Year 1972 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
Aerospatiale | Alouette II | 2 |
Aerospatiale | Alouette III | 2 |
Aerospatiale | SA330 Puma | 1 |
Agusta | AB204 | 4 |
Agusta | AB205 | 1 |
Agusta | AB206 | 1 |
Agusta | AB47 | 2 |
Bell | 204 | 4 |
Bell | 205 | 2 |
Bell | 206 | 6 |
Bell | 209 AH-1 Cobra | 1 |
Bell | 212 | 3 |
Bell | 47 | 1 |
Boeing-Vertol | 107M H-46 Sea Knight | 6 |
Boeing-Vertol | V44 | 1 |
Brantly | B-2 | 1 |
Dornier | UH-1D | 6 |
Fairchild-Hiller | FH-1100 | 1 |
Hughes | 269 | 1 |
Kaman | Seasprite | 3 |
Kawasaki | kv 107-ii | 1 |
Mitsubishi | S-62J | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 10 |
Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 10 |
Sikorsky | S-64 CH-54 | 2 |
Sikorsky | S-65 H-53 | 8 |
Westland | Lynx | 1 |
Westland | Sea King | 2 |
Westland | Sioux | 1 |
Westland | Wasp | 2 |
Westland | Wessex | 5 |
Westland | Whirlwind | 6 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
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1972 | 206a | 120 | N6249N : Bell 206A cn120, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N6249N, unk; xfer US as N6249N, unk; w/o when hit power lines and trees in approach to Stonewall, TX, 08Dec72. |
1972 | 206a | 197 | VH-FOY : Bell 206A cn197 ff:?; del Airfast Services Pty. Ltd., Mascot, N.S.W. Australia as VH-FOY, unk; crashed into sea ~1/2 mile south-east of Heron Island, Queensland, 22Jan72, 3 fatalities. |
1972 | 206a | 23 | SE-HBN : xfer Jamtlands Aero AB, Sweden as SE-HBN, unk; w/o 29Jun72 |
1972 | 206a | 429 | N1494W : Bell 206A, cn429, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N1494W, unk; del Flightways Inc as N1494W unk; w/o when fuel tank vent became clogged and aircraft DBR, ivo Dingmans Ferry, PA, 18Jun72. |
1972 | 206a | 460 | N25BB : Bell 206A cn460, ff:?; del private US N25BB, unk; w/o when main rotor retention strap failed and helo crashed ivo New Cumberland, PA, 26Jun72, 4 fatalities. |
1972 | 206a | 555 | N8171J : Bell 206A cn555, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N8171J, unk; del US as N8171J, unk; w/o when acft rolled to right and crashed after takeoff from 10 deg downslope fld, ivo Milford PA, 23Feb72. |
1972 | 269B | 35-0176 | PH-KAH : from dec69 ex Belgium w/o 15feb72 |
1972 | 47 | 25064 | FAP-653 : FAP d/d 1972; w/o 13sep72 |
1972 | ab204as | 3216 | MM80509 : Marina 3-21. Gruppo Elicotteri 2. w/o 25jun72 in sea off Crotone |
1972 | ab204as | 3218 | MM80511 : Marina 3-23. Gruppo Elicotteri 2. w/o 01feb72 in sea off Puglia |
1972 | ab204b | 3058 | MM80283 : AMI 31-6. 93 Gruppo. w/o 25may72 at Capo Frasca, Cagliari |
1972 | ab204b | 3109 | MM80384 : Esercito E.I.230. EM-1 type. w/o 13jan72 Ospitaletto Castegnato, Brescia |
1972 | ab205a | 4171 | 708 : Royal Air Force of Oman;
w/o 26apr72 |
1972 | ab206a | 8296 | LN-OQS : K/S Helikopter Service;
w/o 06may72 Kap Wijk |
1972 | ab47g | 14 | MM80085 : GdiF-2; w/o 19apr72 Monte Argentario, GR |
1972 | ab47g-3b | 1569 | XT106 : flew into ground during bad weather near Loughborough and w/o. |
1972 | ah-1g | 20748 | 68-17020 : US Army; 24apr72 w/o |
1972 | B-2 | 455 | G-ATJY : 9 Nov 1972, crashed at Kidlington, following failure of main rotor blade. |
1972 | ch-124 | 61-286 | 12420 : I was part of the rescue crew that pulled the surviver from the water. Is there anyone else out there Chester Kingston |
1972 | ch-124 | 61-340 | 12432 : CAF; ex 4032; w/o 15Nov72 |
