Helicopter Accidents

Year 2017 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
2017	204b	2020	VH-EQF : South West Helicopters Pty Ltd at Cootamundra, NSW from Oct14; w/o 21jun17 at Pureora Forest Park 18km W Lake Taupo: pictured (pic2)
2017	204b	2199	OE-XRK : Kitz Air; w/o 22jun17 hard landing at Alpbach, Tyrol
2017	206a	222	RA-01625 : Aviation Training Center Boomerang, Russia; w/o 05jul17 during training. 1 fatality
2017	206b-2	1285	C-GCDM : Essentials Helicopters; w/o at North Bay Airport, ON
2017	206b-3	3661	F-GPPH : Eurl Mike Helico from Nov05; w/o 15mar17 approching to private helipad at Lissac-et-Mouret, Lot. 1 fatality
2017	206b-3	4013	Z-HOT : ZimParks, Zimbabwe; w/o 23aug17 at Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province
2017	206b-3	4110	ZS-HCZ : main rotor severed tail boom during autorotation landing in the Kromvlei training area.
2017	206b-3	4468	PT-YHH : Icaraí Turismo e Táxi Aéreo from Dec06; w/o 17mar17 at Araucária , Paraná
2017	206b-3	4526	VT-DDA : Dhillon Aviation, India; w/o 26apr17 Chintagupha Camp, Sukma District
2017	206b-3	4552	B-31118 : Emerald Pacific Airlines; w/o 10jun17 at Fengbin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. 3 fatalities
2017	206l-1	45429	N519EH : w/o at Carson City Airport, NV
2017	206l-1		XB-NHR : Mexico private; w/o 21jan17 near Monterrey. Found on 23. 2 fatalities
2017	206l-3	51186	N275AE : w/o 08nov17 hard force landing in Obion County, Union City, TN
2017	206l-3	51264	7T-WUF : w/o 10:45 Hs crashed west of Algiers
2017	212	30745	XC-BEI : Procuraduría General de la República (PGR); w/o 22sep17 at San Pedro Leapi, San Carlo Yautepec during eartquake relief efforts
2017	222ut	47554	ET-AMR : w/o Apr17 crashed Addis-Ababa. Scrapped
2017	300c	S1785	N521AR : Canyon State Aero; w/o 27apr17 at Pinal County, San Tan Valley, AZ
2017	369d	116-0029D	HL9188 : Palm Copter; w/o 23jul13 Hwasan-gun, South Korea; canc 08aug17
2017	369d	300678D	SE-JVI : Visimind AB / First European Aviation Company Spz; w/o near Högheden airport, Älvsbyn, 1 fatality
2017	369e	0095E	N5189K : Gwinnett Police (GCPD); w/o at Gwinnett County Airport; pictured (pic2)
2017	369hs	92-0414S	XC-TIJ : Tijuana; Secretaria de Seguridad Pública Municipal (SSPM) /Pegasso; w/o 22nov17 at La Morita, Tijuana, Baja California. 2 fatalities
2017	407	53063	CC-AQH : Helicopteros del Pacifico, Ltda; w/o 12jan17 during firefighting under Conaf contract at Alhué
2017	407	53182	N1371 : Westwind Helicopters; w/o 27feb17 at Terrebonne Parish, Bayou Barre, LA. 1 fatality
2017	407	53257	P2-HSE : Niugini Helicopters 2010; w/o at Kiunga Airport, North Fly District, Western Province.
2017	407	53465	N31VA : VSP; w/o near Charlottesville, VI
2017	407	53889	RA-01927 : Basma; w/o 06nov17 near Innopolis, Verkhneuslon district, Tatarstan. 1 fatality
2017	407gxp	54573	1302 : FAM /02 d/d Jun15, test serial N534NB; w/o 28nov17 conducting aerial spraying to eradicate poppy fields 29km NW of Chilpancingo, Guerrero
2017	407gxp	54610	N620PA : pictured (pic1) in the Kentucky Exposition Center for HAI Heli-Expo 2016 Louisville, KY.
