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Helicopter incidents,
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Total incidents
4,228
Confirmed fatalities
2,145
This month
4
Countries tracked
7
Allfatalseriousminorunknown129 incidents
DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
2018-04-24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAlbion, United StatesHEARD ALAN E MOSQUITO XE0seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2018-04-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈANDOVER, United StatesBELLANCA 7GCBC0seriousUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2018-03-07πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBlair, United StatesHUGHES 369D0seriousUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2018-02-28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPixley, United StatesBELL 47G0seriousWeatherNTSB CAROL β†—
2018-01-21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLOXAHATCHEE, United StatesMOSQUITO XEL0seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2018-01-11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSan Juan, United StatesHUGHES 3690seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-11-30πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈTruckee, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R220seriousUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-11-06πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLarchwood, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER R440seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-09-20πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLong Beach, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER R220seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-09-04πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEl Paso, United StatesMCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD 90-300seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-09-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBurnet, United StatesHUGHES 369A0seriousUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-09-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLawrenceville, United StatesMD HELICOPTER 3690seriousMechanical failureNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-08-10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈVilla Grove, United StatesHUGHES 369D0seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-07-21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈVan Nuys, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II0seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-07-19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOntario, United StatesENSTROM F 28C0seriousMechanical failureNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-07-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈIreland, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER R440seriousMechanical failureNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-07-06πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRonan, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II0seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-07-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBella Vista, United StatesRobinson R440seriousMechanical failureNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-06-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHastings, United StatesBELL-TELLIJOHN 47G0seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-06-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDouglas, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II0seriousWeatherNTSB CAROL β†—
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