Year 1981 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
Aerospatiale | Alouette II | 3 |
Aerospatiale | Alouette III | 4 |
Aerospatiale | Gazelle | 4 |
Aerospatiale | SA330 Puma | 3 |
Agusta | AB205 | 2 |
Agusta | AB212 | 1 |
Bell | 204 | 4 |
Bell | 205 | 1 |
Bell | 206 | 2 |
Bell | 209 AH-1 Cobra | 3 |
Bell | 212 | 9 |
Bell | 47 | 1 |
Boeing-Vertol | 107M H-46 Sea Knight | 6 |
Enstrom | f-28 | 1 |
Fuji | UH-1H | 1 |
Hughes | 369 / 500 / H-6 | 4 |
Kawasaki | 369HS | 1 |
MBB | Bo105 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-55 H-19 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 7 |
Sikorsky | S-62 HH-52 | 3 |
Sikorsky | S-64 CH-54 | 2 |
Sikorsky | S-65 H-53 | 4 |
Westland | Sea King | 3 |
Westland | Sioux | 3 |
Westland | Wasp | 1 |
Westland | Wessex | 5 |
Westland | Whirlwind | 1 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
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1981 | 206a | 255 | PT-HBY : Bell 206A cn255, ff:?; del Brazil as PT-HBY, unk; w/o 12Jul81. |
1981 | 206a | 270 | N4717R : Bell 206A cn270, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N4717R, unk; xfer US as N4717R, unk; conv Bell 206B-2, unk; w/o Fruitland, UT, 03Dec81 |
1981 | 212 | 30705 | N392EH : ERA Helicopters Jun75-Mar91;
w/o 23aug81 at Kenai, AK |
1981 | 212 | 31116 | FAP-687 : FAP d/d 1979; w/o 21feb81 |
1981 | 212 | 31120 | PT-HKW : Lider Taxi Aereo; ex N57485; w/o 22jul81 at Macae/RJ |
1981 | 212 | 31163 | G-BIJF : w/o crashed into the sea c 1nm SE of Dunlin A platform on a flight from Brent B to Dunlin A. Wreckage recovered. |
1981 | 369hm | 49-0039M | FAC247 : FAC;
w/o 12apr81 |
1981 | 369hm | 49-0041M | FAC249 : FAC;
w/o 03oct81 |
1981 | 369hm | 51-0208M | H-208 : RDAF Esk724; d/d 07sep71; w/o 27may81 |
1981 | 369hs | 76-0829S | N191BB : Sonoma County Sheriff Office (SCSO), CA from Aug77;
w/o 24apr81;
May81 canc as destroyed |
1981 | 47g-4 | WA724 | G-AXKT : collided with Scout AH.1 XP890 while both were making auto-rotation landings at Middle Wallop. G-AXKT w/o. |
1981 | ab205a-1 | 4176 | MM80778 : CC-34. 4 Nucleo Elicotteri. w/o 16nov81 at Viba Valentina, Catanzaro |
1981 | ab205a-1 | 4279 | MM80714 : Esercito E.I.343. replaced c/n 4247 given to Morocco. 21 Gruppo. w/o 05sep81 at Monte Limbara, Sassari |
1981 | ab212 | 5609 | 5D-HM : w/o 03jul81 |
1981 | ah-1j | 26071 | 160106 : USMC; conv AH-1T unk; w/o 18sep81 |
1981 | ah-1j | 26079 | 160114 : Crash landed at the mountain Runden, near Surnadal, Norway during exercise Teamwork 80 asg HMLA-269 on USS Saipan. Personnel survived, but ended up in hospital. Helicopter was salvaged and later buried at Ørlanded AFB. The engines were sent to the RNoAF Technical School at Kjevik pic |
1981 | ah-1t | 26086 | 160748 : I have the data plate from the airframe after the crash; Manufacturer S/N 26086; Contract Number DAAJ01-77-C-0481; Accepted 4-78; Aircraft Identification Plate No. 00098 |
1981 | 105d | S-212 | G-BGKP : during power cable operations for Highland Cables, crashed c 200m S of Ruvaal Lighthouse on Islay. |
1981 | CH-46D | 2266 | 153370 : 1978-1979, I crewed this Bird in Okinawa with HMM-161. She was know as "Carelson's Magic Bus.. |
1981 | CH-46D | 2267 | 153371 : Former Cpl. Jr Venhous USMC. Crew chief of 153371 from feb68 to nov68, RSVN, @ Phu Bia |
1981 | CH-46D | 2312 | 153961 : w/o 03mar81 as HMM-165 /YW-03 crashed while aboard the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). Crew chief was killed, both pilots made in out. |
1981 | CH-46D | 2386 | 154035 : Was on deck that night...had just given up the LSE duties to my backup when the accident happened. Rest in peace my brothers. |
