http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2008-09-06/1239520033.html
美海岸防衛隊直升機在夏威夷墜毀至少3人死亡
http://www.sina.com.cn  2008年09月06日 12:39  新華網

　　據美國海岸防衛隊5日宣佈，一架載有4名防衛隊員的直升機，4日晚在夏威夷的火奴魯魯附近海域墜毀，至少造成3人死亡。

　　海岸防衛隊發言人約翰•迪琛說，機上的另一名防衛隊員失蹤，目前搜救工作正在緊張進行。

　　他說，直升機是當地時間4日晚上8時左右失事，失事地點在火奴魯魯以南8公里處水域，當時防衛隊員正在進行海上救生訓練。事故的原因正在調查中。

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080905/BREAKING01/309050013/-1/LOCALNEWSFRONT
Updated at 5:34 p.m., Friday, September 5, 2008

Admiral reveals malfunction before copter crash off Honolulu airport

In the minutes before a Coast Guard helicopter crashed last night, the line used to lower a rescue basket to the sea apparently malfunctioned, said Rear Adm. Manson Brown, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Commander, in a news conference today.

It's unclear whether the line contributed to the helicopter's crash, however.

Three crew members were killed in the crash, and one person remains missing.

The U.S. Coast Guard has identified three air crew members who were killed during the training flight five miles south of Honolulu International Airport.

The crew members were identified as: Co-pilot Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Wischmeier, 44, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Rescue swimmer Petty Officer 1st Class David Skimin, 38, of San Bernardino, Calif.; and flight mechanic Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Nichols, 27, of Gloucester, Va.

The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and other agencies are out in force — covering a 10-mile by 13-mile search area — for the remaining crewman, whose identity has not been released.

The helicopter crashed about 8:15 p.m.

The fuselage of the helicopter has been retrieved, Brown said, and will be stored until Coast Guard investigators arrive from the Mainland to examine it.

In the news conference today, Brown extended his support and sympathies to the families of the crewmen on board the helicopter.

He said the tight-knit Coast Guard family in the Islands and across the country is in mourning.

"Losing a fellow Coastie is like losing a child," Brown said. "It's an indescribable feeling."

The three crewmen were pronounced dead last night at The Queen's Medical Center.

The three had been recovered by HFD small boats and transferred to another Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter for transport to the hospital.

"Our hearts go out to their loved ones during this difficult time," said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen from Washington, D.C., in an e-mail message to all service members. "The entire Coast Guard will provide whatever support services are necessary for the families and crew of Air Station Barbers Point."

Rear Adm. Manson K. Brown, commander of the 14th Coast Guard District, headquartered in Honolulu, said, "We grieve for our lost Coast Guardsmen and continue a diligent search for our missing aviator. Coast Guard missions — even training missions — are inherently dangerous, and this aircrew was performing a drill in the weather conditions we are called into when we rescue others. It's a terrible loss."

The accident is the first fatal Coast Guard aviation mishap in Hawai'i since 1982.

The crash occurred while the crew of the HH-65 was performing small boat hoists with a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Honolulu. This routine exercise prepares aircrews — and boat crews — for hoisting injured persons from a boat to the aircraft.

http://news.yam.com/afp/international/200808/20080807987052.html
載運消防隊員直升機加州墜毀 4重傷9失蹤
法新社╱法新社 2008-08-07 06:50     
 
 
（法新社洛杉磯六日電）美國全國運輸安全委員會今天表示，載運消防隊員的一架直升機昨晚在加州北部墜毀，造成四人受重傷和另外九人失蹤。

這架希克斯基S-61N型直升機搭載十一名消防隊員和兩名駕駛，五日晚在加州北部瑞丁地區西北方約五十五公里處，因不明原因墜毀後起火燃燒。

全國運輸安全委員會發表聲明說：「報告指稱，機上有十三人，其中四人受重傷，其餘九人下落不明，推定已遭受致命傷害。」 
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/ts_alt_afp/usairaccidentfire_080806235844;_ylt=Aht9I9BHNd_sIEXxlRuA62vYa7gF
Firefighters' helicopter crashes in California, nine missing

1 hour, 24 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A helicopter transporting firefighters in California crashed, leaving four people with serious injuries and nine others missing, the National Transportation and Security Board said Wednesday.
 
The Sikorsky S-61N was carrying 13 people -- 11 firefighters and two pilots -- and crashed for unknown reasons late Tuesday around 55 kilometers (34 miles) northwest of Redding in northern California. The chopper burst into flames on impact.

