Helicopter Accidents

Year 2013 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
2013	206a	509	PT-HCH : Bell 206A, cn509, ff:?; del Brazil as PT-HCH, 1970; conv Bell 206B-2, unk; dbr & w/o when aircraft made ​​an emergency landing in a farm in the municipality of Icém in São Paulo, shortly after takeoff, 07Jul13.
2013	206b-2	1322	N59518 : Crossbow Helicopters; w/o 10feb13 03:40am impact terrain during filming of a reality TV show at Polsa Rosa Ranch, Acton, CA. 3 fatalities
2013	206b-2	1342	C-FZWB : Aurora Helicopters from Jul05; Wood Buffalo Helicopters; w/o 29may13 collided with terrain 75nm N Fort McMurrray, AB. 2 fatalities; Jul13, canc
2013	206b-2	1399	PT-HTU : eyewitness crash at Praça da Bíblia 04oct13 around 1 PM, pictured
2013	206b-2	1519	N828AC : w/o 02jan13 at Spangler Road, Delano, CA during low level frost control flight over a vineyard. 1 fatality
2013	206b-2	1624	PK-DAL : Ambulance; w/o 30dec13 crashed at Hospital Efarina Etaham, Berastagi, Karo, North Sumatra. 1 fatality
2013	206b-2	2088	N16673 : w/o 28oct13 crash into South Umpqua River, Days Creek, Oregon
2013	206b-3	3087	G-BPWI : Ridgway Aviation Ltd; w/o 04oct13 Upper Edgbold, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire; canc
2013	206b-3	3118	N207JA : Club de Golf Las Lomas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico; w/o 07jun13 crash at golf complex. 4 fatalities includiing politician Juan Ignacio Torres Landa
2013	206b-3	3369	N20620 : El Aero Services Inc at Elko, NV; w/o 18feb13 struck power line 30 miles east of Eureka during agricultural work. 1 fatality
2013	206b-3	3591	VH ZMN : w/o 19jan13 crashed during traffic accident filming at Baskerville, north-east of Perth
2013	206b-3	4002	ZS-HSR : w/o 23mar13 at Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
2013	206b-3	4061	N407FK : Wilbur-Ellis Co; w/o 24jun13 Royal City, WA
2013	206b-3	4271	VH-SMI : Cape York Helicopters; w/o 31jul13 7km NE Horn Island, Queensland
2013	206b-3	4661	PR-JBN : w/o 21jan13 Crashed over house at Jaragua, north of Sao Paulo. 1 fatality
2013	206l-1	45356	CC-CNB : Helifire Chile; w/o 30oct13 hit powerlines during aerial fumigation flight at Santa Rosa de Catemu, San Felipe. 1 fatality
2013	206l-1	45507	N114AE : w/o on repositioning flight near Paces Creek Elementary School, Machester, KY on route to Manchester, KY. 3 fatalities
2013	206l-1	45681	N2018R : AZDPS; w/o 28aug13 force landing Tonto National Forest,
2013	206l-1	45693	VH-VDZ : Vichea Helicopters Pty Nov02-Feb06; Choppair Helicopters Pty from Feb06; w/o 02nov13 at Olympic Park, Melbourne. Apparently hired by another helicopter service to cover the heavy workload during the Melbourne Cup Week.
2013	206l-3	51371	LQ-RCB : San Juan Province; w/o 01feb13 at Gendarmeria post Las Frias (approx 80m WSW SANU, 12400 ft) Calingasta, San Juan
2013	206l-3	51466	N54LP : Panther Helicopters from Nov04; w/o 09oct13 crash in the Gulf of Mexico. 1 fatality
2013	206l-4	52134	PNC-0924 : Policia d/d as PNC-124, Bell serial N2123P; w/o 23dec13 exploded by FARC Frente 36 with remote land mine
2013	206l-4		S3-BMK : Bangladesh Army Aviation; w/o 02jul13 Dhamrai area
2013	212	30524	PR-HRZ : HRT Participações em Petróleo SA (HRT Oil and Gas, HRT O&G); w/o 14jun13 at Tefé, 522km Manaus. 2 fatalities
2013	212	30689	EC-IFA : Generalitat Valenciana, op by INAER; w/o 20dec13 crash into trees in Chera, Valencia during ferry flight from albacete to Castillon due engine fire. Destroyed.
