List of news aircraft crashes

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[edit] Accidents occurring while gathering news

F = fatalities; I = injuries

Date	Location	News org.	Description	F	I	Cause
29 Jul 2007	Dallas, TX	KDFW-TV	news helicopter is forced to make an emergency landing in a wooded area and skids to a stop on its side^[1]	0	1
27 Jul 2007	Phoenix, AZ	KNXV-TV and KTVK	KNXV-TV and KTVK news helicopters crash while covering a car chase.	4	0	failure to maintain separation (unofficial)
20 Jun 2007	Sand Springs, OK	KOTV	while performing low flybys, helicopter's main rotor blade struck the dish atop a satellite truck.	0	1	rotor strike during low flight (unofficial) [1]
12 Jul 2006	Taos, NM	KOB-TV	helicopter landed nose first and rolled over while obtaining video of a search and rescue operation	0	0	loss of tail rotor effectiveness during landing, pilot delayed ration [2]
28 Jun 2006	Chino Hills, CA	contract traffic watch service	pilot heard a loud bang, landed the helicopter in a state park to investigate, upon taking off the helicopter rolled to the left and impacted the ground.	0	2	undetermined [3]
19 Aug 2004	Collier County, FL	WINK-TV	helicopter, returning from refueling in Miami, crashed in the Florida Everglades.^[2]	0	1
4 May 2004	Brooklyn, NY	WNBC-TV	helicopter lost control crashed onto an apartment building rooftop ^[3]	0	0	hydraulic failure [4]
8 May 2003	Aurora, CO		power failure	0	1	lack of CRM (cockpit resource management) [5]
12 Dec 2001	Vernon, WI	WISN-TV	after covering a fire, pilot was flying back to airport in low visibility when the helicopter struck power lines and crashed on a highway	1	1	visibility, pilot error [6]
4 Dec 2000	Dallas, NC		While covering a news event, helicopter experienced several unanticipated right yaw excursions	2	0	improper use of flight controls during an emergency landing [7]
26 Mar 2000	Van Nuys, CA	KTLA-TV	while covering a night time event, pilot radio'd hydraulic failure to other news helicopters in the area and opted to return to base rather than land at a closer airport.	0	2	hydraulic pressure loss [8]
3 Mar 2000	South Miami-Dade County, FL	WTVJ		2	0
17 Nov 1999	Seattle, WA	KIRO-TV	helicopter collides with another (non-news) aircraft on a news gathering flight	0	0	failure to maintain separation [9]
3 Dec 1998	Passaic, NJ	WNBC-TV	chopper crashed into the Passaic River	0	2
7 Dec 1991	Fuquay-Varina, NC	WTVD-TV	helicopter lost power and crash landed in an open field	3	1	pilots decision to continue flight after known problem [10]
25 Nov 1986	Cincinnati, OH	contract traffic watch service	non-instrument rated pilot crashed helicopter terrain in foggy conditions. Traffic reporter onboard pressured pilot to take off.[11]	2	0	visibility, pilot error [12]
22 Oct 1986	New York, NY	WNBC-AM	traffic helicopter crashed into the Hudson River	1	2
21 Jan 1986	Ellendale, MN		Helicopter hired by a news crew for an unnamed station agreed to fly in low visibility despite refusals by other pilots. Non-instrument rated pilot crashed in low visibility.	3		dark, visibility, pilot error [13]
3 Dec 1983	Ft. Morgan, CO		While attempting to land in white out conditions, main rotor struck the ground and the helicopter rolled over		2	visibility [14]
1 Aug 1977	Los Angeles, CA	KNBC-TV	Former U2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers and cameraman George Spears killed in the crash of the KNBC "Telecopter"	2	0	fuel exhausted [15]

[edit] Accidents occurring outside news-gathering activities

F = fatalities; I = injuries

Date	Location	News org.	Description	F	I	Cause
23 Mar 2007	Rehoboth Beach, DE	WWBT	helicopter, not performing electronic news gathering at the time, struck power line and crashed.^[4]^[5]	0	2	pilot failure to maintain lookout [16]
8 Nov 1997	Portland, OR	KATU	JetRanger I, which was leased to the station, crashed while harvesting Christmas Trees.			excessive deceleration [17]