2017	412ep	36135	JA97NA : w/o 06mar17 in Japan Central Mountains. 9 fatalities
2017	412ep	36540	1211 : Escuadron Aereo 101; w/o 06oct17 at 4km NE Santa Isabel, Pueblo Nuevo, Durango. 7 fatalities
2017	412sp	33209	EC-MMC : Generalitat Valenciana /A-2, op by Babcock España; w/o pictured (pic3) after collided with ultralight during landing at Mutxamel airport, Alicante returning from firefighting at Castellon. 1 fatality
2017	429	57202	OM-BYM : w/o at Presov Airport. 2 fatalities; pictured (pic3)
2017	429	57249	N598PB : private at Center, TX from Dec16; w/o 15feb17 impacted Wallace Lake, DeSoto Parrish, LA. 2 fatalities
2017	430	49024	ZS-VDM : w/o M/R blades struck Tailboom on landing at a PVT Helipad West of OR Tambo Intl Airport causing structural damage to the airframe
2017	47g-2	1459	TI-BGH : Heli Green of Costa Rica; w/o 18sep17 during spraying at Llano Bonito, Cariari district, Pococí de Limón. 1 fatality
2017	480B	5110	N480W : w/o 10may17 in mountainous area near Fundres, Bolzano, Italy. 1 fatality
2017	a109luh		NAF-573 : Nigeria 2010; w/o 06jul17 pictured (pic2) ditched into a pool of water after technical failure during counterinsurgency operation in the North East
2017	ab206a	8130	VH-DPU : private from Jun12; w/o 17mar17 approaching Keppel Creek, Curtis Island, SE of Rockhampton, QLD
2017	ab206b	8514	I-VFEA : w/o 13aug17 landing at Fonte Vetica, Mount Gran Sasso
2017	ah-1f		N11FX : w/o main rotor stuck a building at Reutte-Höfen Airfield
2017	as332L	2173	JA9672 : w/o 07nov17 pictured (pic2) crashed on a road bridge at Ueno village in Gunma Prefecture. 4 fatalities
2017	as350b	1713	VH-KCE : Aviation Specialists Toowoomba Pty Ltd from Jan12; w/o 30mar17 at Wellcamp, Toowoomba, QLD
2017	as350b	2015	VH-BAA : ATSB accident report
2017	as350b	2364	F-HLBT : Héliberté; w/o at Guerande, Loire-Atlantique
2017	as350b2	2773	HL9170 : Aero Peace, South Korea; w/o 16nov17 at Boseong-gun
2017	as350b2	3240	C-GOHS : w/o 14dec17 crashed in a field at Tweed, eastern Ontario. 4 fatalities
2017	as350b2	3425	N515ET : Chaparral Air Group at Grapevine, TX from Oct 11; w/o at Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA during training
2017	as350b2	3816	HB-ZTM : Mountain Flyers 80 Ltd from Sep11; w/o rolled over during landing at Gebirgslandeplatz Petersgrat, 1 fatality
2017	as350b3	3608	N357PJ : Pacific Gas and Electric Company , op by PJ Helicopters; w/o 11jul17 hit tree during routine survey of PG&E’s hydroelectric facilities at Donner Summit, near Kidd Lake, Kingvale, CA
2017	as350b3	3677	CC-ARK : Helicoptero Calquin; w/o 09feb17 during inspection of power lines at Los Toros, Maule
2017	as350b3	4136	OE-XPP : Everjets; Aug17 as /34, op for Portuguese Gov fire fighting season (DECIF2017) based at Vila Real district; w/o in Alijó
2017	as350b3	4289	YR-DEX : Dunca Expeditii; w/o 29nov17 at Muntele Mic, near Caransebes
2017	as350b3	4514	RA-07277 : CHP Holding from 2013; w/o 07dec17 reported missing near Chistiy, Bratsk district
2017	as350b3	4699	FAH-905 : impounded 02may11; FAH Jun12; w/o 16dec17 in bad weather at Yerbabuena Mountain, Rincon de Dolores, Lepaterique. 6 fatalities including President Juan Orlando Hernandez sister
2017	as350b3	4751	LN-OTR : Helitrans, test serial F-WMXU; w/o 12sep17 at Laksefjordvidda, Finnmark County
