Helicopter Accidents

Year 2000 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
2000	204	CH36	JA9145 : Fuji-Bell 204B-2 JA9145 : Shin Nihon Helicopter Co Ltd 1993; w/o 27mar00 Katashina Tone-gun, Gunma Prefecture Airfield
2000	205A-1	30135	FAC4291 : FAC 291, reser 4291; Escuadron 511 w/o 23nov00
2000	206a	611	N7079J : Bell 206A cn611, ff:?: reg Bell Helicopters as N7079J, unk N156P : xfer US as N156P, unk; conv B206B-2, unk; lsd Mt. Pleasant Corp, as N156P, unk; w/o when a/c crashed while maneuvering near Chascomus, Argentina, 29Apr00, 4 minor injuries.
2000	206b-2	1376	XC-GUW : Mexico, ex N5450M, to N1PE G-BOUY : Three Oaks Finance Nov88-Apr90 G-BOUY : Clyde Helicopters Apr90-Feb91 G-GOBP : Clyde Helicopters Feb91-Apr94 G-OBRU : Clyde Helicopters Apr94-Feb96 G-OBRU : Bond Helicopters Feb96-Mar97 G-OBRU : Scotia Helicopters Mar97-Jan99 G-LGRM : Aeromega Ltd from Jan99; w/o 09nov00 crashed on a hillside during pipeline survey in North Wales, no fatalities
2000	206b-2	866	D-HKLI : German private 1973-1981; to HB-XMT HB-XMT : HeliTV 1981-1988; ex D-HKLI; 26jul85 damaged on autorotation near Carena, TI. repaired HB-XMT : TUI Air nov88 - jul91 HB-XMT : Heli Bernina winter 1997 HB-XMT : Heli Cats jul91 - 1997 HB-XMT : Airport Helicopter Basel d/d 1998; w/o 21apr00 crash mountain at Vorabgletscher. 2 fatalities
2000	206b-3	2371	N301MH : Maritime Helicopters; w/o 01may00. No fatalities
2000	206l-1	45701	131 : FAG, ex TG-WOD; w/o 20jul00
2000	206l-3	51017	N38903 : Papillon Helicopters; w/o 07jul00 at Logan, UT
2000	212	30625	C-GCHG : Coast Guard from Jun74; w/o 10may00 Cabot Island Newfoundland, 60m E of Gander. 1 fatality
2000	212	31276	CH538 : Sri Lanka Air Force; w/o 18feb00
2000	222	47023	RP-C1724 : Bell 222 cn 47023, ff:?; reg Philippines as RP-C1724, unk. N111RS : sold Falcon Helicopters Inc, Lees Summit, MO as N111RS, 23Nov98; w/o unk, reg canx 13Sep00.
2000	222ut	47539	N101UM : Bell 222UT, cn47539, ff:?; del US as N101UM, unk N101MM : xfer US as N101MM, unk N101NM : xfer US as N101NM, unk N96NY : xfer New York State Police as N96NY, unk N225LL : xfer Air Methods as N225LL, unk; suffered uncontrolled forced landing on a warehouse roof top after mechanical failure. Crew minor injured. w/o 14May00.
2000	269C / 300	90-0041	G-AYLX : First reg 28Oct70; 28apr73 pictured at Denham in Air Gregory markings (registered to Medminster Ltd); 1999 to G-ZAPS G-ZAPS : reg 26Nov99; w/o 08mar00 at Hare Hatch near Twyford, Berkshire. 3 killed after tail boom detached due to fatigue; canc 19Oct00 as destroyed
2000	369e	0028E	N819CE : Southern California Edison (SCE); w/o 17oct00
2000	412	33085	JA9583 : test serial N2101Q N174EH : ERA Aviation from Apr90-Oct02 N174EH : US Dept Interior; w/o 13aug00 at Cold Springs, NV. 1 fatality
2000	412sp	33132	FAH-978 : FAH; w/o 25nov00
2000	430	49015	N4579C : Bell B-55531 : Daily Air Corp, Taiwan; w/o 08may00 overturned into water during attempted emergency landing on river bank following wire strike over Da Jia River. One occupant injured
2000	a109e	11036	G-JRSL : Sloane Nov98-Feb99 G-JRSL : Perment Ltd from Feb99; w/o 14jan00 crash at Romney Marsh, Kent G-JRSL : Cabin only on dump at Kemble airport near Boeing 737 N389DF by Apr16
2000	ab212	5597	5D-HA : w/o 20mar00 near Kirchdorf
2000	ab412	25551	MM81336 : CC-12. 4 Nucleo Elicotteri. w/o 30oct00 Pisa
2000	ah-1w	26255	163930 : USMC; conv c/n 29137; 1994 TV-23/HMLA-167 w/o 31jan00 with HMM-261 det HMLA-167 on USS Bataan (LHD 5) 163930 : If Im not mistaken, this cobra went down in Jordan due to a bird strike. 3/6 marines Lima Co secured site. I was in the company and on float with the USS Shreveport (LPD-12) which was part of the USS Bataan group 163930 : Yes, the Cobra impacted the ground in Jordan, injuring the pilot and was later reclaimed and spent the majority of or the rest of the cruise on the USS Bataan, LHD-5, of which I was deployed as an H-53 Crew Chief.