1981 | CH-46F | 2565 | 157666 : mid-air collision over MCAS Tustin / Santa Ana airfield with H-53. Major Long, Captain Brennan and Cpl. RL Eibach all killed |
1981 | CH-46F | 2608 | 157709 : Greg Boyle was the Crew Chief. The Navy Director (Yellow Shirt) was knocked off the deck most likely by a disintegrated rotor blade. I don't believe his body was recovered. |
1981 | ch-53a | 65-105 | 153719 : During CQ hit another Squadron helicopter chained down on deck but running |
1981 | ch-53a | 65-113 | 153727 : w/o 10feb81 HMH-462 /YF- |
1981 | ch-53d | 65-307 | 157731 : w/o 17sep81 with HMM-263 |
1981 | ch-54a | 64-021 | 67-18419 : Sikorsky S-64A, c/n 64-021, ff?; del US Army as CH-54A 67-18419 unk; w/o 16Aug81. |
1981 | f-28a | 296 | SE-HFV : Roslagens Helikopterflyg;
w/o ? |
1981 | hh-3e | 61-628 | 68-8282 : USAF; 38 ARRS w/o 1981 |
1981 | hh-52a | 62-022 | 1353 : I was the air crewman the night this aircraft went down. |
1981 | hh-52a | 62-115 | 1427 : It was determined that a pitch change control rod broke while in flight. |
1981 | HH-53B | 65-090 | 66-14435 : 435 actually went down in late morning; aircraft Commander was Capt James P. Gang. The A/C had a crew of 4, plus a flight examiner, Capt. Randy Jensen and the crew chief, Sgt Michael Hoon on board. Capt Jensen and Sgt Hoon survived the crash but died from burns received. |
1981 | hss-2 | 61-039 | 148967 : I was in it when it was ditched and lost at sea. Never recovered |
1981 | hss-2 | 61-051 | 148979 : crashed on a small island in the pacific during a radiological survey of bikini atoll. Hi speed shaft bolts failed causing fire in flight. Crew survived !!! Ask Lt. Hall.... |
1981 | hss-2 | 61-066 | 148992 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-8 w/o 16mar81 |
1981 | hss-2 | 61-110 | 149696 : USN; conv SH-3G; HS-3 w/o 13sep81 |
1981 | hss-2 | 61-127 | 149710 : my recall of the events |
1981 | hss-2 | 61-154 | 149736 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-12 w/o 19sep81 tail rotor failure |
1981 | OH-6J | 6312 | 31012 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6312, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31012 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 05Sep81. |
1981 | S-55B | 55-1004 | N874 : Sikorsky S-55B c/n 55-1004, ff:?; del Chicago Helicopter Airways as N874, 18Sep56; sold Loma Linda University, converted to aerial ambulance, unk; w/o near Beaumont, CA, 29May81. |
1981 | s-58b | 58-807 | N4247 : xfer Carson helicopter as S-58, N4247, by Jul68; NTSB report: "Salem, NJ. Damage - none. Ground crew maneuvered sling load cable into contact with live power line. 08Jul70."; xfer Summit Timber as N4247 by Jan76; xfer Queen City Helicopter, 11May76; NTSB report: "Bellevue, WA. Damage - destroyed. Fire in flight due to FOD. 07Aug81"; FAA reports Undel Tri. |
1981 | s-62a | 62-060 | N92863 : Sikorsky S-62A c/n 62-060, ff ~1964; registered Sikorsky as N92863; del California Company as N92863, Mar65; w/o when fire in main rotor gearbox caused a lndg in a swamp near Venice, LA, 10Nov81; reg canx Apr86. |
1981 | S-64B | 64-060 | N6965R : I was under the craft when it crashed, Charles Holmes LHS lost his life and Dwayne Snell RHS survived. Luckily there was only 1 fatality. There is much more to this story but Jack Ericson succeded in a publication ban as part of his settlement with Dwayne. Real shame because Charles didnt need to die. it was clearly Ericson's direction to the engineers that caused the failure. |
1981 | sa315b | 2267 | H-61 : FAA d/d 13dec72; w/o 01feb81 |
1981 | sa316b | 1750 | 9358 : My Dad flew the 9358 in Angola. He was a mechanic. That Alouette III was destroyed in a accident in 1981 with no casualties. |
1981 | sa316b | 21 : FAS, w/o 1981 | |
1981 | sa316b | 24 : FAS, w/o 1981 | |