2017	as350b3	7148	OE-XTM : Everjets; Aug17 op for Portuguese Gov during fire fighting season (DECIF2017) based at Armamar in Viseu district; w/o 20aug17
2017	as350b3e	7488	JA500H : w/o during training at Kobe Airport
2017	as350ba	3060	N122HC : Nielsen Support Systems at Boise, DE Nov14-Nov15
2017	as350d	1360	ZK-HKW : Way To Go Heli Services, AS350BA type; w/o 14feb17 at Christchurch, Port Hills. 1 fatality
2017	as355f	5249	G-OHCP : V21 t/a Helicopter Services; w/o 30mar17 crashed in Rhinog Mountains, Snowdonia, North Wales. All five onboard died including Kevin and Ruth Burke
2017	as355f1	5292	9M-SSZ : Layang Layang Aerospace, AS355F2 type; w/o at Kota Kinabalu International Airport
2017	as365n3+	6984	HR-3602 : w/o 02jul17 hit a cliff in Temanggung, Central Java during operation to Dieng on a rescue mission following a volcanic eruption. 8 fatalities
2017	aw109e	11510	XA-SJC : Helivan & Hawk; w/o initial climb 1km Poza Rica airport
2017	aw119	14520	CC-ABY : FAASA Chile; w/o 15jan17 during firefighting between Quirihue and Cauquenes
2017	aw119kx	14840	VT-NRK : Krestal Aviation; w/o 10jun17 on take off at Badrinath, Uttarakhand. 1 fatality
2017	aw139	31104	EC-KJT : video being recovered by Italian Army Chinook
2017	aw139	31369	I-TNCC : w/o rolled over at Nambino mount , Madonna di Campiglio, Trento at 2650 mts. 2 injured
2017	aw139	41213	A6-AWN : w/o 29apr17 ditched on Arabian Gulf . Capsized before salvage
2017	bk117a1	7059	ZK-IED : Damage was substantial, but helicopter was NOT written-off; Nov19 update: would have to undergo SERIOUS repairs in order to fly again
2017	bk117b1	7238	N238BK : St. Louis Childrens Hospital (SLCH) at St. Louis, MO, op by Air Methods; /Kids Flight 1; w/o hard landing in farmland NE of Perryville, Perry County, MO
2017	Cabri G2	1178	ZK-IMZ : Kapiti Aero Club Inc, New Zealand; w/o near Waikawa Beach, S of Levin, Horowhenua.
2017	Cabri G2	1185	G-JAMM : A Woodward Aviation Ltd from Feb 17; Helicopter Services; w/o 17nov17 mid-air collision with Cessna 152 (G-WACG) at Waddesdon near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. 2 fatalities
2017	CH-101	KHI11	8193 : w/o while hovering over the Seaplane Ramp at Iwakuni Airbase during training for underslung load operations with a 500 kg load of oil drums.
2017	ch-53e	65-571	163078 : w/o as HMH-462 /YF-21 emergency landing near North Training Area, Takae, Higashi village, Okinawa. Destroyed by fire
2017	ch-53e	65-582	164358 : w/o 13:00hs asg HMH-361 MAWTS-1, hard landing and rolled at Yuma, AZ. No fatalities
2017	EC120B	1530	RA-07226 : Stal-M; w/o 27nov17 near Shinovka, Kirsanovsky district, Tambov Region. 2 fatalities
2017	ec130b4	4402	N151GC : hard landing at Boulder City, NV
2017	ec135p2	0475	N62UP : PennSTAR from Dec06; w/o crash in Delaware industrial park on airport approach 1m SE New Castle Airport, New Castle County, DE. 1 fatality
2017	ec135p2+	0731	N135LG : w/o 02feb17 rolled over on side on landing to pickup victim at St Helens, E of Beattyville, Lee County, KY
2017	ec135t2+	1141	LDF-13 : w/o 13apr17 hit power lines at Thaba Putsoa. 4 fatalities
2017	ec145	9192	AN-136 : w/o 22may17 hit by birds during rescue mission
2017	ec145	9474	N146DU : Duke Life Flight HEMS; w/o near the Amazon US Wind Farm East wind turbine complex in Perquimans County, NC. 4 fatalities.
