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Year 2003 accidents

List of helicopter accidents

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Aerospatiale Alouette II 2
Aerospatiale Alouette III 1
Aerospatiale AS332 Super Puma 2
Aerospatiale AS350 Ecureuil 3
Aerospatiale AS355 ecureuil 2 1
Aerospatiale Gazelle 4
Aerospatiale SA330 Puma 1
Aerospatiale SA365 Dauphin 2 1
Agusta A109 7
Agusta A109E Power 1
Agusta AB412 1
Bell 204 1
Bell 205 2
Bell 206 7
Bell 209 AH-1 Cobra 3
Bell 212 7
Bell 407 1
Bell 412 2
Boeing 414 - H-47D Chinook 2
Boeing-Vertol 107M H-46 Sea Knight 3
Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil 1
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin 2 2
Eurocopter EC120 2
Eurocopter EC145 1
Fuji AH-1S 1
Kaman K-MAX 1
MBB Bk117 3
MBB Bo105 2
McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apache 2
McDonnell Douglas MD900 Explorer 1
PZL W-3 Sokol 1
Robinson R22 2
SABCA A109BA 1
Sikorsky S-58 H-34 1
Sikorsky S-61 H-3 1
Sikorsky S-64 CH-54 1
Sikorsky S-65 H-53 2
Sikorsky S-70 H-60 7
Sikorsky S-76 1
Sikorsky S-80 H-53E 3
Westland Lynx 1
Westland Scout 1
Westland Sea King 3

YearVersionC/N
2003 206a 18 C-FJAD : rereg Canada as C-FJAD, unk; w/o 10Jun03.
2003 206a 36 G-BAML : to Aeroventure by , still Mar 2016
2003 206a 569 N242TK : xfer US as N242TK, unk; w/o ivo Malone, TX, 06Jun03.
2003 206b-3 3568 US N115TV : US Helicopters Inc at Marshville, NC from Jun02; w/o 09jan03 impacted the ground hard during a precautionary autorotational landing following an engine overspeed indication. at Putnam, TX ; Canc Sep06
2003 206l 45132 G-IANG : Lothian Helicopters from Jan98; w/o 30apr03 struck power cables in low cloud near Oxenfoord Castle, N of Pathhead. Minor injuries to 3 POB; canc Oct04
2003 206l-3 51253 US N6184D : Airwest Helicopters from Jan01; w/o struck trees at Whiteriver, Arizona. 2 fatalities
2003 212 30722 NO LN-OLK : Airlift AS; w/o 18dec03 fall down hole in ice, Svalbard Islands, Norway; Dec11 wreckage found by Remus 100 autonomous underwater vehicle
2003 212 31122 US N1079U : NSF; w/o 17jan03 McMurdo Station, Antarctica
2003 407 53105 AU VH-HTD : RACQ CQ Rescue, op by Lloyd Helicopters; w/o 17oct03 off Cape Hillsborough. 3 fatalities
2003 412ep 36300 VE ARV-0607 : Armada d/d 2003; w/o 24mar03 San Pedro Palmares
2003 412hp 36084 VE GN-94101 : Guardia Nacional Venezuela, test serial C-GLYY; w/o 08sep03 at Sector Los Angeles, Barrio Genaro Mendez, San Cristobal, Tachira. 1 fatality
2003 a109a 7188 IT MM81105 : CC-88. w/o 05may03 Valle dell Anapo
2003 a109a 7220 N25RX : Mediplane Inc at Santa Rosa, CA from Oct98; Redwood Empire Air Care Helicopter; w/o 23dec03 collided with terrain near Redwood Valley, CA. 3 fatalities
2003 A109a-II 7317 HB-XJA : Hoppe AG from Feb95; w/o 10apr03 at Piz Terza. Repl by HB-ZFK
2003 a109ba 0316 BE H16 : pictured (pic2) at Koksijde
2003 a109c 7604 N109MX : Air Angels Ambulance; w/o 28jan03 impacted terrain near West Chicago, IL. Pilot killed
2003 a109e 11096 GR SX-HDV : EKAB; w/o 11feb03 at Icaria, Aegean Sea. 4 fatalities
2003 a109k2 10017 US N601RX : IHC Hospitals, Salt Lake City, Utah. w/o 10jan03
2003 a109k2 10018 US N123RX : w/o 07jun03. 1 fatality
2003 a109k2 10031 MX XA-TZZ : Azteca TV from 1998; w/o 02apr03
2003 ab412hp 25804 SE 11334 : SAF type:Hkp11 Sophia.; after crash fuselage preserved at Halmstad, Sweden.