"Of the 13 people reported to be on-board, four suffered serious injuries; nine are unaccounted for and are presumed to be fatally injured," the NTSB said in a statement.

Les Russell, spokesman for the federal forest firefighters, said one of the survivors, a firefighter, was in critical condition and the three others, a pilot and two firefighters, were in serious condition.

The helicopter had just taken off in an isolated, mountainous region when it crashed at around 7:30 pm local time.

NTSB said a rescue team has been sent to the accident site and an investigation was under way.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger praised the firefighters injured and presumed killed in the accident.

"This is a tragic day for firefighters everywhere and the people of California are profoundly aware of the tremendous sacrifices these heroes and their families make day in and day out to keep us safe.

"We are praying for the swift recovery of the victims and our hearts go out to their loved ones," he told a press conference in the state capital, Sacramento.

The helicopter was chartered by the US Forest Service, whose teams are combating a fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, where 350 square kilometers (135 square miles) of land have gone up in flames since June 21.

Thousands of firefighters have been deployed to northern California since late June to combat raging fires. Around 4,500 square kilometers (1,740 square miles) have been destroyed since June 20.

http://news.yam.com/afp/international/200807/20080722702950.html
玻利維亞總統逃過一劫　包租直升機失事五死
法新社╱彭木芳 2008-07-22 00:20    
 
 
（法新社拉巴斯二十一日電）玻利維亞國防部長聖米格爾今天表示，玻國總統莫拉萊斯使用的包租直升機昨天在中部地區墜毀，造成五人死亡，幸而莫拉萊斯當時不在機上。

聖米格爾說，莫拉萊斯昨天才在玻利維亞南部搭乘這架「超級山豹」直升機，原本預定今天再搭乘這架直升機從首都拉巴斯飛往北部城鎮科比哈。

但是這架委內瑞拉的直升機昨天就墜毀。聖米格爾表示，直升機當時搭載四名委內瑞拉軍事人員及一名玻利維亞少校軍官，失事原因還在調查。

聖米格爾說：「總統昨天使用過這架直升機，它後來飛往柯加邦巴加油，準備今天前往科比哈。」 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/bolivia_helicopter_crash;_ylt=AnYDvD1McZsRsq_OCmHRKK63IxIF
Military helicopter crashes in Bolivia

By CARLOS VALDEZ, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 26 minutes ago

LA PAZ, Bolivia - A Venezuelan military helicopter often used to transport Bolivian President Evo Morales crashed in central Bolivia, but Morales was not aboard and is safe, Bolivia's defense minister said Monday. Five crew members were reported killed.
 
Morales had used the Super Puma helicopter on Saturday and was scheduled to fly in it again on Monday, Defense Minister Walker San Miguel told reporters. He said those killed were "people linked to presidential transport."

The cause of the accident has not yet been determined, San Miguel added.

Bolivian state television showed images of Morales visiting a rural district on Monday.

Morales uses two Super Puma helicopters lent by the government of leftist ally Venezuela for his travel within Bolivia.

The helicopter took off around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday from Bolivia's central city of Cochabamba, where it had stopped to refuel. It was headed for the northern Amazon city of Cobija when Cochabamba air officials declared an emergency, noting the chopper was down.

It was not located until dawn on Monday, when a farmer reported the crash in the village of Colomi, a mountainous area about 155 miles east of La Paz, San Miguel said.

San Miguel said officials went to the crash site to investigate and recover the bodies of the crew.

http://news.yam.com/afp/international/200807/20080720663866.html
南韓直升機迫降　統一教創辦人文鮮明輕傷
法新社╱F36毛盈超 2008-07-20 01:35   
 
 
（法新社首爾十九日電）南韓警方說，統一教創辦人文鮮明搭乘的直升機今天在首都首爾附近山區緊急降落，造成機上多人受輕傷，包括文鮮明夫婦。

警方說，這架直升機搭載十六人，包括文鮮明文婦和十一位親人與三名機組員，在大雨中飛行時突然出現故障，而在首爾東邊四十公里加平地區的山坡上緊急降落，隨即起火。

據警方發言人表示，文鮮明文婦和另外十三人受了輕傷，另有一位三十八歲的婦人受重傷。

他們都被送往加平郡的清心國際醫院治療。統一教在當地設有包括這所醫院在內的數處設施。

警方和目擊者表示，這架直升機於下午五時十分在清心醫院附近一處山區緊急降落。

統一教於一九五四年在首爾創建，是全世界最具爭議性的宗教組織之一，在約兩百個國家傳教佈道。該教會在網站貼出告示，表示這次意外事故很輕微，八十八歲的文鮮明和他的妻子都安全。

