This helicopter, carrying the Colombian security service president, fell and crashed seconds after take-off. Though the impact is quite violent, there is no fatality.
This CH-53 helicopter is being air-to-air refuelled, but as it is approaching the tanker’s hose, the chopper suddenly pitches up and its rotor cut out the its refuelling boom.
On July 23rd 2006, in South Africa, this working on a fire MI-8 helicopter lost power just after filling its bambi bucket. The bucket is released, but the chopper is unable to recover and crashed in a quarry.