Enstrom 280FX Crashes onto Highway after Leaving European Rotors Show | Aviation International News

Departing European Rotors Helicopter Crashes

Three injured as Enstrom crashes onto busy Madrid motorway

By Mark Huber • Contributor

December 1, 2023

An Enstrom 280FX crashed this morning onto a busy motorway moments after departing the site of this week’s European Rotors conference in Madrid. The helicopter, French registered F-HPUX, had two aboard and was flying from the Ifema Convention Center to the Cuatro Vientos Airfield, just south of the city. It crashed onto a Jersey wall in the median and hit a car just short of a bridge abutment on the M40 at 10:12 a.m. local time.

Both helicopter occupants were injured; one was able to walk off on his own, while the other had to be extracted by emergency personnel. The driver of the car was also injured. The car suffered a smashed windshield and gouge marks while the helicopter, which came to rest on its side, was substantially damaged. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, according to authorities, but one of the injured was reported to have a broken leg.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

Bizjet Fatalities Drop 41% Despite More Accidents in 2026

Total accidents worldwide involving bizjets increased 24%

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: October 2026

Preliminary and final accident reports, October 2026

rural runway

NTSB: Citation V in Overrun Was Snow-coated, Overweight

Rejected takeoff initiated above the decision speed

A Citation V that slid off the runway in Pagosa Springs in 2024

Libyan Officials Investigate Latitude Runway Overrun

Three crew survived crash on empty leg charter trip from Istanbul

Misrata Airport Citation crash

NBC News Helicopter Crashes in LA, Killing Three

Helicopter was covering a fatal collision between an SUV and bus when it went down

Mayor Karen Bass speaks at a press conference near the scene of the crashes on September 15

Forgotten Safety Pin Preceded Gulfstream IV Excursion

Airplane veered into grass with no injuries reported

Screenshot 2026-09-14 at 8.07.17 AM

District Court Rejects Appeal of GARA-related Lawsuit

Plaintiffs argued that police aircraft are exempt from GARA statute of repose

Helicopter accident flight path

NTSB: Pax Safely Lands King Air after Pilot Collapsed

Pilot died of cardiac arrest during the flight