2003 AH-1S 25 JP 73425 : Fuji AH-1S, c/n 25, ff?; del JGSDF as 73425 unk; xfer 2 Taisensha Herikoputatai, IIATH, unk; w/o 20May03.
2003 ah-1t 26906 US 161020 : as HMLA-267 /UV-47 crashed in Iraq during the 2003 push to Baghdad, killing Captains Benjamin Sammis and Travis Ford
2003 ah-1w 26288 US 164589 : USMC; HMLA-775 w/o 22jan03 in mid air collision with AH-1W 165327 near Zapata, Texas about 9:30 pm during night drug-Interdiction mission with Joint Task Force Six, a military/law enforcement drug interdiction team. 4 reservists killed
2003 ah-1w 26351 US 165327 : USMC; HMLA-775 w/o 22jan03 in collision with AH-1W 164589
2003 ah-64a PV033 US 83-23808 : US Army; 1995 MTPC Cairns; 2000 1-14Avn.; 2003 1-14Avn. w/o 15may03
2003 ah-64a PV670 US 89-0258 : US Army 89-00258; w/o crash near Urgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan, subsequently aircraft was destroyed
2003 as332f1 2295 CL 72 : AS332B. w/o 24may03
2003 as332m1 2302 SE 10409 : Hkp10 code 99. w/o 18nov03
2003 as350b 1864 US N270SH : Sundance Helicopters from Jun99, AS350BA type; w/o collision with a canyon wall at Descent Canyon, GrandCanyonWest, AZ. 7 fatalities. canc Jun06
2003 as350b2 2579 IT I-EQUR : Elifriulia; w/o 23feb03 hit wires at Riscone di Brunico, Bolzano
2003 as350b2 2834 CA C-GOGN : Ministry Of Natural Resources Province Of Ontario (OMNR) from Apr95; w/o 21may03 at Mekatina, ON. 4 fatalities; May05 canc
2003 as355f1 5324 G-XCEL : after departing Thruxton on a test flight, crashed near Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire and destroyed.
2003 as365n2 6448 NG 5N-BBS : Aero Contractors Jul00; w/o 03jan03 crash at sea off Brass terminal, 2 fatalities
2003 bk117a1 7050 US N911WJ : Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) LifeStar from Aug98 ex N401PH w/o 16Dec03
2003 bk117a3 7066 ZA 383 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex ZS-HRJ. w/o mar03
2003 bk117a4 7114 ZA 389 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex PT-HJD. w/o 20aug03
2003 105cbs-4 S-868 DE D-HILF : still mounted outside Franz-Josef Strauss airport
2003 105ls 2055 LS LDF-51 : Crashed into the Katse dam. Pilot and one passenger killed. Three survivors. It sank after the crash and the wreck was salvaged two weeks later.
2003 ch-124 61-179 CA 12401 : restored and repainted in original RCN colours as 4001, by Nov 2021, still at Shearwater Aviation Museum.
