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Eurocopter AS355F2 accident history

Complete safety record for the Eurocopter AS355F2, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents
23
Confirmed fatalities
13
Fatal incidents
6
Fatal rate
26.1%
Probable causes
Unknown9 incidents
Mechanical failure5 incidents
Pilot error4 incidents
Under investigation2 incidents
Weather2 incidents
Where incidents occurred
11 incidents
4 incidents
🇮🇪Ireland
2 incidents
🇮🇩Indonesia
1 incident
🇳🇱Netherlands
1 incident
Why these are filed here

Eurocopter was formed in 1992 by merging the helicopter divisions of Aerospatiale and MBB, and was renamed Airbus Helicopters in 2014. We file the AS and EC ranges under Eurocopter whichever name was current when a particular airframe was built. Earlier SA-numbered types are filed under Aerospatiale, the Bo 105 under MBB, and the later H-numbered types under Airbus Helicopters.

How many AS355F2 crashes have there been?

23 recorded incidents involving the Eurocopter AS355F2, from 1999 to 2025, with 13 deathsacross 6 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2017-03-29 at Snowdonia, United Kingdom, which killed 5.

What causes AS355F2 accidents?

The most common established cause is mechanical failure, in 5 of them, then pilot error in 4.

Where do AS355F2 accidents happen?

DateLocationFatalities
2025-01-15🇮🇪Ireland West Airport, Ireland—
2024-02-12🇮🇩Jawa Barat, Indonesia—
2023-10-04🇬🇧Gunnersbury Park, London, United Kingdom—
2023-07-19🇺🇸Farmington, United States—
2022-05-19🇺🇸Palm Beach, United States—
2021-03-02🇬🇧Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom—
2020-11-14🇺🇸Hammonton, United States—
2020-07-11🇺🇸Rifle, United States—
2019-07-15🇳🇱Lelystad, Netherlands—
2019-06-19🇨🇦Dryden, Canada—
2018-10-30🇺🇸Beekmantown, United States2
2017-03-29🇬🇧Snowdonia, United Kingdom5
2016-08-14🇩🇴Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—
2014-03-21🇬🇧Peterborough Conington Airport, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom—
2012-11-22🇧🇸Great Guana Cay, Bahamas1
2012-10-17🇺🇸Erwinna, United States1
2012-09-15🇺🇸West Windsor, United States1
2012-03-02🇺🇸Makakilo City, United States—
2011-08-18🇦🇺Marree, Australia3
2010-09-17🇺🇸Pikes Peak, United States—
2009-12-06🇺🇸Temple Bar, United States—
2008-03-22🇺🇸New York, United States—
1999-05-12🇮🇪near Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland—
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