2000	as332b	2260	HT.21-18 : CASA. ET-516. BHELMA IV w/o 04mar00
2000	as332m1	2274	10404 : Hkp10 code 94 10404 : SAF from 1998 type:Hkp10 10404 : w/o 11aug00, H(elge)94 crashed during a rescue mission in the Swedish mountains. One of its rotor blades came, for unknown reason, against the mountain wall causing the machine to crash and explode. All three crewmen died instantly and the recovery of the machine took almost a year. Only 70 percent was recoved. The swedish commission of inquiry was unable to determine what had caused the blades to hit the mountain. One of the possible reasons that was brought up, was the major reorganization that the Armed forces did just previous to the accident and its impact on the staff. This machine was stationed in Boden
2000	as350b2	2432	HB-XXL : HeliBernina from 1990 HB-XXL : Heli Bernina w/o 28aug00. Pilot killed
2000	as350b2	2622	N351HW : to N851HW N851HW : Hospital Wing Memphis; 30mar99 pictured at Le Bonheur Medical Center Heliport, Memphis, TN N851HW : w/o 11may00 during flight instruction at Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ
2000	as355f2	5489	N6065B : American Eurocopter, to N355DU N355DU : Duke University Health System (DUHS) at Durham, NC from Jan93; Duke Life Flight HEMS; w/o 16oct00 East of 2613 Churchill Drive, Burlington, North Carolina. 1 fatality
2000	as365n2	6441	AP018 : w/o 06sep00
2000	as532m	2491	9907 : RSauAF; 99 Sqd; w/o 19nov00
2000	bk117a3	7088	N428MB : USA from Sep86, test serial D-HBPI N428MB : WPAHS AHN LifeFlight N428MB : Rocky Mountain Helicopters; air ambulance; w/o 25apr00 near St. Petersburg , FL
2000	105cbs-4	S-876	H-68 : fach unk; to CC-45 45 : Naval UH-05 type; HU-1; w/o 15jun00 destroyed by fire at Zanartu
2000	ch-124	61-288	4022 : Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-288, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4022, 1965; to CH-124A as 12422 Oct1968; w/o 23Jun00. 12422 : CAF; ex 4022; w/o 23Jun00
2000	ch-3c	61-558	65-12783 : Sikorsky S-61R c/n 61-558 ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 65-12783 unk; conv HH-3E unk; stor AMARC unk; sold US as N650DC unk; sold NZ as ZK-HYK unk; w/o Feb 2000 while log lifting. Fuselage stored at Palmerton North Airport, NZ. 65-12783 : 1980 HH-3E type pictured with 106 ARRG / 102nd ARRS, New York Air National Guard at Suffolk County AFB (now Francis S. Gabreski ANGB ) N650DC : private Wilmington, DE; 1995-1999 ZK-HYK : w/o Feb00 during log lifting; Fuselage stored at Palmerston North International airport, New Zealand
2000	CH-46F	2530	156460 : BV-107M, c/n 2530, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 156460 15Jul69; xfer HMMT-302 13Aug69; xfer H&MS-30 02Oct71; xfer HMMT-302 16Dec71; xfer HMM-161 23Mar72; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-265, EP-06, unk; SOC 11Aug00. 156460 : 1988-1991 HMM-165; 17jan91 Conducted first Medevac of Desert Storm
2000	CH-53G	V65-006	84+08 : HEER CH-53G 84+08 : 06jul75 asg HFR-35 at RAF Wildenrath 84+08 : conv to CH-53GS; w/o 24jan00 asg HFWS
2000	CH-53G	V65-091	84+93 : VFW-Fokker CH-53G c/n V65-091, ff?; del Heeresgeflieger as 84+93 unk; units unk; status unk. 84+93 : HEER; Jan00 HFR35 84+93 : w/o 14feb00 crashed at Mendig
2000	162f		EX-05 : Naval Aviation School ; w/o 11dec00
2000	FH-1100	162	N550F : to N1NJ N1NJ : New Jersey State Police (NJSP); to N88860 N250AD : 1990s, worked on by Rick Naylor at Clearwater Helicopters N250AD : Floating Czech Inc at Valparaiso, IN from Aug98; w/o 19aug00
2000	h-34a	58-531	55-4497 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 55-4497, 07May57; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Atlanta Army Depot, Jan71; xfer Oklahoma National Guard, Feb71; soc Feb72; N97AR : sold Pacfic Crown Aviation as S-58J, N97AR, unk; sold Edward J Chopot, unk; NTSB: 22Jan80: Kingston, ID. Loss of power due to slush blocking fuel filter. Damage substantial.; sold St Louis Helicopter, 18Apr84; FAA reports cancelled destroyed 08Jun00.
