Year 2003 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
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 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
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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 (pic2) 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 | as355f1 | 5324 | G-XCEL : after departing Thruxton on a test flight, crashed near Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire and destroyed. |
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 : still mounted outside Franz-Josef Strauss 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 : restored and repainted in original RCN colours as 4001, by Nov 2021, still at Shearwater Aviation Museum. |
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 : USAF; conv to MH-53M; 20th SOS w/o 19mar03 |
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 | sa341g | 1456 | N16KH : crashed into Calamity Creek, nr Cathedral Mountain, TX. |
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
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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 : 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 | 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 |
93 C/N found.