Accidents & Incidents 01.01.10 – 01.10.10
Air Taxi and On Demand (Part 135)
| Date/Location | Aircraft/Reg. | Narrative | Casualties | Comments |
| 1 Jan
Tipton CA |
Hiller UH-12E
Reg: N440NR |
Helicopter crashed for unknown reasons during crop dusting. | 1 Minor | Helicopter sustained substantial damage. |
| 5 Jan
Redinger Lake, CA |
Palm Springs Aviation Inc.-operated-Bell 206B Jet Ranger III
Reg: N5016U |
A Helicopter, carrying a pilot and 3 biologists crashed in a canyon after clipping a power line while surveying deer herds. | 4 Fatal | Aircraft was destroyed. |
| 6 Jan
Grantsville MD |
Aerial Resources LLC / Chesapeake Bay Helicopters-operated Schweizer 269C-1/300
Reg:N3275M |
Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. | 1 Serious | Helicopter sustained substantial damage. |
| 8 Jan
Kelly Creek area ID |
Quicksilver Air-operated Hughes 369D/500
Reg:N500LW |
Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. | 3 Minor | Helicopter sustained substantial damage. |
Foreign Accidents (Part 129)
| Date/Location | Aircraft/Reg. | Narrative | Casualties | Comments |
| 2 Jan
Perm RUSSIA |
Electrical Company-operated Robinson R44 Raven II
Reg: RA-04244 |
Helicopter cashed under unknown circumstances | 1 Serious | Helicopter was destroyed. |
| 4 Jan
Fiambala ARGENTINA |
Robinson R44
Reg: No data |
Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances while covering a rally. | 4 Minor | Helicopter sustained substantial damage.
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| 10 Jan
Mexico City MEXICO |
AeroSaba-operated Agusta A109E
Reg: XA-LSA |
Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. | 5 Fatal | Helicopter was destroyed. |
All entries are preliminary and subject to confirmation/correction by formal accident reports.
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 — admin
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