2000	hb350ba	2660	PT-HYK : Helibras c/n HB1161 PP-EOG : Policia Militar de Sao Paulo (PMSP); w/o 18jan00
2000	hh-1k	6322	157198 : US Navy HAL-4 /NW-206; wfu 1989, to civ as N6166S 157198 : 16mar93 pictured at AMARC as 7H195 N896RP : from 1996 ex 157198, N6166S; w/o 29jun00
2000	hh-3f	61-634	1472 : USCG HH-3F; 1969 delivered from Sikorsky to CGAS Salem 1472 : 1972-1980 asg CGAS Sitka, Alaska. PO2 Collins, USCG aircrewman on many SAR missions in this aircraft 1472 : 22Mar93 wfu & stor AMARC as 440030 N500XL : Cinema Aircraft Restoration at Las Vegas, NV from Mar99; w/o 10jun00 collided with trees during forced landing near Wellington, NV. 2 injured; canc Apr05
2000	HRS-2	55-238	130168 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-238, ff:?; del USMC as HRS-2, 130168, 05Sep52; w/o crop spraying, New Zealand, 29Aug00 130168 : Feb53 pictured with HMR-161 during Operation Haylift II 130168 : 20may55 N17754 : ZK-HSC
2000	k-max	A94-0017	N311KA : Kaman K-1200 K-Max, c/n A94-0017, ff:1996; reg Kaman Aerospace as N311KA, 24May96; del Superior Leasing LLC as N311KA, 12Aug96; w/o at Cusick, WA, 11Jul00. N311KA : Superior Leasing Llc from 12Aug96; Swanson Group Aviation; w/o 11jul00 at Cusick, WA
2000	ah1	115	XZ207 : AAC; conv AH.7; w/o 17apr00; seen at SEAE ( School of Electrical and Aeronautical Engineering at Aborfield, Reading, England )
2000	ah1	214	XZ662 : AAC; 1991 652Sqn XZ662 : 655 Sq by Sep 1997 XZ662 : AAC; conv AH7; w/o 02mar00
2000	mk88	327	83+14 : MFG; 13aug95 MGF3 Flugtag im Nordholz 83+14 : w/o 16feb00 crashed into the Caribbean Sea, 32km W off Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, and sank. The helicopter was based on frigate Niedersachsen
2000	md500e	0158E	36 : FAS; w/o 05dec00
2000	369f	0063FF	H185 : w/o 21sep00
2000	hm.1	50101	ZH844 : 50101/RN24. Crashed on an 824Sqn Observer instructor training sortie at RNASCuldrose (N50 05.05 W005 15.50) on Tuesday 30 March 2003 after failureof the tail rotor assembly.  Impacted ground at the edge of main runway with a high rate of yaw from 5 metre hover. No fatalities,1 major injury. Cat 5 damage to aircraft & engines (Beyondcost-effective repair) ZH844 : this aircraft did not crash at RNAS Culdrose, this one ditched in the Inner Sound between Applecross in Wester Ross and the island of Raasay, near Skye. its was ZH859 that had a heavy landing on the hardstanding outside 824Sqn, RNAS Culdrose ZH844 : w/o 27 Oct 2000 off Raasay while conducting sonar trials with 700Sq(M) Sq. Wreck recovered in several pieces, to Yeovilton by Dec 2000. ZH844 : 2008 wreck at FSAIU (Yeovilton)
2000	mh-53e	65-615	164772 : US Navy; 1996 HM-15 /TB-02 164772 : w/o 10aug00 HM-15 /TB-02
2000	mv-22b	D0014	165436 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0014, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 165436, 17Jan00; w/o 18apr00 crashed Marana Northwest Regional Airport, AZ 165436 : Crash news
2000	mv-22b	D0018	165440 : Bell-Boeing MV-22B, c/n D0018, ff?; del USMC as MV-22B, 165440, 21Aug00; xfer HMMT-204 unk; crashed, w/o MCAS New River, NC 11Dec00. 165440 : Crash news
2000	oh-58a	40093	68-16779 : US Army 68-16779 : Served with 120th Avn Co in Vietnam N913SP : Georgia State Police GSP; w/o 20jun00 crash at Rome, Georgia