南韓的CBS電台報導，文鮮明夫婦和另外五人需要接受醫院治療，他們夫婦因背部疑似受傷，還接受磁振造影檢查，隨後住入貴賓病房。

交通部發布聲明說，文鮮明一行人搭乘的塞考斯基S-92型直升機是因遇上惡劣天候而緊急降落。 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080719/wl_asia_afp/skoreareligionunificationairaccident_080719171539;_ylt=Akp8jPtlqd3XJqpKZLaNar_tOrgF
Unification Church founder injured in SKorea air crash: police

52 minutes ago

SEOUL (AFP) - The founder of the Unification Church Sun-Myung Moon and his wife were among several people slightly injured when a helicopter made an emergency landing in South Korea Saturday, police said.
 
The National Police Agency said the helicopter was carrying Moon, his wife, 11 relatives and three crew when it got into difficulties in heavy rain and came down on a hillside at Gapyeong, 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Seoul.

A police spokesman told reporters Moon, his wife Han Hak-Ja and 13 others were slightly hurt while one woman aged 38 was seriously injured as the helicopter caught fire after landing.

They were taken to Cheongshim Hospital at Gapyeong, where the church has several facilities including the hospital.

The church, whose official name is the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, posted a notice on its website describing the accident as minor. It said Moon, 88, and his wife are safe.

"The two parents are safe so family members should not be worried," it said, referring to Moon and his wife and the church's followers.

South Korea's CBS radio said Moon, his wife and five others needed hospital treatment. It said the church founder and his wife were given MRI scans for suspected back injuries and moved to a VIP room.

The transport ministry said in a statement the Sikorsky S-92 made the landing after encountering bad weather.

The church, one of the world's most controversial religious organisations, was founded in Seoul in 1954. It evangelises in some 200 countries, church officials say.

In April Moon's 28-year-old son Hyung Jin Moon succeeded his father as its top leader.

http://news.yam.com/cna/international/200807/20080719660208.html
搭載統一教總裁直升機迫降山區 七人受傷
中央社╱中央社 2008-07-19 20:36
   
（中央社記者姜遠珍首爾十九日專電）搭載統一教總裁文鮮明夫婦及家人的一架直升機，今天下午五點十分左右，在海拔六百三十公尺的長樂山頂峰緊急迫降，造成文鮮明夫婦等七人受傷，所幸並無生命危險。

南韓KBS以「新聞速報」打出字幕，報導了「一架民間直升機迫降京畿道加平地區造成七人受傷」的快訊，但是並沒有報導「統一教總裁文鮮明夫婦受傷」的詳情。

南韓「聯合新聞通訊社」指出，肇事直升機共搭載十六名乘客，其中，文鮮明夫婦等五男兩女受傷，被送往附近的京畿道加平郡清心國際醫院治療，其餘三名機員、四名成人及兩名兒童則安然無恙。

據了解，肇事直升機是於今天下午四點四十分左右，從首爾市漢江畔的蠶室起飛，準備降落在清心國際醫院陽台直升機降落場，就在距降落目標點不遠的長樂山，突然發生機械異常現象，在冒起黑煙無法繼續航行下，迫降於長樂山海拔五百一十公尺處的山林間。

報導指出，這架肇事直升機是美國希柯史奇公司製造、可搭乘十四人的S-92型直升機，在受到卡玫基颱風造成的惡劣天氣影響後，因迫降過程中受到林區樹枝的緩衝作用，而未造成人命損傷。迫降後，乘客逃離，直升機當場爆炸。

南韓警方和消防單位正在確認乘客的身份，並依據目擊者的陳述，調查迫降的具體原因和真相。

http://news.yam.com/cna/china/200807/20080712529925.html
北京一直升機墜毀 機師身亡
中央社╱中央社 2008-07-12 14:18
    
（中央社台北十二日電）香港「明報」新聞網今天報導，北京市園林綠化部門租用的一架直升機今早在平谷區金海湖上空墜毀，三十七歲的機師當場身亡。事故原因正在調查中。

報導說，墜毀的飛機由民營飛機製造企業北京泛亞通用航空公司提供。

http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2008-07-03/1127508574.html
駐阿聯軍UH-60黑鷹直升機被小型武器擊落
http://www.sina.com.cn 2008年07月03日 11:27 人民網

　　人民網軍事線上北京7月3日電 (記者 楊鐵虎)美國軍方2日在阿富汗首都喀布爾表示，當天一架隸屬于美國領導下的駐阿富汗聯軍的直升機在喀布爾南部遭小型武器火力襲擊墜毀，但機上人員沒有遭受嚴重傷害。

