Helicopters down - Curt Lewis

Bulgarian military helicopter crashes, killing two pilots SOFIA (Reuters) - A Bulgarian military helicopter crashed at an air base near the southern city of Plovdiv during a routine exercise late on Monday, killing the two pilots and injuring a crew member, the defense ministry said on Monday. The Russian-made Mi-17 was around 50 meters above the Krumovo base when it fell at about 8.30 pm local time (1730 GMT), the ministry said, adding it was investigating. Last July, a military helicopter crashed into the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast during tactical drills, killing an officer and injuring two others. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-military-crash/bulgarian-military-helicopter-crashes-killing-two-pilots-idUSKBN1J72GS **************   Date: 11-JUN-2018 Time: 20:30 LT Type: Mil Mi-17 Owner/operator: Bulgarian Air Force Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Krumovo airbase, S of Plovdiv -    Bulgaria Phase: Nature: Military Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: The aircraft was around 50 meters above the Krumovo base (24th Helicopter) during a training flight then crashed. 2 pilots were killed, the third crew member was injured. Post crash fire.

 

Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil Fatal Accident (Switzerland) Date: 11-JUN-2018 Time: c14:00LT Type: Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil Owner/operator: Lions Air Skymedia Registration: HB-ZOJ C/n / msn: 4479 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Surenen Pass, 3nm SW of Seedorf -    Switzerland Phase: Nature: Cargo Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: Crashed on high ground during an underslung load tasking. Post crash fire. Pilot, sole POB, died.