RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS MD 369 Kukuihaele, HI, USA


02-21-2019 | NTSB WPR19LA087 1 injury | Positioning flight


Pilot initiated forced landing after engine-out light illumination and alarm. During autorotational touchdown, the tail rotor assembly and left skid broke away, and the helicopter rolled to the left.


Sikorsky HH-60L Tullahoma, TN, USA 02-28-2019 | NTSB ERA19TA110 2 injuries | Charter flight


Helicopter struck trees and terrain while flying during instrument meteorological conditions.


MARCH 2019


Bell 407 Union Center, SD, USA


03-03-2019 | NTSB CEN19LA092 1 injury | Air medical flight


Ambulance drove toward helicopter during routine engine cooldown postlanding and impacted main rotor blades, resulting in substantial damage.


Hughes 369D Talking Rock, GA, USA 03-05-2019 | NTSB ERA19FA118 1 fatality | External load flight


Wind conditions caused helicopter to impact trees and terrain during an aerial tree-trimming flight.


Bell UH-1B Forks, WA, USA


03-08-2019 | NTSB WPR19FA091 1 fatality | External load flight


Helicopter collided with mountainous terrain during logging operation.


Bell 407 Galliano, LA, USA


03-10-2019 | NTSB CEN19FA095 2 fatalities | Charter flight


Helicopter impacted marsh after descending from cruise flight.


Bell OH-58A Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA 03-13-2019 | NTSB unallocated No injuries | Law enforcement flight


Description not available.


Robinson R44 Bool Lagoon, SA, Australia 03-13-2019 | ATSB AO-2019-011 1 injury | Agricultural flight


Helicopter struck power line and then collided with terrain during aerial application work.


Schweizer TH-55 Keene, NH, USA


03-13-2019 | NTSB GAA19CA168 No injuries | Personal flight


Description not available.


MD 369HS Newberg, OR, USA


03-17-2019 | NTSB unallocated No injuries | Unknown flight type


Description not available.


Robinson R22 Madill, OK, USA


03-20-2019 | NTSB CEN19LA106 No injuries | Personal flight


Pilot initiated emergency landing after clutch warning light illumination and helicopter shuddering. The helicopter landed roughly during autorotation and rolled onto its side.


Airbus AS350 B3 Montgomery, TX, USA 03-27-2019 | NTSB CEN19FA109 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Firefighting flight


Description not available.


Bell 206B Valley Center, CA, USA


03-29-2019 | NTSB GAA19CA186 No injuries | Agricultural flight


Description not available.


Bell 222 Montgomery, NY, USA 03-30-2019 | NTSB unallocated No injuries | Unknown flight type


Description not available.


Eurocopter AS350 Woomera, SA, Australia 03-20-2019 | AO-2019-015 1 fatality | Utility flight


During power line stringing operations, helicopter came into contact with a tower and subsequently collided with terrain.


68 ROTOR SPRING 2019


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