　　受襲後，直升機飛行員將這架UH-60型“黑鷹”直升機安全迫降到盧格爾省哈爾瓦爾地區，並在飛機起火前疏散了所有機上人員。

　　這是一周來的第2起直升機墜機事件，一位美軍發言人說。另一起發生在庫納爾省東北部。

　　美國軍方在聲明中沒有公佈襲擊事件的具體細節，只是稱“飛行員及乘員均沒有受到重傷”。

　　過去一個月來，阿富汗各地武裝分子襲擊事件明顯增多，安全形勢日益惡化。

http://news.yam.com/afp/international/200807/20080703339399.html
直昇機墜毀西伯利亞 九人喪生
法新社╱黃鈺涵 2008-07-03 01:05     
 
 
（法新社莫斯科二日電）俄國的緊急事務部表示，一架民用MI-8型直昇機今天在西伯利亞墜毀，造成九人喪生。

緊急事務部發言人魯卡希說：「根據目前得到的訊息，直昇機上有十六個人，包括三名機組員。目前確認至少有九人喪生。」

他表示，這架屬於民營航空公司UT-Air的MI-8直昇機，墜毀於西伯利亞西北部的亞馬爾‧涅涅茨自治區。該地區富藏石油

目前尚無法得知墜機原因。

MI-8直昇機是前蘇聯時代的載重空運工具，能乘載大約二十個人。

在西伯利亞偏遠地區，直昇機廣泛使用於運送物資和人員，常傳出墜機事件。 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiaaviationaccident_080702111135
Nine dead in Siberian helicopter crash: officials

Wed Jul 2, 7:11 AM ET

MOSCOW (AFP) - A civilian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in northwest Siberia on Wednesday killing at least nine people, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said.

"According to provisional information, there were 16 people on board, including three crew members. At least nine people died," ministry spokeswoman Natalya Lukash told AFP.

The Mi-8 helicopter operated by civilian airline UT-Air crashed in the oil-rich Yamalo-Nenets region of northwest Siberia, Lukash said.

Interfax news agency quoted a Federal Air Transport Agency official as saying there were only 13 people on board, but confirming the toll of nine dead. The official said one person was seriously injured and three suffered only minor injuries.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

ITAR-TASS news agency reported that the helicopter caught fire after crashing en route from the city of Noyabrsk to the Varginskoye oil field.

A Soviet-era workhorse, the Russian-built Mi-8 helicopter can carry up to 20 people and is widely used to transport passengers and supplies to remote sites in Siberia.

http://news.yam.com/afp/international/200806/20080630286535.html
美亞利桑那州醫護直升機相撞 七死三重傷
法新社╱簡長盛 2008-06-30 11:35     
 
 
（法新社洛杉磯二十九日電）美國KPHO電視台報導，兩架醫護直升機今天在亞利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫鎮上空相撞，造成七人喪生，三人重傷。

美國聯邦航空總署發言人告訴電視台，相撞意外發生在弗拉格斯塔夫醫療中心約一公里外，七名死者包括一病患和一直升機駕駛。

他說，另有三人重傷。

弗鎮消防局發言人說，事故引發林木密集地區大火，不過火勢正逐漸受到控制。
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080630/ts_alt_afp/usaccidentair_080630045028;_ylt=AvvixLpiOJQVRyueYzXCEQXYa7gF
Six killed as helicopters collide over Arizona

Mon Jun 30, 12:50 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Six people were killed and one critically injured Sunday when two medical helicopters collided mid-air over Flagstaff, Arizona, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.
 
Both helicopters were headed to the hospital when they collided, spokesman Ian Gregor said.

Three of those killed were aboard a Bell 407 operated by a company called Air Methods. At least one of those killed was a patient.

The other three fatalities were aboard the same type of chopper, operated by a company called Classic Helicopter Service of Utah. Another person on board was critically injured.

The FAA earlier said that seven people were killed and three injured.

No one on the ground was killed, Gregor said.

However, two ambulance workers were injured by the explosion of one of the helicopters when they arrived at the scene, a fire spokesman told local KPHO television.

The crash of the two choppers triggered a wildfire in a heavily wooded area that was swiftly brought under control, a Flagstaff Fire Department spokesman said.

FAA inspectors were heading to the scene of the accident, which occurred at 3:45 pm (1045 GMT), Gregor said.

"I certainly wouldn't want to speculate on what would have caused this," he said.