Survivability / Ditching

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Water Impact

Posted by on May 2, 2026 in Accidents & Incidents, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Military / Defence, Offshore, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching, Unmanned (Drone / RPAS / UAS / UAV)

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Water Impact (475, French Navy) On 9 November 2024 French Navy Schiebel Camcopter S-100V2 rotorcraft Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) / Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) 476 of Flotilla...

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A Maintenance Error Preceded a Fiery Fatal AS350B3 Accident

Posted by on Apr 18, 2026 in Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Regulation, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

A Maintenance Error Preceded a Fiery Fatal AS350B3 Accident (CC-ETF, Policia de Investigaciones de Chile) On 31 January 2024 a police Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 CC-ETF of the Policia de Investigaciones de...

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Cold Comfort Conference Call: USAF F-35A Alaska Accident

Posted by on Sep 20, 2025 in Accidents & Incidents, Fixed Wing, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Military / Defence, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

Cold Comfort Conference Call: USAF F-35A Alaska Accident On 28 January 2025 US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A 19-5535 of the 355th Fighter Squadron crashed and was destroyed at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB),...

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B214ST Tail Rotor Drive Shaft Coupling Misassembly

Posted by on Jun 21, 2025 in Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

B214ST Tail Rotor Drive Shaft Coupling Misassembly (C-GDYZ, HTS) On 7 June 2021 Bell 214ST C-GDYZ of Helicopter Transport Services (HTS) made a forced landing 14 nm NE of Nipigon, Ontario while returning from...

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