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Mbb helicopter accidents

Safety record and accident history for Mbb helicopters, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents
28
Confirmed fatalities
23
Fatal incidents
8
Fatal rate
28.6%
Most affected models
Mbb BK 117 B-24 incidents
Mbb BK1174 incidents
Mbb Bo 105CBS-43 incidents
Mbb Bo 1052 incidents
Mbb BO-1051 incidents
Probable causes
Unknown10 incidents
Mechanical failure5 incidents
Weather5 incidents
Under investigation4 incidents
DateLocationModelFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
—🇲🇾Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, MalaysiaBO-1055fatalUnder investigationfreemalaysia ↗
2026-09-08🇲🇾Long Lellang STOLport, Sarawak, MalaysiaBo 105CBS-55fatalMechanical failureSarawak Trib ↗
2025-04-25🇺🇸Hartford, United StatesBK 117 —seriousUnder investigationNTSB ↗
2022-06-30🇺🇸Daytona Beach, United StatesBO_105S—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-05-14🇺🇸Rochester, United StatesBK 117 B-2—unknownUnknownNTSB ↗
2022-05-13🇺🇸Rochester, United StatesBK 117 B-2—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2021-03-12🇬🇧North Weald Airfield, Essex, United KingdomBK 117 C-2—seriousPilot errorAAIB ↗
2020-07-04🇺🇸Wooster, United StatesBK117—unknownUnknownNTSB ↗
2018-12-25🇺🇸Strum, United StatesBK117—unknownUnknownNTSB ↗
2018-12-24🇺🇸Strum, United StatesBK117—minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-09-06🇺🇦Kyiv, UkraineBK117—seriousUnknownNTSB ↗
2018-03-05🇺🇸Sheboygan, United StatesBK 117 B-2—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2014-05-04🇺🇸Hamburg, United StatesBK 117—unknownMechanical failureNTSB ↗
2013-09-10🇨🇦McClure Strait, CanadaBO 105-S3fatalUnknownNTSB ↗
2012-12-11🇺🇸Compton, United StatesBK 117 A-33fatalWeatherNTSB ↗
2011-12-17🇦🇶near Neumayer III Station, AntarcticaBo 105CBS-4—seriousWeatherBFU ↗
2011-12-17🇦🇶near Neumayer III Station, AntarcticaBo 105CBS-4—seriousWeatherBFU ↗
2011-11-13🇺🇸Carbondale, United StatesBK 117 B-2—unknownUnknownNTSB ↗
2009-09-06🇺🇸Thibodaux, United StatesBO-105S—unknownUnknownNTSB ↗
2008-03-02🇦🇶near Neumayer III Station, AntarcticaBo 105CBS-42fatalWeatherBFU
2007-09-11🇸🇪Tingsryd, SwedenBo 1054fatalUnder investigationThe Local ↗
2007-09-11🇸🇪Tingsryd, SwedenBo 105—fatalUnder investigationThe Local ↗
1997-11-21🇦🇶near Neumayer Station, AntarcticaBo 105CB-2—seriousWeatherHelionline ↗
1994-08-10🇦🇪Arabian Gulf, United Arab EmiratesBo 105CBS-2—seriousUnknownAB-IX ↗
1992-10-08🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesBK 117B-1—seriousUnknownAB-IX ↗
1990-09-07🇦🇪off Jebel Ali, United Arab EmiratesBo 105C—seriousMechanical failureWorld Directory of Airliner Crashes
1987-12-06🇦🇪off Dubai, United Arab EmiratesBo 105D—seriousPilot errorWorld Directory of Airliner Crashes
1983-11-22🇦🇪off Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesBo 105CB1fatalUnknownFlight International
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