1972 | ch-135 | 32018 | 135118 : BuNo 70-15667. 430 sqd. w/o 10jun72 |
1972 | ch-135 | 32038 | 135138 : BuNo 70-15687. 427 sqd. w/o 14feb72 |
1972 | CH-46D | 2186 | 152564 : xfer HC-6, Det 1, HW-??, 07Jan72 Call sign HW-12 Lost at sea |
1972 | CH-46D | 2273 | 153375 : 02dec72, After blade engagement on start up, aft blade severed the drive shaft between fore and aft rotors resulting in a de-sync and blade separation. Aircraft was still chained to deck, preventing any further possible damage. No serious injury to 8 pax on board or deck crews. |
1972 | CH-46D | 2292 | 153394 : BV-107M, c/n 2292, ff?; accepted BWR FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153394 18May67; xfer HMM-365 21May67; xfer HMM-162 08Nov67; xfer HMM-163 28Feb69; xfer HMMT-302 22Apr69; xfer HMM-263 26Jul69; xfer HMM-161 28Dec69; xfer H&MS-16 COSA 12Nov71; xfer H&MS-56 COSA 23Apr71; xfer HMM-161 15Jul71; xfer HC-6, Det 2, HW-?, 17Jan72; w/o 20Feb72 ivo Norfolk, VA. |
1972 | CH-46D | 2380 | 154029 : BV-107M, c/n 2380, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46D 154029 09Nov67; xfer HMM263 24Jan68; xfer HMM-262, ET-11, 18Apr68; xfer H&MS-36 18May71; xfer HMM-165, YW-04, 17Oct71; w/o during Operation Saklolo, Philippine Flood Relief Ops, 13Aug72. |
1972 | CH-46F | 2616 | 157717 : BV-107M, c/n 2616, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157717 21Nov70; xfer HMMT-402 01Dec70; dam 25Apr72; xfer HMT-204 01May72; xfer NARF Cherry Point 30May72; w/o 01Jun72. |
1972 | CH-46F | 2618 | 157719 : I believe crashed in Emerald Isle, NC just after 8pm in support of air operations off of MCALF Bogue Field |
1972 | ch-53a | 65-100 | 153714 : w/o 29feb72 with HMH-363 |
1972 | ch-53d | 65-162 | 156658 : w/o 11jul72 with HMM-165 |
1972 | ch-53d | 65-247 | 157147 : w/o 13may72 crashed near Hue, South Vietnam while inserting S.Vietnam marines. Pilots were Capt fine ,Lt Furman, Corp Ken Gatewood, Corp Rick Buffington and myself Sarg P J Douglas. The a/c was destoryed by F-4 Phantoms after our e-vac |
1972 | ch-53d | 65-320 | 157744 : w/o 28jan72 with HMH-362 |
1972 | ch-54a | 64-044 | 68-18442 : Sikorsky S-64A, c/n 64-044, ff?; del US Army as CH-54A 67-18442 unk; w/o (damaged beyond repair), 24Apr72. |
1972 | ch-54b | 64-082 | 69-18474 : Sikorsky S-64B, c/n 64-082, ff?; del US Army as CH-54B 69-18474 unk; w/o (damaged beyond repair), 28Jul72. |
1972 | FH-1100 | 151 | AE-300 : Ejercito d/d oct68; w/0 04jun72 |
1972 | h-34a | 58-1128 | VH-UHV : w/o 25mar72 after departure Oil Rig 137 miles from Darwin ditched in the harbour at Darwin. Tail rotor separate from the aircraft in flight |
1972 | h-34a | 58-321 | 54-2914 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 54-2914, 24Jul56; to CH-34C Jun64; soc Transportation Depot, Germany, Sep70; AVSCOM reports crashed Dec72. |
1972 | h-34a | 58-901 | 57-1720 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 57-1720, unk; crashed Dec 1972. |
1972 | hh-1k | 6310 | 157186 : w/o 01feb72 |
1972 | hh-1k | 6316 | 157192 : w/o 02jun72 |
1972 | hh-3f | 61-636 | 1474 : Cmdr. Paul Lewis was at the stick. Flew with him in San Diego on the H3's. Best damn pilot and ex academy guy who would have become commandant. Huge loss of a qualified pilot and bird. Likely a tailrotor failure they said. |
1972 | hh-53c | 65-189 | 68-10359 : USAF; 40th ARRS w/o 27mar72 Laos |