1981 | sa318c | 2230 | SX-HAI : Olympic Airways;
w/o 13jun81 |
1981 | sa330f | 1308 | 560 : Kuwait air force; w/o 10jun81 |
1981 | sa330h | 1380 | 6W-SHK : Senegal airforce d/d 1977; w/o 1981 |
1981 | sa330l | 1433 | 174 : 29sep81 crashed at Oshakati during a brown out, 6 people on board were killed, the pilot survived. I was researching the three medical staff killed on this casevac flight for a Ops medic / Doctor Book |
1981 | ht.3 | 1314 | XX396 : to Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search School by Jun 2017. |
1981 | sa341f | 1671 | 1671 : w/o near Bollschweil, Germany |
1981 | sa341g | 1361 | VH-WLS : crashed into trees and destroyed at Warrumbungle National Park. |
1981 | sa342k | 1325 | 509 : SA342K del KAF as 509, unk; asgd 33/34 Sqn; w/o 11Apr81; noted dumped at Ali Al Salem AB, Feb12. |
1981 | se3130 | 1311 | 75+29 : PD-135; PH-239; PH-208; HFB8; HFB200; HFS10; w/o 17.09.1981 Strassberg |
1981 | se3160 | 1214 | D-HALT : written off at Ras Gharib heliport. |
1981 | has.2 | wa 875 | XZ915 : wreck of main fuselage at Arbroath dump/015-N by |
1981 | has.2 | wa 877 | XZ917 : 06Mar81 coded N.016 of 820Squadron, HMS Invincible collided with XZ915 whilst flying in fog. Ditched off of Lee-on-Solent; 11Mar81 wreck recovered to RNAS Lee-on-Solent |
1981 | mk42 | wa 735 | IN503 : ditched at sea |
1981 | Sioux | wa312 | ZS-HJB : South Africa; w/o 07dec81 |
1981 | Sioux | wa371 | D-HAFG : Private , w/o 15Jul81 |
1981 | Sioux | wa434/wap148 | G-BGOZ : Private w/o 18Jun81, wreck Chilbolton |
1981 | UH-1B | 1023 | A2-1023 : w/o 19aug81 |
1981 | UH-1B | 3103 | N9-3103 : RAN d/d 1965; BuNo 64-17623; w/o 26mar81 at Nowra; preserved Australia Museum of Flight Nowra |
1981 | UH-1B | 513 | 993 : BuNo 62-1993. w/o 24apr81 |
1981 | UH-1E | 6077 | 151883 : HML-776 QL-400 w/o 06feb81 |
1981 | UH-1H | 1H08 | 41608 : Fuji-Bell 205B, c/n 1H08, ff:?; del JGSDF as UH-1H 41608 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 03Mar81. |
1981 | uh-1h | 9380 | A2-380 : my dad was one of the men who saved the people aboard it when it crashed at shoalwater bay qld during Kangaroo 81;
He saved the gunner Phil Dunn from the flaming wreck of A2-380 |
1981 | UH-1N | 31057 | 69-6651 : w/o ~ crashed at Kirtland AFB |
1981 | UH-1N | 31449 | 160831 : USMC; w/o 29sep81 on USS Inchon (LPH-12) |
1981 | UH-1N | 31655 | 158779 : w/o 28jan80 crashed and burned |
1981 | UH-1N | 31656 | 158780 : USS Guam (LPH-9) w/o 19jul81 |
1981 | UH-1N | 159703 : USMC; HML-367 /VT w/o 03feb81 | |
1981 | Wasp | f.9588 | XT418 : w/o 13 Dec 1981 while operating from HMS Endurance Flt/435-E, rolled over following beach landing on South Georgia. Stripped of parts and abandoned in place. |
1981 | has.1 | wa 31 | XM872 : To Westland early 1966 for conv to HAS.3, completed mid 1967. 706Sq/569-CU by summer 1967, RNAY Wroughton by Feb 1973, 737 Sq/662-PO by Jan 1976, w/o 11 Mar 1981 with 737 Sq when ditched off Portland, following an engine fire. |
1981 | has.1 | wa 69 | XP118 : noted on a lorry in Plymouth 22 Jun 1982, heading for Predannack (?) |
1981 | hc.2 | wa134 | XR509 : to Benson for BDR training by Mar 1990 |
1981 | hu.5 | wa270 | XT448 : On a flight between NAS Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune while with 845Sq /S on HMS Hermes, a section of tail rotor failed and the airframe ditched and sank. |
1981 | mk.60 | wa199 | VR-BDS : Westland Wessex Mk.60, c/n WA199, first delivered to Bristow Helicopters Ltd. in England as G-ASWI, 1964; displayed as H.84 at Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, 01Jun67; lsd Helicopter Rentals, Bermuda as VR-BDS, unk; rtnd Bristow as G-ASWI, unk; CofA canx, 1981. |
1981 | har10 | wa363 | XP347 : scrapped at Gutersloh by 1994. |
82 C/N found.