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April 15: A Douglas C-47A stalled and crashed into a rice field near Floridablanca Air Base, Pampanga, killing all 40 on board. [6]November 8: A helicopter conducting reconnaissance operations against the New People's Army was shot down over San Mariano, Isabela, killing Colonel Melchor dela Cruz, Commander of the Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Battalion.
19 May - A Bell 212 helicopter crashed near Varzaqan, Iran, resulting in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Malek Rahmati, and Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem who were passengers on board. [16] 31 August - A Mil Mi-8T helicopter crashed over Kamchatka, Russia. All 22 occupants onboard were killed. [17]
The Philippines' military has suffered accidents involving its aircraft in the past and a program to upgrade military assets is underway. In January 2023, two military pilots were killed when ...
On 8 September 2024, a Bell UH-1H helicopter operated by the Salvadoran Air Force that was flying from Choluteca in Honduras to San Salvador crashed in the Pasaquina municipality of La Unión Department, El Salvador.
A Philippine navy training helicopter crashed near a seaside city, killing the two pilots on board and narrowly missing a fruit market and neighborhood, where some horrified residents ran for ...
The Philippines said on Wednesday its fisheries bureau aircraft was shadowed and approached by a Chinese navy helicopter while on patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in another face-off ...
While performing low altitude flybys during a commercial shoot, a Bell 206B-3 helicopter's main rotor blade struck the satellite dish atop a news truck. 0 1 "The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with ground obstacles, which resulted in a blade strike. A contributing factor was the low altitude selected by the pilot." [26] 2006-07-12
On 20 July 2012, a RBAriF Bell 212 helicopter was on its way back to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital, following the passengers' completion of training in jungle warfare. [5] At 10:15 a.m., in a location known as Ulu Rampayoh, the helicopter carrying fourteen military men went down.