RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS T
HE ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS LISTED below occurred between January 1 and March 31, 2019. All details were 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):
bit.ly/TSBCanada
New Zealand – Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC):
bit.ly/NewZealandTAIC
United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
bit.ly/NTSBrep
JANUARY 2019
Robinson R22 Waterloo Station, NT, Australia 01-01-2019 | ATSB 201900001 No injuries | Personal flight
The aircraft collided with terrain shortly after liftoff.
Robinson R44 II Ubatuba, SP, Brazil
01-01-2019 | NTSB ERA19WA088 3 injuries, 1 fatality | Noncommercial flight
No description available. Bell 429
Melksham, WIL, United Kingdom 01-02-2019 | AAIB G-WLTS No injuries | Type of flight unknown
Uncommanded yaw input and rotation on the ground.
Robinson R44
Santa Maria Island, FL, USA 01-02-2019 | NTSB GAA19CA124 No injuries | Commercial flight
No description available.
Robinson R44 Grace, ID, USA
01-03-2019 | NTSB GAA19CA110 No injuries| Personal flight
Main rotor blades struck power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.
Robinson R44
Barwon Heads, VC, Australia 01-06-2019 | ATSB 201900026 No injuries | Charter flight
Helicopter missed landing site and impacted water after misinterpretation of the wind direction.
Robinson R44 Carinda, NSW, Australia 01-07-2019 | ATSB 201900014 No injuries | Aerial work
Helicopter conducted forced landing and collided with terrain after pilot detected vibrations throughout helicopter followed by low RPM alarm.
Bell 206 Tindal Aerodrome, NT, Australia 01-08-2019 | ATSB 201900028 No injuries | Agricultural flight
Pilot conducted forced landing after engine failure, resulting in substantial damage.
Robinson R44 Uvalde, TX, USA
01-08-2019 | NTSB CEN19LA065 1 injury | Training flight
Shortly after takeoff for an autorotation, helicopter experienced a hard landing.
Bell 205A-1 Talbingo, NSW, Australia 01-10-2019 | ATSB AO-2019-003 1 injury | Aerial work
During sling load operations, the load released and struck the loadmaster.
Robinson R22 Jandakot Aerodrome, WA, Australia 01-10-2019 | ATSB 201900043 No injuries| Training flight
Loss of control during hover training because of unexpected wind resulted in helicopter colliding with terrain.
Aerospatiale AS350 Ponca City, OK, USA
01-11-2019 | NTSB CEN19LA068 No injuries | Positioning flight
Helicopter experienced dynamic rollover during landing and sustained substantial damage.
Bell 206 Yuma, AZ, USA
01-11-2019 | NTSB WPR19TA061 1 injury | Agricultural flight
The helicopter struck a transmission wire during an agricultural flight.
Bell 47G Belen, NM, USA
01-11-2019 | NTSB CEN19LA067 No injuries | Personal flight
Helicopter collided with terrain during an emergency landing after experiencing unsafe main rotor speed. Main rotor blades
subsequently impacted tail boom and tail rotor.
Bell 212
Slim Creek, BC, Canada 01-19-2019 | TCSB A19P0012 No injuries | Heli-skiing flight
No description available.
Eurocopter EC130 Mansfield, VC, Australia 01-19-2019 | ATSB AO-2019-005 No injuries | Personal flight
Helicopter began to yaw and roll to the left at an increasing rate during initial climb. The pilot initiated an emergency landing. Upon hitting the ground, the helicopter rolled over.
Aerospatiale AS350 B3 Lac Manouane, QC, Canada 01-23-2019 | TCSB A19Q0011 No injuries |Aerial observation flight
No description available. Bell 206
Ashland, OR, USA
01-23-2019 | NTSB WPR19LA071 1 fatality| Aerial work
Helicopter collided with trees while maneuvering.
66 ROTOR SPRING 2019
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