Accidents & Incidents 04.20.11 – 04.31.11
Foreign Accidents (Part 129)
Date/Location |
Aircraft/Reg. |
Narrative |
Casualties |
Comments |
24 Mar Maule CHILE |
Fumigación Aérea Andaluza-operated Bell 205 (UH-1H) Reg: CC-CMF |
Helicopter crashed fighting forest fire and burned out. |
1 Fatal 1 Serious |
Helicopter was destroyed. |
24 Mar Pogusch AUSTRIA |
Reg: OE-XCG |
Pilot lost control of the helicopter and crashed. |
3 Minor |
Helicopter was destroyed. |
30 Mar Straubing GERMANY |
Reg: D-HBLT |
Helicopter crashed and caught fire after hitting a hangar. |
1 Minor 1 Uninjured |
Helicopter was destroyed. |
30 Mar Achenkirch AUSTRIA |
Reg: OE-BXF |
Helicopter was flying very low before crashing. |
4 Fatal |
Helicopter was destroyed. |
Military
Date/Location |
Aircraft/Reg. |
Narrative |
Casualties |
Comments |
29 Mar Kanehoe HI |
United States Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion Reg: No data |
Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. |
1 Fatal 3 Serious |
Helicopter sustained substantial damage. |
30 Mar Maderanertal SWITZERLAND |
Swiss Air Force-operated Eurocopter AS 532UL (TH98) Cougar Reg: T-341 |
Helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain under unknown circumstances. |
3 Serious |
Helicopter was destroyed. |
All entries are preliminary and subject to confirmation/correction by formal accident reports.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 — Admin
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