2000	oh-58a	42029	72-21363 : US Army toward N901SF N901SF : SFPD ex 72-21363 from Jan97 to w/o 11Jan00
2000	beta	0680	G-BNUZ : w/o 2Dec00
2000	astro	0195	OY-HFW ?: flying from Roskilde w/o 13oct00
2000	s-76a	760071	A6-HRD : UAE Gvt. toward DU-111 DU-111 : Dubai Air Wing ex A6-HRD toward VH-XHP VH-XHP : ex DU-111 toward PK-PUK PK-PUK : Pelita Air Service ex VH-XHP w/o 8mar00
2000	sa330l	1587	PA-11 : PNA d/d 20oct80 ex F-WFFJ; 12jan97 badly damaged during storm in Mar del Plata airshow Aerplata 97 when hit a P-3B Orion (both aircraft parked); Sent to France to be repaired and return in 1999; w/o 20mar00 ditch ocean during evacuation of shipping boat Fueguino 200 miles off coast, was rescue days later; salvage spare parts cannibalized; tail preserved at Prefectura Museum
2000	ah.1	1933	ZB666 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland; 24feb00 w/o ZB666 : ARWS/G by 1983, 670Sq/G by Jul 1988 still May 1989, Blue Eagles by Sep 1994, 670Sq/G by Jun 1996. 664Sq/G by 2000. w/o 24 Feb 2000 in Kenya. ZB666 : Everett Aero Sproughton by Mar 2003 (pod only, /G) still Feb 2004
2000	sa365n1	6282	N6010Y : to N89SM N89SM : Debis Financial Services at Norwalk, CT from Feb99; Corporate Jets Inc; w/o 18dec00 at West Mifflin, PA
2000	se3130	1902	V-56 : Swiss AF Feb64-Dec92 F-GJIE : Jet Systems Helicopters Services SA Jun96; SARL HelicopAir Jun96-Jun97; SARL Pes 2 Puy Helicopteres Jul97-Sep99 F-GJIE : Helicos Legers Service SARL from Oct99; w/o 05aug00 hit wires during agricultural tasks at Finca Casanova, T.M. de pals, Gerona, Spain
2000	se3160	1412	1677 : FAV. w/o 01jul00 1677 : mechanical failure, tail rotor total loss
2000	uh-1d	5975	66-16281 : US Army, conv to UH-1H 66-16281 : Jul69-Jul70, I flew this during most of my tour in Vietnam with the 119th Assault Helicopter Company (119 AHC) in AnKhe and Pleiku. It was substantially damaged in a crash in the spring or early summer of 1970. I dont know if it was rebuilt after the crash. It had been converted from a D model to an H model prior to my arrival in Vietnam. I would be interested to know where it is now located. David Maib 66-16281 : 5-158th AVN, 12th CAB; w/o 01mar00
2000	uh-1h	11533	69-15245 : 0878 : ARA 3-H-308 never fly; ex 69-15245; w/o 24nov00 being unloading from ship when the crane cable broke at Buenos Aires port; Used for training marines at Baterias camp
2000	uh-1h	13267	8700 : FAB. d/d 1997. w/o 14feb00 8700 : 2011 being restored to serve as a platform for training in launching and rappel paratroopers of the Patrulha Civil Resgate e salvamento (Civilian rescue patrol) at Rio de Janeiro 8700 : Oct13 pictured finished with Patrulha Civil Resgate e salvamento, Rio Janeiro
2000	uh-60l		EJC-152 : Ejercito d/d 1997. BuNo 96-26733 EJC-152 : This chopper was lost on 19oct00 in Dabeiba (Antioqia)
2000	Wasp	f.9724	XV629 : FAA - Displayed at the Farnborough Airshow 1968 XV629 : dd 16 Apr 1969, 703 Sq, RNAY Wroughton, transferred to Army AAC Middle Wallop (May 1994 - Apr 2000), scrapped. XV629 : during ground move at Portland on 24 Jun 1969, main rotor struck tail rotor of XS544. XV629 : 21oct78 confirmed noted RNAY Wroughton