Helicopter Accidents

Year 2003 accidents

Year	Version	C/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	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	N6184D : Airwest Helicopters from Jan01; w/o struck trees at Whiteriver, Arizona. 2 fatalities
2003	212	30722	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	N1079U : NSF; w/o 17jan03 McMurdo Station, Antarctica
2003	407	53105	VH-HTD : RACQ CQ Rescue, op by Lloyd Helicopters; w/o 17oct03 off Cape Hillsborough. 3 fatalities
2003	412ep	36300	ARV-0607 : Armada d/d 2003; w/o 24mar03 San Pedro Palmares
2003	412hp	36084	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	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	H16 : pictured (bot) at Koksijde
2003	a109c	7604	N109MX : Air Angels Ambulance; w/o 28jan03 impacted terrain near West Chicago, IL. Pilot killed
2003	a109e	11096	SX-HDV : EKAB; w/o 11feb03 at Icaria, Aegean Sea. 4 fatalities
2003	a109k2	10017	N601RX : IHC Hospitals, Salt Lake City, Utah. w/o 10jan03
2003	a109k2	10018	N123RX : w/o 07jun03. 1 fatality
2003	a109k2	10031	XA-TZZ : Azteca TV from 1998; w/o 02apr03
2003	ab412hp	25804	11334 : SAF type:Hkp11 Sophia.; after crash fuselage preserved at Halmstad, Sweden.
2003	AH-1S	25	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	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	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	165327 : USMC; HMLA-775 w/o 22jan03 in collision with AH-1W 164589
2003	ah-64a	PV033	83-23808 : US Army; 1995 MTPC Cairns; 2000 1-14Avn.; 2003 1-14Avn. w/o 15may03
2003	ah-64a	PV670	89-0258 : US Army 89-00258; w/o crash near Urgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan, subsequently aircraft was destroyed
2003	as332f1	2295	72 : AS332B. w/o 24may03
2003	as332m1	2302	10409 : Hkp10 code 99. w/o 18nov03
2003	as350b	1864	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	I-EQUR : Elifriulia; w/o 23feb03 hit wires at Riscone di Brunico, Bolzano
2003	as350b2	2834	C-GOGN : Ministry Of Natural Resources Province Of Ontario (OMNR) from Apr95; w/o 21may03 at Mekatina, ON. 4 fatalities; May05 canc
2003	as365n2	6448	5N-BBS : Aero Contractors Jul00; w/o 03jan03 crash at sea off Brass terminal, 2 fatalities
2003	bk117a1	7050	N911WJ : Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) LifeStar from Aug98 ex N401PH w/o 16Dec03
2003	bk117a3	7066	383 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex ZS-HRJ. w/o mar03
2003	bk117a4	7114	389 : SAAF 15 sqd. ex PT-HJD. w/o 20aug03
2003	105cbs-4	S-868	D-HILF : preserved monument at Munich Airport
2003	105ls	2055	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	12401 : ex 4001. One of 6 CH-124B updated with HELTAS to CH-124B-2 standard. Crashed on take-off from HMCS Iroquois (DDH-280), back onto the flight deck during an emergency recovery, after a single engine failure, on 27 Feb 2003. Rolled onto its starboard side, spilling its fuel tanks, plus 2200 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. Ship was 100km south east of Halifax NS, en route to the Arabian Sea for Operation Apollo. She returned to Halifax where the airframe was recovered by crane.
2003	ch-135	32029	EJC-223 : Av.Ej CN-27. BAHEL/DOS. ex Canada 135129. w/o 01dec03
2003	CH-46D	2201	152579 : 29apr83
2003	CH-46D	2433	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	156424 : Apr82 conv to CH-46E and transf from NAVDEPOT Cherry Point, NC to HMM-262 Kaneohe Bay, HI
2003	ch-47d	M.3369	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	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	70-1625 : 20th SOS w/o at Bagram, Afghanistan
2003	ch-53e	65-498	162486 : w/o 30apr03 HMH-465 ?
