Helicopter Accidents

Year 2002 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
2002	205A-1	30101	D-HAFM : w/o 26jun02 at Cazorla, Spain
2002	206a	29	PJ-PLD : Politie from 1995, w/o 1mar02. ex EC-EFE
2002	206a	378	C-GMLS : 19aug89 hijacked by two women, Rebecca Brown and Patricia Gonzales, who chartered the helicopter and then forced the pilot to land in a prison near Ordway, Colorado, and picked up two inmates, Ralph Brown and Freddie Gonzales, one of which flew the helicopter out of the prison by learning how to fly it from books. They were recaptured in Holdrege, Nebraska
2002	206b-2	1005	SE-HPH : lsd Rikspolisstyrelsen, Sweden as SE-HPH / 8 0947, 1973; purchased by Rikspolisstyrelsen, Sweden as SE-HPH / 8 0947, 1986; Destroyed in hangar fire, Tullinge, 07Feb02
2002	206b-3	2224	4X-BJH : Chim Nir Aviation Services; w/o 24may02
2002	206b-3	2544	SE-HIM : lsd Rikspolisstyrelsen, Sweden as SE-HIM / 8 0949, Aug79; purchased by Rikspolisstyrelsen, Sweden as SE-HIM / 8 0949, 1986; Destroyed in hangar fire, Tullinge, 07Feb02
2002	206b-3	4244	HN-309 : Aviacion Naval d/d 1986; w/o 15feb02 near Salinas
2002	206l-1	45235	N400SL : Avera Careflight ? ; w/o 09sep02 at Doland, SD. 4 fatalities; canc Feb06, repl by N509MT
2002	206l-1	45366	N1075S : Papillon Helicopters; conv to L-3 type; w/o 28may02 at Meadview, AZ
2002	206l-3	51305	N43GA : Rapid Air Llc at Canon City, CO Jan01; Royal Gorge Helitours; w/o 30aug02 hit wires near Canon City, CO; canc Jun04
2002	206l-3	51388	N349AL : Air Logistics; pictured at Patterson/Williams, LA; w/o 08jan02 ditch near Grand Isla 74, Gulf of Mexico
2002	206l-4	52144	JA6172 : Niigata Prefectural Police Nov95-Jul02; w/o 12jun02
2002	212	30762	C-GDVG : Canadian Helicopters from Sep96; w/o 18aug02 impact terrain with a military utility trailer sling load at Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
2002	212	31156	N82W : fate unk
2002	222ut	47527	N417MA : crashed and killed all three occupants
2002	412	33003	ARC-215 : Colombia Navy 215 d/d 1998; ex OE-FXN; w/o 04sep02 34km off pacific coast near Cabo Corrientes, 2 fatalities
2002	412ep	36284	251 : w/o 09jul02
2002	412hp	36076	D-HHXX : HDM Flugservice; w/o 24nov02 crash on landing at Pritzwalk, Brandenburg. 1 fatality
2002	430	49055	XC-DPC : xfer State of Vera Cruz, Government of Mexico as XC-DPC, unk; destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control during a missed approach near Jalapa, State of Veracruz, 18Oct02.
2002	a109c	7612	F-GTLP : from Apr01; w/o 31oct02 crashed into the sea near Sud de l ile des Rimains, Cancale. 2 fatalities
2002	a109e	11002	I-EAPW : Agusta; to China; w/o 11apr02 at Dalian, China
2002	a109e	11060	SX-HDR : EKAB; w/o 17jun02 crash at Anafi Island. 5 fatalities
2002	a109e	11105	I-FOOD : w/o 17aug02 at Positano
2002	ab139	31001	I-ACOI : Agusta Spa; prototype 01; f/f 03feb01; w/o 22apr02 at Monteleone
2002	ab205a	4010	EC-GJL : 2001 DGAC France reported inconsistencies with type and documentation; w/o 14jun02 broke in flight at Torallola, provincia de Lerida, Spain. 8 fatalities; more (Spanish)
2002	ab212asw	5204	TCB-48 : w/o 27aug02
2002	ah-1w	26214	162545 : w/o HMLA-167 crashed during training 10m NW of MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Both crew severely injured; SOC 29jun02