2013	212	30758	C-GAHZ : Helicopter Transport Services from Apr11; w/o 12may13 near Dewar Lakes, NU while working for Dept of National Defence
2013	212	31149	: May18 for sale as IFR Offshore helicopter unserviceable and is a great Teardown Candidate
2013	234ER	MJ-016	HC-CEN : ICARO, lsd again
2013	280fx	2039	SP-GMB : Poland from 2006; w/o 12oct13 Wolica Kozia. 2 fatalities
2013	300c		RA-2097G : w/o 06dec13 at Rostov Oblast, Russia. 2 fatalities
2013	369d	30-0700D	C-FYAP : Bighorn Helicopters at Cranbrook, BC from Dec12; w/o 05jun13 crash after contact tower during powerlines working
2013	369hs	114-0671S	N471M : w/o 02mar13 crash on fishing boat off Majuro, Marshall Islands. One fatality
2013	407	53282	N937GR : Grj Flying Service Llc at Wilmington, DE from Aug10; Two Bears Aviation; w/o 25apr13 Mount Aenaes, Jewel Basin, Montana
2013	407	53319	N53LP : Panther Helicopters at Belle Chasse, LA from May05; w/o 13aug13 ditched near Oil Rig Trinity V Gulf of Mexico, a/c recovered subst damaged
2013	407	53735	LQ-BHT : Provincia de San Juan; w/o 11oct13 hit power cables at Valle Fertil while carrying Governor Jose Luis Gioja. 1 fatality
2013	407	53959	N445MT : Bell serial N4618C; Mercy Medical Center, Iowa HEMS; w/o 02jan13 north of Ventura, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. 3 fatalities
2013	407	54074	5Y-RDU : 30apr14 grounded at APTC, Embakasi, Kenya
2013	412	33001	VH-EMZ : date unk, Movie Set on the Gold Coast Filming San Andreas
2013	412sp	33183	PT-HUW : w/o 27mar13 ditched at sea near oil platform P-7, Bacia de Campos, Macae, RJ. 3 onboard safe
2013	a109e	11017	G-CRST : Written off completely destroyed in crash. Hit crane, exploded on ground impact. 3 people were killed.
2013	as332L1	2265	D-HEGB : w/o 21mar13 at Olympic Stadium Berlin during training exercise
2013	as332l2	2582	G-WNSB : w/o ditched in North Sea 2nm W off Sumburgh, Shetland Isles, on route from Borgsten Dolphin rig. 4 (from 18) fatalities
2013	as350b	1429	VH-HRQ : Helicopter Resources Pty at Tyabb, Vic from Dec05; chartered by the Australian Antarctic Division; w/o crash 150nm Davis station, David Plateau Skiway, Antarctica
2013	as350b	1612	9N-AEX : w/o caught fire after it hit the wire fence of the Lukla airport
2013	as350b1	1950	HB-XSO : Heli-TV SA; w/o 29jun13 crashed near Lodrino, Swiss. 4 fatalities
2013	as350b2	2974	N190EH : ERA; w/o 18aug13 stuck powerlines near Healy, Alaska
2013	as350b2	3865	N917EM : EagleMed; w/o 22feb13 crashed near a nursing home in Oklahoma City. 2 of 3 killed
2013	as350b2	7075	RA-04060 : w/o 09dec13 near Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, pictured
2013	as350b2	7427	N935EM : EagleMed, test serial N542AE; w/o after takeoff at choctaw Indian Hospital Heliport. 1 fatality
2013	as350b2	9057	ZK-IMJ : The Helicopter Line, NZ; w/o 28oct13 crash into parked helicopter at Tyndall Glacier
2013	as350b3	3401	N353HW : Hospital Wing, Memphis Medical Center, TN, test serial N437AE; w/o 22oct13 ambulance crashed near Fayette Academy, Somerville, TN. 3 fatalities
2013	as350b3	3611	N911AA : Alaska DPS, State Troopers from Dec02; w/o crash 4m E of Talkeetna. 3 fatalities
2013	as350b3	3828	F-GKMP : SAF, ex F-WQDQ; w/o during training at Massif du Grand-Arc
2013	as350b3	3899	I-VIEW : Fishtail Air from Apr13; w/o 19jun13 crash at Muchu village, 235km NW Kathmandu. 1 fatality
2013	as350b3	4249	LN-OVO : Fonnafly AS, Norway from Nov08; w/o 27apr13 crash during Roldal Freeride Challenge at the Røldal Ski Center in Hordaland, Norway
2013	as350b3	4265	HB-ZJO : Heli-TV from Aug07; w/o 18sep12 at Valle di Lodano. 1 fatality; canc Jan13
2013	as350b3e	7281	HB-ZMO : Swiss Helicopter from Jul12; w/o 01jul13 crashed on hillside near Kröntenhütte, Urner Alps. 4 fatalities