2003	ch-53e	65-504	162492 : USMC; HMH-461 w/o 22jun03
2003	ch-53e	65-531	162519 : USMC HMH-461 w/o 22jun03
2003	ch-54b	64-086	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	PP-MHG : Helibras, test serial F-WWPM; w/o 06feb03 at Guarapiranga, Sao Paulo, during demo flight
2003	EC120B	1346	HB-ZER : Heli Gotthard; w/o 13aug03 at Steingletscher, BE
2003	ec145	9009	F-ZBPC : Securite Civile; w/o 20jul03 crashed in Pyrennees mountains. 1 fatality
2003	ec155b1	6635	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	PT-HLO : Helisul; w/o 09jul03 at Boca do Acre, Amazonas. No fatalities
2003	HH-53C	65-142	67-14993 : -1979, mars helicopter at 6514th Test Sq at Hill AFB. Had TM gear for flight test (orang wire) and secondary flight guages mounted in cargo comp with high speed cameras for data recording. Aircraft was used in ALCM air recovery and flew with max weight (lead bars on wooden pallets) during test and recovery phase.
2003	hh-60g	70-2460	97-26778 : USAF; 347RW 41st RQS w/o 23mar03 Afghanistan
2003	k-max	A94-0015	N314KA : Superior Helicopter from Jun03; Swanson Group Aviation; w/o 25Jul03 suffered fatal crash in Keller, WA
2003	md900	900/00021	N179PA : National Park Services, op by Papillon Grand Canyon; pictured (pic3) w/o 16oct03 at Fredonia, AZ
2003	mh-60l	70-1453	89-26185 : US Army, 160 SOAR; w/o 30jan03 crashed on Shomali Pains, Afghanistan. 4 fatalities
2003	oh-58d	48648	96-0040 : US Army 96-00040; 25nov03 w/o
2003	beta	2246	LQ-BJA : Ex-N2354B, Police Serial B246, to N341ZG (2002) Crash 2003/08/16.
2003	beta II	2650	EC-GML : Intercopters from Feb97; w/o 20Aug03
2003	s-70a-41		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	PT-YAU : Aeroleo from Oct95; w/o during training at Macae Airport, RJ
2003	sa315b	2319	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	1259 : ALAT w/o 04jul03
2003	ah.1	1975	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	sa365n	6215	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	V-215 : SUI w/o 15Jul03
2003	has.1	wa 638	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	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	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	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	H-95 : fach d/d 1993, ex Ejercito 181, w/o 03may03
2003	uh-1h	12803	0874 : ARA 3-H-303 d/d dec00; ex 70-16498; 2003 crash at Comandante Espora naval airbase
2003	UH-1N	31415	158244 : USMC, conv to HH-1N; w/o 01may03 at NAS Fallon during autorotation training; soc 30oct03
2003	UH-1N	31686	159680 : HMLA-367 w/o 22oct03 at Twentynine Palms California
2003	UH-1N	31736	160444 : w/o 23mar03 asg HMLA-269 hard landing in sandstorm, Iraq
2003	UH-1N	31755	160620 : USMC; HMLA-169 w/o 30mar03
2003	uh-60a	70-1152	87-24624 : 571st MedCo. w/oKuwait 06apr03
2003	uh-60a	70-681	83-23856 : w/0 04dec03 destroyed in Northern Iraq
2003	uh-60l	70-2178	95-26653 : w/o 25oct03 hit by RPG Tikrit, Iraq
2003	uh-60l		PNC-0605 : PNC d/d 2000 as PNC-605, FMS 01-26899 (?); w/o 23may03 near La Union, Tolima
2003	w-3a	370507	SP-SXZ : TOPR; w/o 29jan03 near Murzasichle, near Zakopane; some parts used in SP-SXW. Others to Museum