2002	ah-64a	PV485	87-0466 : 9 Feb 2002 crashed in Florida while with 1/111th AVN
2002	ah-64a	PV621	89-0209 : US Army BuNo 89-00209; A Co 3-101st Aviation. w/o 10apr02 NE Kandahar, Afghanistan due mechanical failure
2002	ah-64a	PV873	91-0121 : 1-6th Cav. w/o 21aug02 during nigth training at Camp Page, Chuncheo, South Korea. 2 fatalities
2002	as332b1	2311	4423 : FAV. d/d 1990. ex F-ZKBO. w/o 19apr02
2002	as332c	2006	71 : AS332B d/d jan90. w/o 11dec02. ex F-WXFK
2002	as350b	1901	C-GRHI : Remote Helicopters (NWT) Ltd at Slave Lake, AB Oct97-May03
2002	as350b2	2843	LN-ORH : Heli-Team AS; w/o 10jun02 Norsk
2002	as550c2	2520	203 : RSAF; w/o 2002 with 123 Sqd
2002	aw109e	11141	N142CF : Careflite /2 from Jun02, testt serial N160CF; w/o 08nov02 rolling during take off at Dallas, TX
2002	Bo105	S-624	40 : Naval. UH-05 type (Bo105CBS). HU-1 w/o 28jun02
2002	ch-135	32007	EJC-225 : Av.Ej CN-22. BAHEL/DOS. ex Canada 135107. w/o 01aug02
2002	ch-135	32035	PNC-5008 : Policia N-09. ex N78790. ex canada 135135. w/o 18jan02
2002	ch-139	3358	C-FTHN : ex Canada 139308. w/o 02jul02
2002	ch-146	46420	146420 : CAF; w/o 18jul02 444 sqd crash north of CFB Goose Bay after loss of tail rotor. 2 killed and 2 injured
2002	ch-3c	61-552	: Tunisia, ex USAF 65-12777; w/o Apr02 crash into river, 12 killed
2002	CH-46D	2353	154002 : US Navy; 1989 CH-46D type HC-6./HW-10
2002	ch-53e	65-576	163082 : w/o HMH-361 /YN crash 60km S of Bagram, Northern Afghanistan. 2 fatalities
2002	CH-53G	V65-007	84+09 : w/o nr Kabul with HFR 25 on 21 Dec 2002
2002	CH-53G	V65-107	85+09 : 21dec02 crashed during a mission in Afghanistan. RIP
2002	ec135p2	0189	SE-HPR : Polis 8-0950. d/d 2001; w/o 07feb02 at Tullinge
2002	ec135t1	0037	F-GMHD : SAMU, op by Helicap; w/o 31may02 hangar fire at Reims hospital heliport
2002	ec135t1	0142	G-SPAU : w/o in bad weather near Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland
2002	h-34g.III	58-1673	N580US : w/o 10jul02
2002	hb350ba	3086	N-7083 : Marinha UH-12 type d/d 1998; w/o 16aug02 HU-5 near Ponta do Bojuru, Lago dos Patos
2002	hh-53c	65-149	68-8286 : USAF; conv to MH-53M; 20th SOS; w/o 18mar02 Afghanistan
2002	HRS-2	55-184	N94475 : ex Tri Corp; repaired for Smith David C, Brwester, WA a/d 29jul13
2002	hss-2	61-101	149684 : USN; conv SH-3H; 1990 pictured as /AA-611 HS-3 USS Independence (CV-62) crewmen working on the tail rotor; conv UH-3H unk; w/o 05jul02 as /HU-744 HC-2 on USS Cushing (DD-985) Persian Gulf
2002	has.2	101	XZ256 : HMA.8 type; w/o 12jun02, 200 Miles East of Virginia
2002	md500e	0513E	N40NT : Ontario Police Dept (OPD) from Mar95; w/o 25jun02 at Ontario, CA; canc Jan03
2002	md600n	RN033	N625SB : SBSD San Bernardino County Sheriff Dept from Sep98; w/o at Rialto, CA crashed in residential area shortly after take off due engine failure
2002	mh-47e	M.3719	92-00471 : 7 May 1999 MH-47E 2-160 SOAR, visiting NAS Oceana
2002	mh-47e	M.3723	92-00475 : US Army. conv from CH-47C 71-20951. 160 SOAR w/o 04mar02 shot down in Afghanistan, 6 fatalities
2002	mh-53e	65-539	163051 : 2001 HM-14 /BJ-540; w/o 02apr02
2002	oh-6a	1429	N56TP : City Of Tampa Police Dept (TPD) from Nov94; w/o 14apr02 at Tampa, FL
2002	OH-6D	6586	31274 : Kawasaki 369HM, c/n 6586, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6D, 31274 unk; unit xfers unk; xfer 8 Hikotai, VIII, unk; w/o 07Feb02.