2013	as350b3e	7319	N353DL : reg Apr12; w/o 24mar13 during load lifting operations 12m from Stevens Village, Alaska
2013	as350b3e	7347	HB-ZLN : Heli-Linth d/d May12; w/o 21dec13 crashed during landing at Elm, Glarus. No fatalities
2013	as350b3e	7646	F-HTOM : Heli-Max; w/o 12nov13 crashed during maintenance operations on a chairlift at ski resort of Serre Chevalier, Saint-Chaffrey (Hautes-Alpes). 2 fatalities
2013	bk117a4	7125	HK-4866 : Sociedad Aerea De Ibague Ltda, Colombia; w/o 09jul13 hit powerlines at Teorama during a pipeline repair for Petronorte. 5 fatalities
2013	bk117b-1	1059	B-77009 : Taiwan Sunrise Airlines, conv to 117B-2 type; w/o 16oct13 crash 500 meters E of the Central Weather Bureau observation station Jade Mountain. 3 fatalities
2013	105cbs-2	S-616	CPNB-8302 : Policia Nacional Bolivariana, Venezuela; w/o 23may13 crashed in western Caracas during an attempted rescue of two kidnapped engineers. 5 fatalities
2013	105cbs-2	S-727	C-GCFU : w/o 09sep13 asg icebreaker Amundsen crashed at night in the McClure Strait, 600km W Resolute. 3 fatalities
2013	105m	5018	RP-C3699 : Aviation Enterprises; w/o 24nov13 ditch on Manila Bay near North Harbor, Philippines during Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts after engine failure. 2 onboard rescued by US Marines.
2013	ch-135	32034	EJC-4214 : w/o 16oct13 crashed at Maicao in La Guajira Department, near Venezuela border presumably due strong winds. no fatalities
2013	CH-46D Sea Knight	2275	153377 : w/o 20feb13 hard landing / crash/ burned in Thailand during Cobra Gold 2013 asg HMM-262/ 31st MEU. Minor injuries
2013	CH-46D Sea Knight	2390	154039 : w/o HMM-268 FOD during training at Twentynine Palms
2013	CH-46F Sea Knight	2512	156442 : w/o HMM-262 Phitsanulok shore, Gulf of Thailand
2013	ch-53e	65-496	162484 : w/o 16apr13 HMM-262 hard landing/roll over
2013	ch-54a	64-050	HL9467 : w/o 09may13 impacted water near Imha Dam, Andong, North Gyeongsang during firefighting. 2 fatalities
2013	EC120B	1183	CS-HEX : Energias de Portugal op by Heliportugal; w/o 18dec13 hit powerlines at Monchique. 1 fatality
2013	EC120B	1341	RA-04049 : from Aug12; w/o 21jul13 at Kola Peninsula, near Murmansk. 3 fatalities
2013	EC120B	1592	OM-ECI : w/o 03mar13 struck wire and fell into river at Horni Cepen, Slovak Republic. One fatality
2013	EC120B	1593	HB-ZIX : w/o 26sep13 blades hit building on takeoff at Schwyz
2013	EC120B	1619	VH-VMT : w/o 08dec13 collision with terrain near Byron Bay, NSW
2013	ec135p1	0013	N911KB : Life Air Rescue, op by Metro Aviation; w/o 09nov13 near Downtown airport, Shreveport, Louisiana
2013	ec135t2+	0546	G-SPAO : w/o 22:25 impacted the Clutha Vaults Pub in central Glasgow which has approximately 120 people inside due to a live show at the time of the crash. 3 (+ 6 on the ground) fatalities. 14 seriously injured of which one subsequently died on Dec.12
2013	ec155b	6601	D-HLTM : w/o 21mar13 at Olympic Stadium Berlin during training exercise. Pilot killed
2013	f-28a	303	N287Q : w/o 26jul13 Danbury, TX
2013	hb350b	1640	PP-EIH : w/o 02may13 crash after main rotor blades struck treetops during training at firing range at Caju, port area of Rio de Janeiro. 5 injured
2013	hb350b2	2871	PT-HZQ : w/o during training at Ilhéus, Bahia. Apparently tail rotor problem
2013	hh-60g	70-1656	91-26354 : w/o 05aug13 crashed in Okinawa, 33 RQS /ZZ
2013	ka-52	3538264901002	52 ye : w/o 29oct13
2013	md500e	0434E	N1608D : Dept of Justice, DEA; w/o 29jul13 hit wires (?) near Evanston, Breathitt County, Eastern Kentucky
2013	md500e	0535E	N62PJ : Dept of Justice Mar01; w/o 12aug13 engine failure; canc Nov13
2013	MD530F	0182FF	182 :
2013	mh-60s		167837 : USN; HSC-12 /NE-3; w/o crashed near the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan
