Fish Spotting Helicopter Strikes ‘Glassy’ Sea (VSC H369D N8648F, from Tuna Boat Jib Yu 868 off Nauru in the Pacific) On the morning of 5 July 2018 MD Helicopters (Hughes) 369D helicopter N8648F of...
Learn MoreEuropean Search and Rescue (SAR) Competition Bonanza (Northern Norway SAR, Netherlands SARHC, Ireland SAR Aviation and UK’s UKSAR2G) With the offshore oil and gas market depressed, offshore helicopter...
Learn MoreSécurité Civile EC145 SAR Wirestrike (F-ZBQK, Martinique): BEA-Etat Safety Investigation Report During a SAR mission to rescue a jet-skier in difficulty in the sea off Martinique in the Caribbean, the crew of...
Learn MoreSAR Helicopter Loss of Control at Night: ATSB Report (Careflight AW139 VH-YHF near Darwin, NT) On 13 May 2018 Leonardo Helicopters AW139 VH-YHF of HEMS operator Careflight, while descending during a nighttime...
Learn MoreHeli-Expo 2020 Photo Report We bring news from the annual HAI Heli-Expo being held this year from Anaheim, California. The show has been sadly overshadowed by an S-76B accident with 9 fatalities, (including...
Learn MoreFatal Taiwanese Night SAR Hoist Mission (NASC AS365N3 NA-106) On 5 December 2018, a National Airborne Service Corps (NASC) Airbus Helicopters AS365N3 Dauphin NA-106, was carrying out a Search and Rescue (SAR)...
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