Helicopters Accident Reports

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  Spanish Army Helicopters Damaged During FLEETEX 250 in the United States

  Jul 7, 2026 · A microburst damaged two Spanish Army Tiger helicopters and one Cougar helicopter during the multinational FLEETEX 250 exercise at Marine Corps Base New River, USA. No personnel were injured.
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  FAA Mandates Radar Separation Near Airports

  Mar 19, 2026 · U.S. DOT and FAA announced a new safety measure suspending visual separation between aircraft and helicopters near busy airports, requiring radar-based separation following a year-long safety review.
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  Winds Damage 41 New US Navy TH-73 Helicopters

  Jun 4, 2024 · Damage has been reported to 41 US Navy TH-73 trainer helicopters parked at the flight line of Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Florida. While the extent of the damage is still being assessed, repairs are not expected to exceed one month
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  Sikorsky S-92 LN-OIJ Accident Report

  Feb 28, 2024 · On February 28, 2024 a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter, serial LN-OIJ callsign NORSAR6 under contract of Equinor Energy, crashed 29 miles west of Bergen near Sotra island during a search and rescue (SAR) training flight.
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  Army Assists in Coast Guard Crashed Helicopter Recovery

  Dec 13, 2023 · US Army Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) within Delta Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion (1-52 GSAB) assisted in the recovery of the Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crashed November 13 at Read Island, near Juneau, Alaska
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  USAF UH-1N Crashes at Cheyenne Airport, WY

  Aug 31, 2023 · An US Air Force Bell UH-1N helicopter assigned to the 37th Helicopter Squadron (37 HS) reportedly made an abrupt left turn at approximately 100 ft AGL, landed hard and rolled over at Cheyenne Airport, Wyoming. Only non-life threatening injuries hav