2013	mh-60s		167895 : w/o asg HSC-6, crashed onto flight deck of DDG on Red Sea
2013	mi-17-1v	170M04	EJC-3378 : w/o 25feb13 crash at San Juan de Sumapaz due due to high winds
2013	mi-171e	171E00064402407U	HK-4770 : Helistar; w/o 07oct13 landed in a mine field at Orito, Putumayo
2013	mi-8amt	8AMT00643083910U	UNO-893 : United Nations; 09mar13 w/o RA-22472 Utair flying for UN in Congo. Unfortunately no survivors.
2013	mi-8amt	8AMT00643084204U	RA-22216 : w/o 01apr13
2013	mi-8mtv-1	95640	9N-ADM : w/o 29sep13 Zalengei helipad, Darfur, Sudan
2013	mi-8ps	108 33	OB-1916-P : Helicopteros del Pacifico (HeliPac), Peru; w/o 07abr13 serving Perenco Peru crash at Loreto region in route from Iquitos to Block67 an oil rich jungle area. 13 fatalities
2013	mv-22b	D0100	166735 : w/o 21jun13 VMM-365 burned after landing at Dare County (North Carolina) target shore
2013	mv-22b	D0191	168241 : w/o 26aug13 VMM-163 hard landing while executing reduced visibility landing practice at Indian Springs
2013	OH-23B	359	N9041U : UH-12B type; w/o 26jan13 crash west of Adams Ranch, FL (see here)
2013	oh-58a	40494	N911RN : Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A+ type; Morris Equipment at Yuma, AZ from Oct08; w/o 04may13 crash during crop-dusting duties
2013	oh-58a	41217	N911PT : w/o 08jan13 impacted terrain during agricultural spraying/crop-dusting near Highway 41 and Harlan Avenue east of Riverdale, CA, no fatal
2013	oh-58a	42003	N337PW : Feb15 being sold as salvage on GSA auction website
2013	oh-6a	0757	N910WC : Smr Venture Llc at Wilmington, DE from Nov11; w/o 26mar13 crashed into pond during agricultural work. 1 fatality
2013	beta	2448	F-GPKA : Aero Service Littoral; w/o 26oct13 at Torreilles, Pyrénées Orientales, southern France
2013	beta II	3135	VH-HVW : reg Jan01; Astaline Pty from May05; w/o 01sep13 crash on Lake Nash Station, NT near the Queensland border
2013	beta II	3383	G-EROM : w/o during solo training flight at Redhill Aerodrome
2013	beta II	3586	ZS-RTV : Starlite; w/o 29oct13 crashed near Herolds Bay
2013	beta II	3676	N712U : Tumbleweed Leasing Co at Park City, UT; Op by Upper Limit Aviation; w/o 08jul13 crashed during training at Tibble Fork Reservoir area, American Fork Canyon, Utah
2013	r44	1610	N3101H : Bravo Helicopters at Miami, FL; w/o 03apr13 crash in a parking lot 2m E of Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport
2013	astro	0567	F-GPJG : w/o 20dec13 crash into Dordogne River, Gironde. 4 fatalities, including Lam Kok head of the Hong Kong-based Brilliant group while surveying his new vineyard
2013	clipper	2009	OO-PIV : Paramount Helicopters; w/o 23apr13 at Geel
2013	II	11349	N569BC : Lucas Oil at Corona, CA from Apr11; w/o 24may13 3m Cross Timbers, Missouri. 2 fatalities
2013	II	13184	ZS-HLS : Lion Sands; w/o 23apr13 at Schoemanskloof valley, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 4 fatalities
2013	news	0517	N7187B : Amw Aerospace Llc at Ogden, UT from Jan11; w/o 28jun13 crash during training 1m N of Beaver Dam, UT
2013	police	12471	RP-2045 : R44 Raven II Police; Philippine National Police, test serial N4287X; w/o 19jun13 during aerial marijuana eradication survey at Tinglayan in Kalinga province; was based at Kalinga provincial police office in Tabuk City
2013	raven	1445	VH-HWQ : w/o 21mar13 collided with terrain during landing at a function centre at Bulli Tops, New South Wales. Aircraft was hired by private pilot. 4 fatalities
2013	raven II	10472	C-GOCM : Gemini Helicopters at Grande Prairie, Alberta; w/o 28jan13, 1 fatality
2013	raven II	10481	N25WH : w/o 27jul13 Thompson Falls, MT. 1 fatality
2013	raven II	10843	D-HUSH : written off at Landshut / Ellermühle.
