Eurocopter EC135P2+ accident history
Complete safety record for the Eurocopter EC135P2+, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
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 EC135P2+ crashes have there been?
50 recorded incidents involving the Eurocopter EC135P2+, from 2006 to 2026, with 61 deathsacross 19 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2013-11-29 at Glasgow, United Kingdom, which killed 10.
What causes EC135P2+ accidents?
The most common established cause is mechanical failure, in 11 of them, then pilot error in 10.
Where do EC135P2+ accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 🇺🇸Avalon, United States | 2 |
| 2026-06-07 | 🇫🇷Bray-Saint-Aignan, France | 1 |
| 2026-01-02 | 🇪🇸Vinebre, Tarragona, Spain | — |
| 2025-09-23 | 🇺🇸Whittier, United States | — |
| 2025-09-17 | 🇪🇸Madrid, Spain | — |
| 2025-07-29 | 🇩🇪Grimma, Germany | 3 |
| 2025-03-10 | 🇺🇸Canton, United States | 3 |
| 2025-02-24 | 🇺🇸Hampstead, United States | — |
| 2025-02-17 | 🇺🇸Philadelphia, United States | — |
| 2025-02-05 | 🇺🇸Avalon (Santa Catalina Island), United States | 3 |
| 2024-10-29 | 🇳🇱Zoetermeer, Netherlands | — |
| 2024-10-08 | 🇳🇱Rutten, Netherlands | — |
| 2023-11-22 | 🇺🇸Dodge Center, United States | — |
| 2023-11-21 | 🇺🇸Dodge Center, United States | — |
| 2023-09-13 | 🇺🇸Fargo, United States | — |
| 2023-08-28 | 🇺🇸Pompano Beach, United States | 1 |
| 2023-03-09 | 🇺🇸Franklin, United States | — |
| 2022-07-20 | 🇺🇸Mount Vernon, United States | — |
| 2022-07-19 | 🇺🇸Mount Vernon, United States | — |
| 2022-06-18 | 🇺🇸Waukesha, United States | — |
| 2022-01-11 | 🇺🇸Drexel Hill, United States | — |
| 2020-12-08 | 🇫🇷Bonvillard, France | 5 |
| 2020-11-06 | 🇩🇰Ringsted, Denmark | — |
| 2019-06-17 | 🇺🇸Cobleskill, United States | — |
| 2019-02-26 | 🇰🇾George Town, Cayman Islands | — |
| 2018-07-07 | 🇺🇸Chicago, United States | — |
| 2018-07-07 | 🇺🇸Chicago, United States | — |
| 2018-04-05 | 🇬🇧Morpeth, Northumberland, United Kingdom | — |
| 2018-01-23 | 🇩🇪Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany | 4 |
| 2017-09-25 | 🇭🇺Őrbottyán, Hungary | — |
| 2017-05-25 | 🇺🇸New Castle, United States | 1 |
| 2017-04-13 | 🇱🇸Thaba Putsoa, Lesotho | 4 |
| 2017-02-07 | 🇺🇸Beattyville, United States | — |
| 2016-01-04 | 🇳🇱Almere, Netherlands | — |
| 2015-11-25 | 🇬🇧Bilsdale, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom | — |
| 2015-11-19 | 🇺🇸Apple Valley, United States | — |
| 2015-11-06 | 🇺🇸Monongahela, United States | — |
| 2014-12-14 | 🇷🇴Lake Siutghiol, Romania | 4 |
| 2013-11-29 | 🇬🇧Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3 |
| 2013-11-29 | 🇬🇧Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10 |
| 2013-11-09 | 🇺🇸Shreveport, United States | — |
| 2012-06-19 | 🇮🇪Borrisoleigh, Ireland | — |
| 2010-12-31 | 🇺🇸Weyers Cave, United States | 2 |
| 2010-02-14 | 🇺🇸Cave Creek, United States | 5 |
| 2009-01-02 | 🇫🇷Molesmes, France | 1 |
| 2008-07-31 | 🇭🇺Kiskunlacháza, Hungary | 2 |
| 2008-05-30 | 🇺🇸Pottsville, United States | — |
| 2008-05-10 | 🇺🇸La Crosse, United States | 3 |
| 2006-12-23 | 🇷🇴Colibita, Pasul Tihuta, Romania | — |
| 2006-01-09 | 🇷🇴1.5 km NE of Iasi, Romania | 4 |