2003 ch-135 32029 CO EJC-223 : Av.Ej CN-27. BAHEL/DOS. ex Canada 135129. w/o 01dec03
2003 CH-46D 2201 US 152579 : 29apr83
2003 CH-46D 2433 US 154826 : BV-107M, c/n 2433, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46D 154826 09May68; xfer HMMT-302 23May68; xfer HMM-265 06Mar70; xfer HMM-161 13Nov70; xfer FAWPRA Atsugi 05Aug71; xfer NAS Cubi Point, PI 04Jan72; xfer HC-3 11Jan73; xfer NAS Cubi Point, PI 06Dec73; xfer HC-3 18Sep74; furhter unit xfers unk; xfer HC-5, RB-??, unk; wfu Sep00; SOC 26Feb03.
2003 CH-46F 2494 US 156424 : Apr82 conv to CH-46E and transf from NAVDEPOT Cherry Point, NC to HMM-262 Kaneohe Bay, HI
2003 ch-47d M.3369 US 90-00217 : US Army d/d 28jun91 cnvt. from ex CH-47C 68-15998; w/o 23apr03 crashed in Afghanistan with 7-101st AVN; 3960 flight hours
2003 ch-47d M.3379 US 91-00230 : preserved at the entrance to the Iowa national guard portion of airport at Davenport on a pylon honoring those whose lives were lost when the helicopter was shot down
2003 CH-53C 65-335 US 70-1625 : 20th SOS w/o at Bagram, Afghanistan
2003 ch-53e 65-498 US 162486 : w/o 30apr03 HMH-465 ?
2003 ch-53e 65-504 US 162492 : USMC; HMH-461 w/o 22jun03
2003 ch-53e 65-531 US 162519 : USMC HMH-461 w/o 22jun03
2003 ch-54b 64-086 US N223AC : sold Erickson Air Crane as N223AC unk; conv S-64F unk; w/o 100nm E of Bintutu, Sarawak, Malaysia, 01Jun03 when helicopter was destroyed following a forced landing after a loss of control during logging operations. A post-crash fire consumed the wreckage. The pilot suffered serious injury and the co-pilot minor injury.
2003 EC120B 1221 BR PP-MHG : Helibras, test serial F-WWPM; w/o 06feb03 at Guarapiranga, Sao Paulo, during demo flight
2003 EC120B 1346 CH HB-ZER : Heli Gotthard; w/o 13aug03 at Steingletscher, BE
2003 ec145 9009 FR F-ZBPC : Securite Civile; w/o 20jul03 crashed in Pyrennees mountains. 1 fatality
2003 ec155b1 6635 HK B-HRX : GFS; w/o 26aug03 night crash into hill, 2 fatalities
2003 h-34g.III 58-1563 N15AH : xfer Aris Helicopter as N15AH, 12Sep86; conv S-58ET, unk; xfer Hi-Lift Helicopter as N15AH, unk; rtnd Aris Helicopter as N15AH, unk; destroyed in crash at Miraleste Intermediate School, Rancho Palos Verdes CA, 12Jul03; FAA reports Undel Tri.
2003 hb350b 1498 BR PT-HLO : Helisul; w/o 09jul03 at Boca do Acre, Amazonas. No fatalities
2003 hh-53c 65-142 US 67-14993 : USAF; conv to MH-53M; 20th SOS w/o 19mar03
2003 hh-60g 70-2460 US 97-26778 : USAF; 347RW 41st RQS w/o 23mar03 Afghanistan
2003 k-max A94-0015 US N314KA : Superior Helicopter from Jun03; Swanson Group Aviation; w/o 25Jul03 suffered fatal crash in Keller, WA
2003 md900 900/00021 US N179PA : National Park Services, op by Papillon Grand Canyon; pictured (pic3) w/o 16oct03 at Fredonia, AZ
2003 mh-60l 70-1453 US 89-26185 : US Army, 160 SOAR; w/o 30jan03 crashed on Shomali Pains, Afghanistan. 4 fatalities
2003 oh-58d 48648 US 96-0040 : US Army 96-00040; 25nov03 w/o
2003 beta 2246 AR LQ-BJA : Ex-N2354B, Police Serial B246, to N341ZG (2002) Crash 2003/08/16.
