Year 2008 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
Aerospatiale | AS332 Super Puma | 1 |
Aerospatiale | AS350 Ecureuil | 1 |
Aerospatiale | Gazelle | 4 |
Aerospatiale | SA365 Dauphin 2 | 2 |
Agusta | A109 | 1 |
Agusta | A109E Power | 1 |
Agusta | AB212 | 1 |
Agusta | AB412 | 1 |
Agusta | AS-61 | 2 |
AgustaWestland | AW109 | 2 |
Bell | 205 | 1 |
Bell | 206 | 13 |
Bell | 209 AH-1 Cobra | 1 |
Bell | 212 | 4 |
Bell | 222 | 1 |
Bell | 407 | 2 |
Bell | 412 | 1 |
Bell | 430 | 1 |
Boeing | 414 - H-47D Chinook | 1 |
Breda Nardi | NH500 | 1 |
Enstrom | 280 | 1 |
Eurocopter | AS350 Ecureuil | 3 |
Eurocopter | EC135 | 3 |
Eurocopter | Super Puma/Cougar | 2 |
HAL | cheetah | 1 |
IAR | 316 | 1 |
Kaman | K-MAX | 1 |
MBB | Bo105 | 1 |
McDonnell Douglas | AH-64A Apache | 1 |
Mil | Mi-8 Hip (1st Gen) | 1 |
Mil | Mi-8/17 Hip (2nd Gen) | 3 |
NH Industries | NH90 | 1 |
Robinson | R44 | 2 |
Schweizer | 330 (269D) | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-70 H-60 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-76 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-80 H-53E | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-92 | 1 |
VFW | CH-53G | 1 |
Westland | WAH-64 Apache | 1 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
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2008 | 206a | 238 | N70SP : Bell 206A cn238, ff:?; del US as N70SP, unk; conv Bell 206B-2, unk; xfer Larry Boven as N70SP, unk; w/o when engine stopped and aircraft crashed into trees, Chipman Preserve, Comstock Township, Michigan, 16May08, 1 fatality. |
2008 | 206a | 515 | N67AR : Bell 206A cn515, ff:?; del US as N67AR, unk; w/o when crashed ivo Barnesville, PA, 22Aug08 |
2008 | 206a | 573 | N7028J : Aspen AG Helicopters, unk;
w/o while in straight and level flight, the landing skids contacted the crop and the helicopter pitched forward, crash landing in pieces in a strawberry field, Oxnard, CA |
2008 | 206b-2 | 1249 | C-GCHE : xfer Big Horn Helicopters as C-GCHE, unk; under contract to BC Hydro, when crashed into residential area, Cranbrook, British Columbia, w/o 13May08, 4 fatalities |
2008 | 206b-3 | 2795 | OE-XRH Aerial Heli: w/o 02feb08 hit cableway wire near Totes Gebirge, Austria |
2008 | 206b-3 | 4185 | VH-NBP : del Australia as VH-NBP, unk; w/o when crashed in dense scrub near Arcadia, NE of Sydney, 01Mar08. |
2008 | 206b-3 | 4597 | FAC4474 : FAC from May07, test serial N70774; w/o 04aug08 by FARC at Cerro el Paso |
2008 | 206l | 45019 | C-FRCL : w/o in underslung load accident, 25nm NE of Terrace off the Skeena River, still with Quantum Helicopters |
2008 | 206l-1 | 45230 | N37AE : Air Evac EMS Inc at West Plains, MO from Oct05; w/o 31aug08 at Decatur County. 3 fatalities |
2008 | 206l-1 | 45386 | N305MH : Maritime Helicopters; w/o 25sep08 struck a powerline and crashed near Homer, AK. No fatalities |
2008 | 212 | 30534 | EC-IAV : Tragsa;
w/o 21feb08 firefighting at Grado, Asturias |
2008 | 212 | 35008 | 1415 : FAM, ex EHBR-1115, w/o 18apr08 |
2008 | 212 | 35079 | FAC4005 : d/d 1995. ex C-FTRC. w/o 24oct08 |
2008 | 222 | 47062 | N992AA : Air Angels EMS helicopter;
w/o 15oct08 hit a radio tower at Aurora, IL near Chicago. 4 fatalities ( pilot, flight paramedic, flight nurse and patient ) |