2002	beta II	3313	VH-HFJ : Heliflight; w/o 11may02 during training . total hrs: 10
2002	s-61a	61-094	N318Y : Sikorsky S-61A Payloader c/n 61-094, ff: 1962; retained by Sikorsky as S-61A demonstrator reg N318Y; sold Columbia Helicopters as N299BC unk, conducted first "heli-logging" operation in US dur 1971; w/o when both engines suffered power loss while lifting logs, ivo Chelan, WA 14Dec72. Aircraft suffered hard lndg and rolled over onto rocks and logs, 2 crew fatalities; hulk sold Croman Helicopters as N318Y; w/o a second time when engines suffered power loss and aircraft descended through trees and burned on impact ivo Lakehead, CA 26Mar02. 1 fatality, 1 injured.
2002	S-61L	61-425	N346AA : w/o 02aug02 at Wendle Creek, BC. 2 fatalities
2002	s61n.mk2	61-713	G-BBHM : HM Coastguard, op by Bristow; 2002 based at Portland on the UK south coast, as the secondary SAR machine; w/o destroyed by a No.2 engine fire following emergency landing at Royal Marines base at Poole
2002	s-70a-41		EJC-159 : Ejercito d/d 2001. BuNo 01-26908. w/o 06may02
2002	s-70b-28		TCB-51 : w/o 4nov02
2002	s-76a	760100	G-BJVX : w/o crashed into Southern North Sea, 0.8nm NW of Leman F platform on a multi-segment flight from Norwich, after main rotor assembly failed.
2002	sa315b	2520	N3978Y : US Forest Service; w/o 30jul02 at Estes Park, CO during firefighting. 1 fatality
2002	sa316b	107/1053	V-231 : noted at Alpnach
2002	sa330e	1209	XW234 : Sunk as Dive attrraction in ex gravel pit. Scuba Dream, nr North Cave, E Yorks. Still present Oct 2017.
2002	sa330j	1627	ZS-RNJ : Starlite from May02; Jul02 with FAASA in Spain; w/o 23nov02 crashed on deck of stranded italian trowler Jolly Rubino at Richards Bay, off Cape Lucia, South Africa
2002	ah.1	1230	N911XW : from Sep02; w/o 08nov02 crash in water in dark night at East Hampton, New York. 1 fatality; reg canc Jun03
2002	ah.1	1683	XZ339 : Noted at AAC Hildesheim
2002	ht.2	1173	G-BZOS : ex RN XW894; w/o 14jul02
2002	ht.3	1906	3D-HVW : noted at Duxford.
2002	sa342l	1772	237 : Crashed nr Baldonnel. Wreck at Baldonnel.
2002	ah.1	f.9737	ZK-HUC : w/o 13 Mar 2002 in NZ as ZK-HUC,
2002	sh-60b	70-1794	164463 : USN; HSL-43 USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) w/o 06sep02 Arabian Gulf 80 miles of Bushehr, Iran while inspecting Syrian-flagged vessel. 1 civilian TV cameraman killed
2002	sh-60b	70-610	163247 : USN; HSL-49 w/o 04may02 ditched off San Diego, California
2002	sh-60b	70-615	163593 : One crew member missing. Two deceased recovered
2002	th-57c	3696	162017 : USN; TW-5 E-53 w/o 16aug02
2002	th-67a	5240	203 : ex N67994; w/o 02dec02
2002	UH-1B	650	62-4590 : Army UH-1B; to USMC; back to Army; to civ as N70105; w/o 20aug02
2002	UH-1D	8236	71+76 : w/o 14mar02 crashed in Hamburg
2002	uh-1h	10883	AE-435 : Ejercito. ex BuNo 68-16224 d/d jun94 by USAF C-5; w/o 26mar02 at Corrientes. Pictured aftermath hangar collapsed due a storm
2002	uh-1h	13999	HU.10-79 : ET-249; FMS BuNo 78-23182; w/o 21jan02
2002	UH-1N	31705	159695 : HMM-166 YX. w/o 14feb02. c/n not confirmed
2002	UH-1N	31707	159697 : USS Bonhomme Richard, 13th MEU, 6 souls on board no casualties; Lamu Kenya. Crew--BDA, Ass-Chaps, Bed Head,
2002	uh-60a	70-062	78-22996 : 1022nd Med Co. WY National Guard. w/o 16mar02 at 20m N Cheyenne, WY
2002	uh-60l		FAC4123 : FAC d/d 1995 BuNo unk; pictured Oct97; w/o 04dec02 at Cañon de San Pablo
2002	vh-1n	31638	158553 : LCdr Jason Bayer and AD-2 Charles Chaco lost their lives when their U.S. Navy HH-1N Huey helicopter crashed into a crevice near the peak of Split Mountain, in the Sequoia National Forest, killing two crew members and injuring four.