2003 beta II 2650 ES EC-GML : Intercopters from Feb97; w/o 20Aug03
2003 s-70a-41 CO EJC-163 : En memoria del Capitán Pablo Osorio y de sus 22 compañeros soldados que murieron en la caída del helicóptero black hawk 163 del Ejercito de Colombia sucedida el 26 de febrero de 2003
2003 s-76a 760175 BR PT-YAU : Aeroleo from Oct95; w/o during training at Macae Airport, RJ
2003 sa315b 2319 PG P2-PHQ : Pacific Helicopters from Jan00; w/o 09may03 offshow Lae, Papua New Guinea
2003 sa318c 2167 VT-HIM : Himalayan Heli-skiing, India; ex HB-XPD; w/o 30apr03 crashed at Alani Nallah. 4 fatalities
2003 sa330b 1259 FR 1259 : ALAT w/o 04jul03
2003 ah.1 1975 UK ZB676 : w/o 22dec03 665 sqd
2003 ht.2 1158 G-CBFD : ex RN XW887; w/o 18nov03
2003 ht.3 2010 G-CBZL : w/o 22nov03 after hitting a power cable at a private landing site near Dumfries, Scotland
2003 sa341g 1456 N16KH : crashed into Calamity Creek, nr Cathedral Mountain, TX.
2003 sa365n 6215 IN VT-ELF : Pawan Hans (PHE); w/o 30oct03 ditched into sea near Agatti Island. 1 fatality
2003 ah.1 f.9655 ZK-HUK : to ZK-HUK, w/o 12 Mar 2003
2003 se3160 1371 CH V-215 : SUI w/o 15Jul03
2003 has.1 wa 638 UK XV650 : w/o mid air collision with XV704 in northern Persian Gulf while operating with 849nas from HMS Ark Royal. Seven fatalities.
2003 has.1 wa 675 UK XV704 : ASAC.7 type 849 NAS; w/o mid air collision with XV650 in northern Persian Gulf while operating from HMS Ark Royal. Seven fatalities.
2003 mk42b wa 988 IN IN525 : Suspected tail rotor failure while approaching to land on the carrier INS Viraat. Ditched in the wake. All four crew survived
2003 mk21a 384 BR N-4007 : AH-11A. 10sep03 crash at sea on approach frigate Constituicao. Pilot die
2003 UH-1E 6205 ZK-IUE : ex USMC 155350; w/o 03jan03 during logging operations at Paparangi Station, New Zealand. Pilot killed
2003 uh-1h 11398 CL H-95 : fach d/d 1993, ex Ejercito 181, w/o 03may03
2003 uh-1h 12803 AR 0874 : ARA 3-H-303 d/d dec00; ex 70-16498; 2003 crash at Comandante Espora naval airbase
2003 UH-1N 31415 US 158244 : USMC, conv to HH-1N; w/o 01may03 at NAS Fallon during autorotation training; soc 30oct03
2003 UH-1N 31686 US 159680 : HMLA-367 w/o 22oct03 at Twentynine Palms California
2003 UH-1N 31736 US 160444 : w/o 23mar03 asg HMLA-269 hard landing in sandstorm, Iraq
2003 UH-1N 31755 US 160620 : USMC; HMLA-169 w/o 30mar03
2003 uh-60a 70-1152 US 87-24624 : 571st MedCo. w/oKuwait 06apr03
2003 uh-60a 70-681 US 83-23856 : This is the aircraft in which Army pilot and later US Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) lost her legs. She and her crew were shot down by an RPG.
2003 uh-60l 70-2178 US 95-26653 : w/o 25oct03 hit by RPG Tikrit, Iraq
2003 uh-60l CO PNC-0605 : PNC d/d 2000 as PNC-605, FMS 01-26899 (?); w/o 23may03 near La Union, Tolima
2003 w-3a 370507 PL SP-SXZ : TOPR; w/o 29jan03 near Murzasichle, near Zakopane; some parts used in SP-SXW. Others to Museum

    93 C/N found.


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