2013	raven II	12317	D-HOMI : w/o 19nov13 Near Neuhausen/Eck. 2 fatalities
2013	raven II	12507	SP-WNP : w/o 13sep13 near Wygonin, Poland. 3 fatalities
2013	raven II	12844	ZP-HAH : w/o 02feb13 crashed near Puerto Antequera, northern Paraguay when decided to fly in night and bad weather. 3 fatalities including retired general and presidential candidate Lino Oviedo
2013	r66	0078	ZK-IHU : w/o 09mar13 Crashed at Oamaru Valley, near Taupo, New Zealand. One fatality
2013	r66	0195	PR-MXM : Resort PortoBello Nov12; w/o 20nov13 ditched off Guaiba Island, Mangaratiba, RJ. 1 fatality
2013	r66	0409	N646AG : w/o 27jul13 8m Skyhaven airport, Tunkhannock, PA. 5 fatalities
2013	s-61a-4	61-781	: airframe sold off for scrap
2013	s-76a	760055	C-GIMY : Ornge; w/o impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Moosonee, Ontario. 4 fatalities
2013	s-76a	760369	N574EH : w/o crash on maintenance test flight, 5m SE of Lake Charles airport, Louisiana. 3 Fatalities
2013	s-76c	760398	9M-STE : w/o 12dec13 ditched in sea due bad weather off Bintulu coast, Malaysia on route to oil rig. No fatalities, a/c sank
2013	s-76c	760650	HL9294 : LG Electronics South Korea Oct07; w/o 16nov13 collided with 38-story residential apartment in foggy weather in Gangnam, Seoul. 2 fatalities
2013	sa316b	1536	F-GPGM : w/o 01mar13 hit trees and crashed into a lake at Chattonay. One fatality
2013	hc.4	wa 955	ZE428 : Pilot LT Pete straker flying at the time
2013	uht	1027	74+27 : HEER 1027/UHT27; w/o 05mar13 KHR36
2013	UH-1B	554	N204UH : Umatilla Lift Services; w/o 16sep13 during logging operations near Idanha, SE of Salem, Oregon. 1 fatality
2013	UH-1D	8336	D-HAQO : Aug11 pictured (pic5) at Oldenburg during the München 72 - Das Attentat movie representing D-HAQO at Fürstenfeldbruck. Aircraft destroyed. On background is UH-1D D-HATO
2013	uh-1d	5111	N775AR : Billings Flying Service at Billings, MT from Jun08; w/o 16jul13 crash near Dove Creek, Colorado during seismograpic survey operations. 1 fatality
2013	uh-1h	12228	940 : 6 Dec 2013 crashed in Philippines
2013	uh-1h	13814	N22490 : w/o 21sep13 Black Canyon City, AZ. 2 fatalities
2013	uh-1h		FAC4505 : FAC d/d 2002, BuNo unk; w/o 29oct13 heavy landing and post fire during training at meseta de Tolemaida. No fatalities
2013	uh-60l		PF-106 : Policia Federal Mexico XC-AT?; w/o 19sep13 at Guerrero during Manoel storm relief operations. 3 crew + 2 red cross rescuers killed;; to be confirmed
2013	uh-60l		EJC-2154 : w/o 24feb13 crashed and exploded at Vistahermosa, Meta in fight against FARC. 4 fatalities