Helicopter Accidents

Year 2008 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
2008	206a	238	N70SP : Bell 206A cn238, ff:?; del US as N70SP, unk; conv Bell 206B-2, unk; xfer Larry Boven as N70SP, unk; w/o when engine stopped and aircraft crashed into trees, Chipman Preserve, Comstock Township, Michigan, 16May08, 1 fatality.
2008	206a	515	N67AR : Bell 206A cn515, ff:?; del US as N67AR, unk; w/o when crashed ivo Barnesville, PA, 22Aug08
2008	206a	573	N7028J : Aspen AG Helicopters, unk; w/o while in straight and level flight, the landing skids contacted the crop and the helicopter pitched forward, crash landing in pieces in a strawberry field, Oxnard, CA
2008	206b-2	1249	C-GCHE : xfer Big Horn Helicopters as C-GCHE, unk; under contract to BC Hydro, when crashed into residential area, Cranbrook, British Columbia, w/o 13May08, 4 fatalities
2008	206b-3	2795	OE-XRH Aerial Heli: w/o 02feb08 hit cableway wire near Totes Gebirge, Austria
2008	206b-3	4185	VH-NBP : del Australia as VH-NBP, unk; w/o when crashed in dense scrub near Arcadia, NE of Sydney, 01Mar08.
2008	206b-3	4597	FAC4474 : FAC from May07, test serial N70774; w/o 04aug08 by FARC at Cerro el Paso
2008	206l	45019	C-FRCL : w/o in underslung load accident, 25nm NE of Terrace off the Skeena River, still with Quantum Helicopters
2008	206l-1	45230	N37AE : Air Evac EMS Inc at West Plains, MO from Oct05; w/o 31aug08 at Decatur County. 3 fatalities
2008	206l-1	45386	N305MH : Maritime Helicopters; w/o 25sep08 struck a powerline and crashed near Homer, AK. No fatalities
2008	212	30534	EC-IAV : Tragsa; w/o 21feb08 firefighting at Grado, Asturias
2008	212	35008	1415 : FAM, ex EHBR-1115, w/o 18apr08
2008	212	35079	FAC4005 : d/d 1995. ex C-FTRC. w/o 24oct08
2008	222	47062	N992AA : Air Angels EMS helicopter; w/o 15oct08 hit a radio tower at Aurora, IL near Chicago. 4 fatalities ( pilot, flight paramedic, flight nurse and patient )
2008	280fx	2088	GN-01127 : w/o 05jun08 at north Maturin, Venezuela. 2 students pilots in navigation flight crash due loss of RPM, no fatalities
2008	316B	1845	YR-ELA : Romanian Intelligence Service; w/o jun08 destroyed in emergency landing post-fire during training exercise. Crew injured
2008	333	0044A	3042 : FAD d/d 2003; w/o 13feb08 at Dajabon
2008	407	53079	N407MJ : Classic Helicopter Lifeguard; collided in mid air approaching the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) helipad (3AZ0) with Bell 407 N407GA. 3 fatalities
2008	407	53104	N407GA : Flagstaff Medical Center Guardian Air; w/o 29jun08 , collided in mid air approaching the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) helipad (3AZ0) with Bell 407 N407MJ. 3 fatalities
2008	412hp	36052	JA6713 : Japan Coast Guard from Oct93, test serial N5092J; w/o 01dec08 8km ENE Ikema Island lighthouse, Miyakojima City; pictured unk
2008	430	49065	VT-REO : xfer India as VT-REO, 16Nov07; w/o when flew into hill after encountering bad weather, near Venketpuram, Andhra Pradesh, India, 03Aug08, 4 fatalities.
2008	a109e	11015	F-GXDF : w/o at Monaco Heliport
2008	a109k2	10010	HB-XWJ : w/o 23jun08 landing at Samedan Hospital
2008	ab212asw	5131	MM80955 : Marina 7-24; grupelicot4 w/o 01jul08 crash near Calzerosse, an inaccessible area in Grottaglie, near Taranto. Pilot killed and 2 seriously injured
2008	ab412ep	25977	JW-9507 : Tanzania JW9507 w/o 09jun08
2008	ah-1w	26716	515 : BuNo 164927; w/o 16jul08 2 killed
2008	ah-64a	PV890	ES1015 : Hellenic Army Aviation; FMS BuNo 91-0110; 2007 pictured with 1TEEP; w/o 05nov08
2008	as-61r	6202	MM80975 : w/o asg 85 Centro SAR crashed at sea near Pratica di Mare
2008	as-61r	6208	MM80981 : HH-3F AMI 15-10. Crash in France 23oct08
2008	as332b1	2322	FAB-752 : crash 20jul08 near Colomi, Bolivia. 5 fatalities (4 venezuelan and 1 bolivian)
2008	as332l2	2570	PP-MUM : BHS; w/o 26feb08 crash into ocean due tail rotor failure after departing Petrobras oil platform P-18, 4 fatalities (of 20)
2008	as332l2	2609	B-7960 : CITIC; w/o 11jun08
2008	as350b2	3158	N213EH : ERA Helicopters May05; w/o 15apr08 Sheep Mountain, 34m E Chickaloon, AK. 4 fatalities ; canc Sep11