2008 | 280fx | 2088 | GN-01127 : w/o 05jun08 at north Maturin, Venezuela. 2 students pilots in navigation flight crash due loss of RPM, no fatalities |
2008 | 316B | 1845 | YR-ELA : Romanian Intelligence Service;
w/o jun08 destroyed in emergency landing post-fire during training exercise. Crew injured |
2008 | 333 | 0044A | 3042 : FAD d/d 2003; w/o 13feb08 at Dajabon |
2008 | 407 | 53079 | N407MJ : Classic Helicopter Lifeguard;
collided in mid air approaching the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) helipad (3AZ0) with Bell 407 N407GA. 3 fatalities |
2008 | 407 | 53104 | N407GA : Flagstaff Medical Center Guardian Air;
w/o 29jun08 , collided in mid air approaching the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) helipad (3AZ0) with Bell 407 N407MJ. 3 fatalities |
2008 | 412hp | 36052 | JA6713 : Japan Coast Guard from Oct93, test serial N5092J; w/o 01dec08 8km ENE Ikema Island lighthouse, Miyakojima City; pictured unk |
2008 | 430 | 49065 | VT-REO : xfer India as VT-REO, 16Nov07; w/o when flew into hill after encountering bad weather, near Venketpuram, Andhra Pradesh, India, 03Aug08, 4 fatalities. |
2008 | a109e | 11015 | F-GXDF : w/o at Monaco Heliport |
2008 | a109k2 | 10010 | HB-XWJ : w/o 23jun08 landing at Samedan Hospital |
2008 | ab212asw | 5131 | MM80955 : Marina 7-24; grupelicot4 w/o 01jul08 crash near Calzerosse, an inaccessible area in Grottaglie, near Taranto. Pilot killed and 2 seriously injured |
2008 | ab412ep | 25977 | JW-9507 : Tanzania JW9507 w/o 09jun08 |
2008 | ah-1w | 26716 | 515 : BuNo 164927; w/o 16jul08 2 killed |
2008 | ah-64a | PV890 | ES1015 : Hellenic Army Aviation; FMS BuNo 91-0110; 2007 pictured with 1TEEP; w/o 05nov08 |
2008 | as-61r | 6202 | MM80975 : w/o asg 85 Centro SAR crashed at sea near Pratica di Mare |
2008 | as-61r | 6208 | MM80981 : HH-3F AMI 15-10. Crash in France 23oct08 |
2008 | as332b1 | 2322 | FAB-752 : crash 20jul08 near Colomi, Bolivia. 5 fatalities (4 venezuelan and 1 bolivian) |
2008 | as332l2 | 2570 | PP-MUM : BHS; w/o 26feb08 crash into ocean due tail rotor failure after departing Petrobras oil platform P-18, 4 fatalities (of 20) |
2008 | as332l2 | 2609 | B-7960 : CITIC; w/o 11jun08 |
2008 | as350b2 | 3158 | N213EH : ERA Helicopters May05;
w/o 15apr08 Sheep Mountain, 34m E Chickaloon, AK. 4 fatalities ;
canc Sep11 |
2008 | as350b3 | 4089 | OY-HGR : Air Greenland; w/o crashed at Nuuk; canc 27jul09 |
2008 | as350ba | 2588 | N911VA : Harlingen Comm Emergency Care Foundation Inc Dba at Harlingen, TX , AS350B2 type;
Metro Aviation air ambulance;
w/o 05feb08 at Harlingen, TX. 3 fatalities; |
2008 | as350bb | 3035 | ZJ247 : AAC Squirrel HT2 670 squadron w/o 29 May 2008. bbc report |
2008 | aw109e | 11174 | EI-SBM : w/o 20mar08 Lagore, 2 m N of Dunshaughlin, County Meath on route from Celtic Heliport, Knocksedan, Co. Dublin to Weston Airport, Co. Kildar. no fatalities |
2008 | aw109s | 22008 | PR-IPO : w/o 30apr08 crashed after departure from Parati/Condominio Laranjeiras heliport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2 fatalities |
2008 | 105cbs-4 | S-853 | D-HAWI : w/o 02mar08 crashed in route from research ship Polarstern to station Neumayer II in Antarctica |
2008 | ch-47sd | M.4143 | 7303 : ROC;
w/o 18dec08 |
