Helicopter Accident Digest

Date/Location

Aircraft/Reg.

Narrative

Casualties

Comments

16 June

Donnelly ID

Woody Contracting Inc.-operated Kaman K-1200 K-Max

Reg:N134WC

Helicopter crashed while airlifting a log to a drop zone.

1 Fatal

Helicopter was destroyed.

Date/Location

Aircraft/Reg.

Narrative

Casualties

Comments

19 June

Sobrance

SLOVAKIA

TECH-MONT Helicopter company s.r.o.-operated Zlin Z-37 Cmelak

Reg: OM-KJS

Crashed on last turn before landing and caught fire.

1 Fatal

2 Serious

Helicopter was destroyed.

18 June

Villa Martelli

ARGENTINA

Canal de noticias C5N-operated MBB Bo 105CBS-4

Reg: LV-WJX

Helicopter fell on house and exploded.

2 Fatal

Helicopter was destroyed.

23 June

Moscow

RUSSIA

Kamov OKB-operated Kamov Ka-60 Kasatka

Reg:602/white

Helicopter was on a test flight when it experienced engine failure and crash-landed in a field.

2 Serious

Helicopter was destroyed.

25 June

Baram MALAYSIA

Erickson Air-Crane-operated Sikorsky S-64E (CH-54A)

Reg: N229AC

Helicopter crashed deep in the jungle under unknown circumstances.

1 Fatal

1 Serious

Helicopter sustained substantial damage.

25 June

Aleksotas

LITHUANIA

Robinson 44

Reg: LY-HCG

Helicopter veered to the left during takeoff due to strong winds, causing substantial damage to its rotor blades.

1 Minor

Helicopter sustained substantial damage.

27 June

Rotterdam

NETHERLANDS

Heli Holland-operated Eurocopter EC 130 B4

Reg: PH-ECJ

Helicopter crashed for unknown reasons

4 Fatal

1 Serious

Helicopter was destroyed.

29 June

Jönköping

SWEDEN

Northern Helicopters-operated Schweizer 269C-1

Reg: SE-JB

Aircraft crashed during training.

2 Minor

Aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Date/Location

Aircraft/Reg.

Narrative

Casualties

Comments

9 June

Sangin district

AFGHANISTAN

USAF-operated Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk

Reg: No data

Helicopter was shot down.

4 Fatal

Helicopter sustained substantial damage.

NATO said the aircraft was hit by "hostile fire." The troops were Americans,

9 June

Tehran IRAN

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps-operated Iranian Made Cobra helicopter

Reg: No data

Helicopter crashed while on a training mission.

4 Fatal

Helicopter was destroyed.

10 June

Tokat district

TURKEY

Turkish Army Aviation-operated Sikorsky S-70A-28 (CH-60)

Reg: No data

Helicopter crashed due to a mechanical failure.

3 Fatal

Helicopter was destroyed.

12 June

Stavropol region

RUSSIA

Mil Mi-2

Reg:RA-20598

Damaged after emergency landing

1 Minor

Helicopter sustained substantial damage.

16 June

Shan state MYANMAR

Myanmar Air Force-operated PZL-Swidnik Mi-2

Reg: No data

Helicopter hit a mountain in bad weather.

4 Fatal

1 Serious

Helicopter was destroyed.

18 June

Durango

MEXICO

Fuerza Aérea Mexicana-operated Bell 412EP

Reg:1208

Helicopter crash due to bad weather.

11 Fatal

Helicopter was destroyed.

21 June

Kandaha

AFGHANISTAN

United States Army-operated Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

Reg: No data

Helicopter was shot down.

4 Fatal

11 Serious

Helicopter was destroyed.

22 June

Lashkar Gah

AFGHANISTAN

US Military-operated Helicopter

Reg: No data

Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.

2 Fatal

Helicopter was destroyed.

30 June

Denver CO

US Military, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade-operated AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter

Reg: No data

Helicopter crashed in the mountains under unknown circumstances.

2 Minor

Helicopter sustained unknown damage.