1972 | hh-53c | 65-191 | 68-10361 : USAF; 37th ARRS w/o 18aug72 at Danang, Vietnam during rocket attack |
1972 | hh-53c | 65-195 | 68-10365 : USAF; 37th ARRS w/o 06apr72 vietnam during Bat 21 rescue |
1972 | hh-53c | 65-267 | 69-5788 : w/o 27dec72 lost in Laos when its refueling probe was damaged by enemy ground fire and they could not air refuel. The helicopter was landed on a hill top as it was running out of fuel and abandoned. It was destroyed by A-7 bombing. |
1972 | hss-1 | 58-752 | H-73 : xfer Air America as UH-34D, H-73, Aug69; w/o in Laos 10May72 due to damage sustained 19Mar72. |
1972 | hss-1n | 58-1308 | N-3005 : Marinha. ex FAB 8554. d/d 1966. w/o 10nov72 at Serra das Araras |
1972 | hss-1n | 58-1395 | MM149083 : Marina 4-05. MAP BuNo 149083. Gruppo Elicotteri 5. w/o jun72 at San Marinello |
1972 | hss-2 | 61-003 | 147139 : 09jan69 deployed aboard USS Catskill (MCS-1) to HC-7 Det 113, Atsugi Japan, returned to USA HC-5 August 1970 |
1972 | hss-2 | 61-114 | 149699 : USN; conv SH-3G; HC-1 Det6 w/o 08may72 |
1972 | hss-2 | 61-150 | 149732 : One engine stalled on take off when full of fuel, landed in water, other engine failed when trying to yank it out of the water. One float bag busted when trying to attach crane from ship. Order was given to abandon recovery, ship ran over other floatation bag and a/c sank. Crew utilized 7-man life-raft. |
1972 | hss-2 | 61-235 | 151531 : Hit mountain. 5 onboard and all survived w/1 minor injury |
1972 | hus-1 | 58-1152 | 147192 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1152, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 147192, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o 10Apr72. |
1972 | hus-1 | 58-1188 | XW-PHC : w/o 12nov72 |
1972 | hus-1 | 58-1781 | H-92 : w/o 19may72 |
1972 | hus-1 | 58-1802 | H-62 : 27sep67 |
1972 | kv-107ii-5 | 4030 | 84-4804 : KV-107II-5, c/n 4030, ff?; ordered as 74-4804; del JASDF as 84-4804, date?; units unknown; w/o 08Aug72. |
1972 | has.2 | 1/07 | XX469 : to Lancashire Fire Brigade training centre. Broken up at Heysham in . |
1972 | s-61a-4 | 61-411 | FM-1143 : Sikorsky S-61A-4, c/n 61-411, ff?; del Malaysian Air Force as Nuri FM-1143, 04Dec67; w/o 11Mar72. |
1972 | S-62J | M62-009 | 8921 : Mitsubishi S-62J, c/n M62-009, ff?; del JMSDF as 8921/21, 17Feb65; w/o 13Dec72. |
1972 | sa316b | 1648 | 9347 : FAP; w/o 23may72 |
1972 | sa330f | 1112 | PK-PHX : Pelita airservice; ex F-WRQQ; w/o 1972 |
1972 | se3130 | 1747 | 76+72 : PA-142; PA-211; HFB1; w/o 14.11.1972 |
1972 | se3130 | 1788 | 76+86 : PE-140; PE-209; HFB5; HFS5; w/o 23.08.1972 TrpUebPl Bergen-Hohne? |
1972 | se3160 | 1133 | 5077 : after departure from New Sarum, crashed en route Shabani / Zvishavane mining area to assist the Police |
1972 | has.1 | wa 633 | XV645 : Noted on Fleetlands dump by Jul 1974 |
1972 | has.1 | wa 650 | XV662 : HAS.1 826Sq/140-E by Jun 1970, forced landing on water off the Lizard w/o 10 Apr 1972. Wreckage recovered to Falmouth; AIU Lee by May 1972; GI Portland by Jan 1973 ? |
1972 | sh-3d | 61-399 | 154109 : was /506, resides somewhere in the depths of the South China Sea |
1972 | sh-3d | 61-440 | 156494 : Sikorsky S-61D c/n 61-440 ff?; accepted USN NPRO as SH-3D 156494 1969; xfer HS-7, unk; w/o when crashed close aboard USS Saratoga (CVA-60), 31Dec72, 4 crew recovered. |
1972 | Sioux | wa367 | XT208 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 03Feb66, w/o 17Mar72, stored Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland |
