Helicopter Accident Digest

Date/Location

Aircraft/Reg.

Narrative

Casualties

Comments

9 Jan

Santo Domingo

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Air Caribbean Transport-operated Bell Helicopter B-427

Reg:N926MF

Helicopter crash landed under unknown circumstances.

2 Serious

Helicopter sustained unknown damage.

Date/Location

Aircraft/Reg.

Narrative

Casualties

Comments

10 Jan

Corroios

PORTUGAL

Heliportugal-operated Aérospatiale AS-350B2 Ecureuil

Reg:CS-HFP

Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.

2 Minor

Helicopter was destroyed.

18 Jan

Chalet

SWITZERLAND

Helicopter Swiss Chablais-operated Robinson R22 Beta II

Reg: HB-ZKL

Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.

2 Serious

Helicopter sustained substantial damage.

20 Jan

Priozyorsk

RUSSIA

Corporate Helicopters of Northwest-operated Eurocopter AS.355N Ecureuil II

Reg: RA-04109

Helicopter crashed on an icy lake.

1 Fatal

3 Serious

3 Minor

Helicopter was destroyed.

20 Jan

Whangarei

NEW ZEALAND

North Shore Helicopters-operated Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger

Reg: ZK-ISF

Helicopter crashed into the sea.

1 Minor

Helicopter was destroyed.

21 Jan

Gauteng

SOUTH AFRICA

South African Police Air Wing-operated Hughes 369D

Reg: ZS-HWX

Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.

2 Serious

Helicopter was destroyed.

Date/Location

Aircraft/Reg.

Narrative

Casualties

Comments

10 Jan

Ankara’s Tuluntas village

TURKEY

Turkish Army Aviation-operated Bell Helicopter UH-1H

Reg:No data

Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.

5 Fatal

Helicopter was destroyed.

19 Jan

Ivanovo

RUSSIA

Ministry of Defense-operated MI-8

Reg: No data

After take-off, helicopter tilted and fell on one side.

3 Minor

Helicopter sustained substantial damage.