2008	as350b3	4089	OY-HGR : Air Greenland; w/o crashed at Nuuk; canc 27jul09
2008	as350ba	2588	N911VA : Harlingen Comm Emergency Care Foundation Inc Dba at Harlingen, TX , AS350B2 type; Metro Aviation air ambulance; w/o 05feb08 at Harlingen, TX. 3 fatalities;
2008	as350bb	3035	ZJ247 : AAC Squirrel HT2 670 squadron w/o 29 May 2008. bbc report
2008	aw109e	11174	EI-SBM : w/o 20mar08 Lagore, 2 m N of Dunshaughlin, County Meath on route from Celtic Heliport, Knocksedan, Co. Dublin to Weston Airport, Co. Kildar. no fatalities
2008	aw109s	22008	PR-IPO : w/o 30apr08 crashed after departure from Parati/Condominio Laranjeiras heliport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2 fatalities
2008	105cbs-4	S-853	D-HAWI : w/o 02mar08 crashed in route from research ship Polarstern to station Neumayer II in Antarctica
2008	ch-47sd	M.4143	7303 : ROC; w/o 18dec08
2008	CH-53G	V65-034	84+36 : w/o 28nov08 crash in mountains near Engelberg, Switzerland. 15 injured
2008	cheetah	CH210	H 706 : Namibia Air Force from Nov94; w/o 08jan08
2008	ec135p2+	0565	N238AM : Air Methods /MedEvac 7; w/o at Mazzuca Heliport, Pottsville, PA
2008	ec135t2	0359	HA-ECE : Air Ambulance Hungary from Nov07, lsd; w/o 31jul08 at Kiskunlachaza
2008	ec135t2+	0535	N135UW : University of Wisconsin UW Health; w/o 10may08 collision with trees near La Crosse, WI
2008	hh-65	6038	6505 : CGAS Barbers Point; w/o 08sep08 crashed in Mamala Bay
2008	k-max	A94-0037	N267KA : Superior Helicopter 2003; Superior Leasing from 11Jul05; Swanson Group Aviation; w/o 17dec08 crashed at Santa Clarita, LA
2008	mh-53e	65-602	164792 : w/o 16jan08 HM-15 /TB-?
2008	mi-17	223M98	VAM-304 : Macedonia 1999 Z3-HHF; w/o 12jan08
2008	mi-17v-5	288M03	G692 : w/o 28 Oct 2008 with 3 Squadron
2008	mi-8mt	93521	RA-06152 : crashed at Barenstsburg due to local white-out after flight from Longyearbyen
2008	mi-8t	9 87 34295	UR-24275 : c/n 9 87 34295 / 98734295; Universal Avia Mi-8T type; 28apr08 w/o
2008	MT-03	RSUK/MT-03/021	G-CEUI : main body (rotorless, tailless) noted hangared at Rufforth
2008	MT-03	RSUK/MT-03/041	G-TATA : towards the end of a flight from Sleap, crashed just short of Barton due to fuel starvation
2008	NH500E	203	MM81265 : AMI w/o March 2008. /72-02 208°Gruppo SVE
2008	tth	1008	MM81519 : GITA03, Esercito E.I.202; w/o 01jun08 crash into Lago di Bracciano at Vigna di Valle, Rome during airshow ALI SUL LAGO 2008, 1 fatality
2008	oh-58a	40381	69-16160 : US Army OH-58C; loaned to US Navy Test Pilot School (USNTPS); w/o 20Oct08; 25Feb09 Stricken
2008	II	11054	N911GJ : Polk County Sheriff Office (PCSO) from Dec06; w/o during training at Lake Wales Airport, Polk County, FL
2008	II	11875	ZS-PXW : Starlite, w/o 28apr08 at Germiston
2008	S-61N	61-297	N612AZ : w/o 05aug08 serving US Forest Service was destroyed when suffered loss of power main rotor during takeoff and subsequently impacted trees and terrain near Weaverville, California. 7 Oregon firefighters and 2 crewmen were killed plus 3 injured, pictured (pic2)
2008	s-70c	70-2574	2321 : w/o 21oct08
2008	s-76a	760260	N176SH : Spectrum Health Hospitals at Grand Rapids, MI Jul97; Aero Med; w/o 29may08; canc Jul10;
2008	vvip	92-0020	HL9292 : w/o 19jul08 at Gapyeong, South Korea. No fatalities, Rev Sun Myung Moon and 15 passengers received minor injuries.
2008	ht.3	1191	G-CBXT : w/o 01nov08 near Langley Hill Farm, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
2008	sa341g	1491	YU-HEW : crashed in trees near Rudding Park Hotel and written off.
2008	sa341h	1140	YU-HEO : crashed while crop spraying.
2008	sa342l	1891	E-342 : w/o 01aug08
2008	sa365n1	6311	N92MD : MSP Maryland State Police /Trooper 2; w/o crash at Walker Mill Regional Park, District Heights on approach to Andrews AFB. 4 fatalities
2008	th-57a	5015	FAE-406 : BuNo 157369. w/o 2008?
2008	th-57b	3912	163342 : USN HT-8 E-185 w/o 13nov08
2008	uh-1d	8681	ES822 : FMS BuNo 66-16487. 3 TEAS w/o 18mar08
2008	UH-1N	31434	100 : Panama d/d 1976; w/o 29may08 crashed in downtown Panama City 11 fatalities. ex USMC 158765
2008	wah-64	wah12	ZJ177 : w/o crashed in Helmand Province, AF, during landing at Edinburgh Forward Operating Base; Stored Wattisham