RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS T
HE ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS listed below occurred between October 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018. All details were obtained
through the official websites listed below, where you can learn more information about each mishap.
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
OCTOBER 2018
Robinson R44 Bodaybo, IRK, Russia 10-01-2018 | NTSB ANC19WA001 2 fatalities | Type of flight unknown
Helicopter collided with power transmission line and subsequently impacted water and sank.
AugustaWestland AW139 Brisbane, QLD, Australia 10-03-2018 | ATSB 201806754 No fatalities | Air medical flight
Helicopter struck bird while in cruise flight.
Robinson R22 RAAF Base Tindal, NT, Australia 10-04-2018 | ATSB 201807276 No fatalities | Aerial work
Crew detected rough-running engine during flight. Resulting inspection revealed that the #3 cylinder intake valve was burnt.
Robinson R44 Cairns, QLD, Australia 10-04-2018 | ATSB 201806954 No fatalities | Charter flight
Crew detected technical issue during flight and returned aircraft to originating airport.
Robinson R44 Salinas, CA, USA
10-06-2018 | NTSB WPR19LA002 No injuries | Personal flight
Forced landing into field after loss of engine power post-takeoff.
Enstrom F-28 Bridgeville, DE, USA
10-07-2018 | NTSB ERA19LA005 No injuries | Sightseeing flight
Helicopter impacted terrain after loss of control because of decaying rotor rpm.
Amateur-Built Aircraft Hidden Valley, NT, Australia 10-13-18 | ATSB 201807272 1 injury | Aerial mustering flight
Tail rotor made contact with tree, resulting in forced landing that substantially damaged the helicopter.
Robinson R44 Derrinallum, VIC, Australia 10-13-18 | ATSB 201807259 1 injury | Agricultural flight
Helicopter struck power lines, and the pilot conducted a forced landing.
Robinson R22 Fulton, MO, USA
10-17-2018 | NTSB CEN19FA009 1 fatality | Training flight
Helicopter was destroyed when it impacted terrain during solo training flight.
Hughes 369D Wanaka, OTA, New Zealand 10-18-2018 | TAIC AO-2018-009 3 fatalities | Commercial flight
Helicopter doors accidentally opened midflight, and a loose article of clothing was drawn out and became entangled in the tail rotor blades. The helicopter subsequently impacted terrain.
Eurocopter EC120B Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC, Canada
10-19-2018 | TSBC A18Q0186 1 fatality | Personal flight
Helicopter crashed in forest during last quarter of VFR flight.
Robinson R44 Kaneohe, HI, USA
10-22-2018 | NTSB WPR19LA013 3 injuries | Sightseeing flight
Helicopter substantially damaged during hard landing after pilot lost control.
68 ROTOR WINTER 2019
Bell UH-1H Vermaaklikheid, ZA-WC, South Africa 10-23-2018 | NTSB WPR19WA015 1 fatality | Firefighting flight
Helicopter impacted terrain during firefighting mission.
AugustaWestland AW169 Leicester, LCE, United Kingdom 10-27-2018 | AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2018 on Agusta AW169, G-VSKP 5 fatalities | Air taxi flight
Loss of yaw control on rearward flight path after tail rotor control- system malfunction. Helicopter impacted ground and was engulfed in postimpact fire.
Bell OH-58A Carson City, NV, USA
10-27-2018 | NTSB GAA19CA039 No fatalities | Type of flight unknown
No summary provided.
Rotorway Exec 162F Passaic, MO, USA
10-27-2018 | NTSB CEN19LA016 No injuries | Personal flight
Helicopter bounced and turned sideways during emergency landing.
Aerospatiale AS350 Odanah, WI, USA
10-29-2018 | NTSB CEN19FA018 1 fatality | Aerial observation flight
Helicopter impacted trees and terrain before being consumed in postcrash fire.
Aerospatiale AS355 F2 Beekmantown, NY, USA 10-30-2018 | NTSB ERA19FA035 2 injuries, 2 fatalities | External load flight
Helicopter impacted utility pole multiple times in strong wind conditions before rolling upside down into adjacent power lines and catching fire.
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