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Eurocopter AS532 accident history

Complete safety record for the Eurocopter AS532, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents
3
Confirmed fatalities
25
Fatal incidents
3
Fatal rate
100.0%
Probable causes
CFIT / Terrain2 incidents
Weather1 incident
Where incidents occurred
🇹🇷Turkey
2 incidents
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
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 AS532 crashes have there been?

3 recorded incidents involving the Eurocopter AS532, from 2000 to 2024, with 25 deathsacross 3 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2017-05-31 at Sirnak, Turkey, which killed 13.

What causes AS532 accidents?

The most common established cause is controlled flight into terrain, in 2 of them, then weather in 1.

Where do AS532 accidents happen?

DateLocationFatalities
2024-12-09🇹🇷Isparta, Turkey5
2017-05-31🇹🇷Sirnak, Turkey13
2000-11-19🇸🇦Quassim, Saudi Arabia7
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