2017	f-28c	505	N5697B : F-28C-2 c/n 505-2; Du Bous Aviation; w/o crashed in Chino cow pasture during training
2017	h125	8219	G-HKCN : HQ Aviation Ltd from Jul16; w/o 10may17 landing on the yacht Bacarella at Sandviken Bay, Bergen Harbour, Norway. video
2017	h125	8231	5Y-NMJ : Flex Air Charters, Kenya; w/o 21oct17 crashed into Lake Nakuru shortly after takeoff from hotel
2017	h125	8274	G-MATH : Confidentia Aviation Ltd, Isle of Man from Jan17; w/o pictured at Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire
2017	hb350b2	2831	PT-YZM : Heli-Rio Taxi Aereo, noted Jan09; w/o 12apr17 crashed into the sea 200m off Itacoatiara beach, Niteroi. 1 fatality
2017	md500e	0427E	SX-HBB : private Greece; w/o 23jun17 hit power lines during spraying. 2 fatalities
2017	md500e	0473E	G-MRRR : Helos Aviation from Jan15; w/o 24mar17 crashed next to the River Thames near The Warren, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire.
2017	369f	0044FF	N530KD : Rogers Helicopters at Fresno, CA from Oct 11; w/o 14mar17 slinging power cables at White County, SE of Chalmers, IN. 1 fatality
2017	369f	0079FF	XC-PEP : Policía Estatal Preventiva (PEP); w/o 13mar17 , struck wires at Mexicali, Baja California. 4 fatalities
2017	369f	0092FF	1137 : w/o 06apr17 San Bartolo, Huehuetoca
2017	MD530G	0261FF	261 : Afghanistan from Jul16, test serial N61006; w/o 23feb17 Dasht-e-Archi district
2017	md600n	RN021	TG-MDD : Guatemala, rtn to N245SE
2017	md900	900/00017	OE-XWF : Ambulance /Martin 4, based at Matrei / Tyrolia; w/o 01aug17 at Mount Großglockner, video. No fatalities;; Called in to airlift a 54 year old tourist with heart problems from "Erzherzog-Johann-Huette" logde at the "Adlersruhe" ridge at an altitude of 3454 metres / 11630 feet near Austria's highest peak mount "Großglockner". During take off the pilot states was hit by a gust of wind. The helicopter started spinning, hit the ground on the skids and rollover onto it's right side. The wreckage luckily came to rest just a few feet from a steep cliff which down-slopes several hundred meters.
2017	mh-60r		166549 : HSM-78 /NE-706; w/o 26apr17 on initial takeoff 24m E Guam USS Dewey (DDG 105).
2017	mi-17-1v	419M24	FAP-614 : w/o 18nov17 in the VRAEM ( Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro )
2017	mi-171c	171C00643116106U	RA-22312 : Konvers Avia; w/o 26oct17 North of Cap Heer, Barentsburg, Spitsbergen, Norway; pictured after being recovered from 209 meters depth. 8 fatalities
2017	mi-17v-5	862M10	EBV-0796 : Ejercito; w/o 30dec16 Cerro Duida mountain, Amazonas
2017	mi-8mtv-1	95522	RA-25183 : w/o 26oct17 crashed at Barentsburg, Svalbard, Norway
2017	mi-8mtv-1	96150	EP-659 : Ejercito; w/o 27apr17
2017	mi-8t	9 82 06975	RA-25377 : Vityaz-Aero; w/o 19apr17 at Kamchatka, near the Mutnovsky Volcano
2017	mv-22b	D0289	168634 : USMC; VMM-265 /EP-13; w/o 05aug17
2017	tth	1222	635 : w/o destroyed after impacted the ground during a training mission at Musannah Air Base
2017	oh-58a	41228	N993YC : Klinkborg Aerial Spraying & Seeding Inc at Parkersburg, IA from Jul12; w/o 07may17 hit powerlines during agricultural work at Foster Pond, Bluff Precinct, Monroe County, IL
2017	oh-6a	118-0860	N50MP : w/o 02sep17, reportedly destroyed in accident at Burnet, Texas
2017	oryx	36	1236 : 22 Sqn at AFB Ysterplaat; w/o 10 hit wires put up recently and not marked near Cape Town
