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Helicopter incidents,
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Every crash, collision, and forced landing β€” extracted from news reports by AI and updated daily. Built for researchers, journalists, and aviation safety professionals.

Total incidents
4,266
Confirmed fatalities
2,867
This month
4
Countries tracked
21
Allfatalseriousminorunknown179 incidents
DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
2017-05-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJuneau, United StatesAIRBUS AS3500minorWeatherNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-05-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈVacaville, United StatesWEAVER STANLEY R/ROBINSON SCOT VANS RV-80minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-04-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCoolidge, United StatesSCHWEIZER 269C0minorUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-04-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈNewton, United StatesROBINSON R440minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-03-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈYpsilanti, United StatesMCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD800minorWeatherNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-02-19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSpofford, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R440minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-02-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCarson City, United StatesBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 2060minorMechanical failureNTSB CAROL β†—
2017-01-18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈChampaign, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER R220minorUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-12-18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPalmer, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER R220minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-12-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnalaska, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER R220minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-11-12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStone Lake, United StatesROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R440minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-11-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCameron, United StatesBELL OH 58C0minorMechanical failureNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-10-11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈKnoxville, United StatesBELLANCA 8KCAB0minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-10-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈGila Bend, United StatesTamarack Helicopters Inc UH-1H0minorMechanical failureNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-10-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFairbanks, United StatesBELLANCA 7GCBC0minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-09-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOzark, United StatesHUGHES 269B0minorUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-08-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈIron Station, United StatesMEANS ROBER C ROTORWAY EXEC0minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-08-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCokeville, United StatesHILLER UH 12D0minorUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-08-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPrescott, United StatesROBINSON R220minorUnder investigationNTSB CAROL β†—
2016-07-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOutlook, United StatesBELL 2060minorWeatherNTSB CAROL β†—
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