1972 | UH-1D | 8059 | D-HAQO : BGS; w/o 05sep72 during terrorist attack Olympic Games Munich 1972 at Fürstenfeldbruck air base |
1972 | UH-1D | 8060 | D-HAQU : Sep17 wreckage pictured still at Ta Qali, behind museums main hall |
1972 | UH-1D | 8182 | 71+22 : HTG 64, w/o 05.10.72 Berzhahn/Westerwald |
1972 | UH-1D | 8326 | 72+06 : Loading trainer by at the Luftlande und Lufttransportschule |
1972 | UH-1D | 8389 | 72+69 : w/o 16.8.1972 Fallingbostel |
1972 | UH-1D | 8437 | 73+17 : w/o 18.09.1972 Mainz-Kost |
1972 | UH-1E | 6113 | 153747 : HMM-164 w/o 11jun72 |
1972 | UH-1E | 6117 | 153751 : HMM-164 w/o 13may72 |
1972 | uh-1h | 11883 | AE-402 : Ejercito. BuNo 69-15595. d/d 1970. w/o 08jun72 |
1972 | uh-1h | 11938 | NZ3810 : RNZAF 10. 3 sqd. BuNo 69-15650. w/o 27apr72 |
1972 | UH-1N | 31626 | 158285 : HMH-461 CJ-24 w/o 23sep72 |
1972 | UH-2A | 44 | 149742 : 1967-68 UH-2A type asg HC-2 Det.42 as /HU-21 |
1972 | UH-2B | 122 | 150172 : SH-2D type;
HSL-30 /HT-unk, w/o 28aug72 |
1972 | UH-2B | 132 | 150182 : w/o lost in the Mediterranean Sea due to a tail rotor drive shaft failure. All four crewmen survived without injury. I was HAC |
1972 | V44A | 516 | 01004 : del to Marinen Jun 1958. |
1972 | Wasp | f.9561 | XS534 : d/d 19 Oct 1963; to 700Sq (W) / 996-CU by Oct 1963 and spent some time (with autopilot fitted) aboard HMS Leander for trials; 700W Sq Penelope Flt/184-PE Jan 1964, 829 Sq /454-PE Mar 1964, until Oct 1966; 829 Sq Cleopatra Flt/463 by Oct 1968 (replacing ditched XT440); 829 Sq Scylla Flt/432 by Apr 1970 ditched and sank from HMS Scylla off Ascension Island 20 Jan 1972. |
1972 | Wasp | f.9723 | XV628 : I was the mechanic on this aircraft, and onboard in the left hand seat when it crashed. We were returning to RAF Tengah at about 400ft when the pilot Lt Joseph transmitted a "Mayday" we descended rapidly spinning and out of control. I regained consciousness to find the missile aimers sight on my lap, sat in a heap of wreckage under palm trees. After freeing myself I released my SABRE aerial and within a few minutes a RAF Whirlwind appeared overhead and we were both airlifted to Changi hospital! |
1972 | has.1 | wa 55 | XP104 : w/o 6 Jan 1972 with 820Sq, ditched in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta, wreckage recovered. SoC 15 Feb 1972 |
1972 | has.1 | wa100 | XS121 : w/o 16 Feb 1972 with 737 Sq/435-PO, ditched in English Channel off Portland; Wreck recovered to Lee-on-Solent, still there Oct 1973. |
1972 | hu.5 | wa164 | XS490 : pictured (pic1) at dumped at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) |
1972 | hu.5 | wa276 | XT454 : 845 Sq/L-B by May 1971. Damaged during tornado at RAF Luqa on 31 Oct 1971. |
1972 | mk.60 | wa462 | G-ATCA : Pilot of crash at rhoose airport was Ben Breach who later crashed in G-ASWI in 1981 |
1972 | har10 | wa345 | XP302 : at 1 SoTT Halton as 8443M, ex 230 Sq / Y by Jul 1975. Still there Jan 1980. |
1972 | har10 | wa356 | XP340 : to Manston by Aug 1976, still May 1977, still Jan 1980. |
1972 | har10 | wa365 | XP349 : wreckage still stored at Thorney Island after the RAF station there closed. |
1972 | har10 | wa379 | XP363 : to Halton dump by Jul 1978 |
1972 | har10 | wa405 | XR455 : at 1 SoTT Halton as 8219M / J by Aug 1974, still Jul 1975, had boom from XP363. Still there Jan 1980. |
1972 | has7 | wa258 | XM667 : to Predannack by |
98 C/N found.