2017	beta II	4013	EC-JSC : European Flyers school; w/o at Cuatro Vientos, Madrid
2017	beta II	4335	VH-HGU : Cloncurry Mustering Company Pty Ltd; w/o 02aug17 mustering cattle 7km NW of Cloncurry, QLD. 1 fatality
2017	astro	0467	PP-MAM : WSFly; w/o 22jan17 during scenic tours at Rio Turvo, Minas Gerais
2017	astro	0662	OK-EIN : Czech Rep private; w/o near Brno-Turany airport
2017	clipper II	12330	G-DORM : w/o 12mar17 at Top Hill near Carlingford, Cooley Mountains, Co Louth, Ireland
2017	II	11489	N744WT : New Orleans Helicopters LLC; w/o at Lakefront Airport, New Orleans, LA
2017	raven	1878	OO-PMI : w/o 15jul17 during training at Nancy-Tomblaine airport, France
2017	raven II	10495	CC-PNJ : Chile; w/o 22mar17 blade struck a flagpost during takeoff from a parking lot at a fruit packing plant at Parque Lantaño, near Chillán
2017	raven II	10917	ZS-RAT : crashed during landing at private farm
2017	raven II	12899	N728CB : Chesapeake Bay Helicopters; w/o 27apr17 at Catawba County, Newton, NC
2017	raven II	13016	VH-KWT : w/o 10aug17 ~1500 hs landed heavily at Daly Waters Pub NT and chopped its own tail assy off. No injuries sustained by 3 on board at the time
2017	r66	0174	RA-06375 : Altai-Avia, Russia; w/o 12feb17 after take off at 20.20 LT, night, near lake Teletsk, (Republic Altai in RF) immediately impact in waters of lake, 5 fatalities
2017	r66	0412	S2-AGT : Square Air Limited; w/o 01oct17 Pabna, Bangladesh
2017	s-76c	760717	TC-HEZ : Swan Aviation, Turkey; w/o 10mar17 Büyükçekmece district, Istanbul. 7 fatalities
2017	s-76c	760766	: Jun/Jul 2015 for sale Sikorsky S76C++ 2009 - Located Brazil offshore equipped, OGP compliant helicopter. Engine And Gearbox PBH Programs. 5468 Hours Total Time hours
2017	s-76c	760815	VT-CMM : Maharashtra Gov; w/o 25may17 after take off at Nilanga, Latur district, Maharashtra
2017	s-92a	92-0051	EI-ICR : Apr17 report states that Rescue 116 struck island that wasn’t in terrain warning database, , pictured(pic3)
2017	sa315b	2478	OE-EXU : w/o 04jul17 crashed in Dalaas/Austria
2017	sa341g	1087	UP-LA246 : to be confirmed; w/o 25feb17 in Kazakhstan
2017	sa342m	2019	4019 : w/o hard landing at Bar-le-Duc-les-Hauts
2017	se3130	1554	TU-HAH : IAS from 2015; w/o 14dec17 at Port Bouët, near Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
2017	se3160	1574	Z1006 : IAF; w/o 15mar17 during training near Allahabad
2017	Sioux	wa426	D-HAFB : w/o 10may17 10may17 at Gramaialm, Pertisau, Achensee, Austria. 2 fatalities
2017	th-67a	5271	N911GE : Marion County Sheriff at Ocala, FL from Dec15; w/o 02may17 pictured during firefighting near Fort McCoy, Marion Cty, FL
2017	uht	1029	74+29 : w/o c 40nm NE of Gao asg MINUSMA detachment in Mali
2017	UH-1B	514	N6180A : Jones Aviation Inc at Williams, CA from Oct00; w/o 21jun17 hit power lines during spraying at Colusa County, west of Colusa, CA
2017	UH-1D	8469	469 : w/o 05may17
2017	uh-1d	5272	ZS-HLI : Working on Fire; w/o 21dec17 during training at Bredasdorp, Western Cape
2017	uh-1h	10586	EJC-5412 : Ejercito, conv Huey II; w/o 18oct17 at Copacabana, Antioquia, pictured
2017	uh-1h	12232	ES625 : w/o 19apr17 at Sarantaporo, Elassona, Thessaly. 4 fatalities
2017	uh-1h		L81-921 : Tunisia from 2011; w/o 02jan17 N Sidi Mansour
2017	UH-60J	2046	58-4596 : JASDF; 2015 Koku Kyunandan; w/o 18m S Hamamatsu Air Base. 4 fatalities
2017	W-3W	360606	0606 : w/o 22jun17 at Massanzago, Italy