Aircraft safety record

Rotorway helicopter accidents

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

Total incidents

Confirmed fatalities

Fatal incidents

Fatal rate

22.6%

Most affected models

Rotorway EXEC13 incidents

Rotorway EXEC 162F3 incidents

Rotorway 162F3 incidents

Rotorway 1622 incidents

Rotorway JETEXEC2 incidents

Probable causes

Under investigation28 incidents

Pilot error1 incidents

Weather1 incidents

Mechanical failure1 incidents

Date	Location	Model	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2025-12-08	🇺🇸Lake Havasu City, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-13	🇺🇸Valley View, United States	AG162	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-03-28	🇺🇸Chuluota, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2024-11-15	🇺🇸Blaine, United States	Exec 162 F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2024-10-11	🇺🇸Plymouth, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2024-07-04	🇺🇸Maybee, United States	162 F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2024-06-14	🇺🇸Alva, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2023-05-10	🇺🇸Akron, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2023-05-10	🇺🇸Akron, United States	EXEC	—	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2022-11-29	🇺🇸Drummondville, United States	unk	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2022-09-03	🇺🇸Arthur, United States	JETEXEC	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2022-09-03	🇺🇸Arthur, United States	JETEXEC	1	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL ↗
2021-08-18	🇺🇸Lindale, United States	Exec 162	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-08-07	🇺🇸Argyle, United States	Exec 162F	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-02-01	🇺🇸Ledbury, Herefordshire, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-09-10	🇺🇸Kenansville, United States	EXEC 162F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-05-16	🇺🇸Rochester, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-08-24	🇺🇸Herisau, United States	EXEC 162F	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-11-05	🇺🇸Saint Pierre, United States	EXEC	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-10-27	🇺🇸Passaic, United States	162	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-10-27	🇺🇸Passaic, United States	162	—	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL ↗
2018-04-05	🇺🇸Crestet, United States	EXEC	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-03-25	🇺🇸Koblenz-Winningen, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2014-06-21	🇺🇸Mt. Comfort, United States	EXEC 162F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-12-13	🇺🇸Mayland, United States	DB-1	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-08-05	🇺🇸Colville, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2011-08-06	🇺🇸Chino Hills, United States	EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2011-03-15	🇺🇸Chandler, United States	A600	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2008-05-24	🇺🇸Gonzales, United States	162F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2008-03-09	🇺🇸Cartersville, United States	162F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2008-03-09	🇺🇸Cartersville, United States	162F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB

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