTSB ANC20CA068 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight
No description available.
Aerospatiale AS355 Rifle, CO, USA
Jul. 11, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA273 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial observation flight
Helicopter experienced loss of control in flight and impacted terrain.
Bell 206 Kenai, AK, USA
Jul. 16, 2020 | NTSB ANC20CA070 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight
No description available.
Hiller UH-12D Mehama, OR, USA
Jul. 17, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA224 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Agricultural flight
Helicopter was destroyed after impacting terrain for undetermined reasons.
MD Helicopters MD 600 San Andreas, CA, USA
Jul. 20, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA228 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial observation flight
Helicopter experienced low-altitude engine failure and a hard landing after smoke was reported in the cabin.
Robinson R44 Dickeyville, WI, USA
Jul. 20, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA300 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor blades after striking power lines.
Robinson R44
Thorburn Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jul. 20, 2020 | TSBC A20A0027, NTSB GAA20WA118
2 injuries, 1 fatality | Private flight
Helicopter experienced loss of control in flight and collided with terrain.
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