2008 | CH-53G | V65-034 | 84+36 : w/o 28nov08 crash in mountains near Engelberg, Switzerland. 15 injured |
2008 | cheetah | CH210 | H 706 : Namibia Air Force from Nov94; w/o 08jan08 |
2008 | ec135p2+ | 0565 | N238AM : Air Methods /MedEvac 7;
w/o at Mazzuca Heliport, Pottsville, PA |
2008 | ec135t2 | 0359 | HA-ECE : Air Ambulance Hungary from Nov07, lsd;
w/o 31jul08 at Kiskunlachaza |
2008 | ec135t2+ | 0535 | N135UW : University of Wisconsin UW Health;
w/o 10may08 collision with trees near La Crosse, WI |
2008 | hh-65 | 6038 | 6505 : CGAS Barbers Point; w/o 08sep08 crashed in Mamala Bay |
2008 | k-max | A94-0037 | N267KA : Superior Helicopter 2003;
Superior Leasing from 11Jul05;
Swanson Group Aviation;
w/o 17dec08 crashed at Santa Clarita, LA |
2008 | mh-53e | 65-602 | 164792 : w/o 16jan08 HM-15 /TB-? |
2008 | mi-17 | 223M98 | VAM-304 : Macedonia 1999 Z3-HHF;
w/o 12jan08 |
2008 | mi-17v-5 | 288M03 | G692 : w/o 28 Oct 2008 with 3 Squadron |
2008 | mi-8mt | 93521 | RA-06152 : crashed at Barenstsburg due to local white-out after flight from Longyearbyen |
2008 | mi-8t | 9 87 34295 | UR-24275 : c/n 9 87 34295 / 98734295; Universal Avia Mi-8T type; 28apr08 w/o |
2008 | NH500E | 203 | MM81265 : AMI w/o March 2008. /72-02 208°Gruppo SVE |
2008 | tth | 1008 | MM81519 : GITA03, Esercito E.I.202; w/o 01jun08 crash into Lago di Bracciano at Vigna di Valle, Rome during airshow ALI SUL LAGO 2008, 1 fatality |
2008 | oh-58a | 40381 | 69-16160 : US Army OH-58C; loaned to US Navy Test Pilot School (USNTPS); w/o 20Oct08; 25Feb09 Stricken |
2008 | II | 11054 | N911GJ : Polk County Sheriff Office (PCSO) from Dec06;
w/o during training at Lake Wales Airport, Polk County, FL |
2008 | II | 11875 | ZS-PXW : Starlite, w/o 28apr08 at Germiston |
2008 | S-61N | 61-297 | N612AZ : w/o 05aug08 serving US Forest Service was destroyed when suffered loss of power main rotor during takeoff and subsequently impacted trees and terrain near Weaverville, California. 7 Oregon firefighters and 2 crewmen were killed plus 3 injured, pictured (pic2) |
2008 | s-70c | 70-2574 | 2321 : w/o 21oct08 |
2008 | s-76a | 760260 | N176SH : Spectrum Health Hospitals at Grand Rapids, MI Jul97; Aero Med; w/o 29may08; canc Jul10; |
2008 | vvip | 92-0020 | HL9292 : w/o 19jul08 at Gapyeong, South Korea. No fatalities, Rev Sun Myung Moon and 15 passengers received minor injuries. |
2008 | ht.3 | 1191 | G-CBXT : w/o 01nov08 near Langley Hill Farm, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire |
2008 | sa341g | 1491 | YU-HEW : crashed in trees near Rudding Park Hotel and written off. |
2008 | sa341h | 1140 | YU-HEO : crashed while crop spraying. |
2008 | sa342l | 1891 | E-342 : w/o 01aug08 |
2008 | sa365n1 | 6311 | N92MD : MSP Maryland State Police /Trooper 2;
w/o crash at Walker Mill Regional Park, District Heights on approach to Andrews AFB. 4 fatalities |
2008 | th-57a | 5015 | FAE-406 : BuNo 157369. w/o 2008? |
2008 | th-57b | 3912 | 163342 : USN HT-8 E-185 w/o 13nov08 |
2008 | uh-1d | 8681 | ES822 : FMS BuNo 66-16487. 3 TEAS w/o 18mar08 |
2008 | UH-1N | 31434 | 100 : Panama d/d 1976;
w/o 29may08 crashed in downtown Panama City 11 fatalities. ex USMC 158765 |
2008 | wah-64 | wah12 | ZJ177 : w/o crashed in Helmand Province, AF, during landing at Edinburgh Forward Operating Base; Stored Wattisham |
71 C/N found.