21-May-14 N55SL Bell 206L Beverly, US-Massachusetts
Heavy landing with tail missing – boom potentially sliced by main blades
View Article23-May-14 C-GVTM Bell 206 Chamiss Bay, Canada
Dynamic roll over on take-off after catching a fuel drum with a skid. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The 406 ELT activated and was shut off immediately. CADORS 2014P0717
View ArticleCochise County Sheriff’s Office gets helicopter
On lease for one year from Airwest Helicopters, the Bell 406 L4 aircraft will expand law enforcement and emergency response capabilities for both Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and the Sierra Vista...
View ArticleL-3 Vertex awarded $55M contract for TH-57 fleet support
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded a $55,410,943 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-13-D-0007) to...
View Article05-Jun-14 Bell TH-57 Whiting Field, US-Florida
Both instructor and student injured in training flight accident at NAS Whiting Field
View Article11-Jun-14 N207MY Bell 206L4 Terrebonne Bay, US-Gulf of Mexico (2F)
Helicopter ditched in Gulf of Mexico. US Coast Guard found two bodies and helicopter appears to have sunk. The two victims were identified as George Leloup, the pilot of the helicopter, and Rory...
View ArticleTwo bodies found near site of helicopter crash in Gulf
A dive team assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in the search found two bodies Thursday morning near the crash site – See full story See also HeliHub.com page for this accident – 11-Jun-14 N207MY Bell 206L4...
View Article15-Jun-14 Bell 206B Rowlett, US-Texas
Emergency landing in park, possibly due to mechanical issue
View Article17-Jun-14 N536T Bell 206B Decatur, US-Texas
Substantially damaged during autorotation landing
View Article20-Jun-14 VH-NKW Bell 206L3 Taroom, Australia
While conducting sling load operations, the load at the end of the long line became tangled. The pilot attempted to land the helicopter, however when at about 10 ft above ground level, the line pulled...
View ArticleAir Evac closes base in Ennis TX
Emergency responders around the area are making adjustments to their operation plans after the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter base closed its doors at Ennis Municipal Airport on June 13. See full story
View ArticleHéroux-Devtek renews rotor hub contract with Bell
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX), (“Héroux-Devtek” or the “Corporation”), a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that it has renewed an important multi-year contract with...
View ArticleLoss of situational awareness and control likely caused fatal 2013 Manitoba...
In the release of its investigation report (A13C0073) today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada cited the loss of situational awareness and loss of control as the likely causes of a fatal...
View Article23-Jul-14 N949FM Bell 206B Wenatchee, US-Washington (1F)
Crashed from low level killing the sole occupant pilot, while flying agricultural ops drying orchards
View Article26-Jul-14 N240SJ Bell 206B Lincoln, US-Nebraska
Emergency field landing, during which main rotors chopped tail boom – Pilot listed in press as Al Curnan
View Article27-Jul-14 C-FGSG Bell 206L Ekati Diamond Mines, Canada
In visibility of 1 mile in smoke, the helicopter overflew a lake with a glassy surface. The pilot lost visual reference and the helicopter collided with the water surface, pitched inverted, and sank....
View Article30-Jul-14 N866H Bell 206 Houston, US-Texas
Take off accident at David Wayne Hooks Airport
View Article12-Aug-14 C-FANC Bell 206B Whitecourt, Canada
Crashed west of Whitecourt, AB after experiencing tail rotor problems. Four occupants suffered minor injuries, two were taken to hospital. The aircraft had significant damage. Helicopter was...
View Article20-Aug-14 FAG-132 Bell 206L1 LongRanger El Aguacate, Guatemala (5F)
Bad weather had prevented the helicopter from from touching down at the base where they had planned to land. The accident happened during the diversion. One of the occupants was Major General Israel...
View ArticleL-3 Vertex awarded $13M modification to TH-57 support contract
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded a $13,744,643 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-13-D-0007) to...
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