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Sikorsky helicopter accidents

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

Total incidents
125
Confirmed fatalities
159
Fatal incidents
24
Fatal rate
19.2%
Most affected models
Sikorsky S-9220 incidents
Sikorsky S-7615 incidents
Sikorsky S-616 incidents
Sikorsky UH-605 incidents
Sikorsky S-76C5 incidents
Probable causes
Unknown63 incidents
Pilot error16 incidents
Under investigation9 incidents
Mechanical failure5 incidents
DateLocationModelFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
2026-07-01🌐Arabian Sea, International WatersMH-60S1fatalUnknownTWZ ↗
2026-06-22🇺🇸Sitka, United StatesMH-60 Jayhawk—minorUnknownGlobalsecuri ↗
2026-03-24🇰🇷Cheonan, South KoreaS-61—seriousUnder investigationNTSB
2026-03-05🇬🇧Aberdeen, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2025-09-01🇺🇸Round Mountain, United StatesS-76—seriousUnder investigationNTSB
2025-07-07🇺🇸Ingram, United StatesUH-60—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2025-05-01🇺🇸Washington D.C., United StatesUH-60—seriousUnder investigationNPR ↗
2025-01-29🇺🇸Washington D.C., United StatesUH-6067fatalUnknownWikipedia ↗
2025-01-10🇧🇯Sédjè, BeninS-61N—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2024-10-24🇳🇬Bonny, NigeriaS-76C+8fatalWeatherNSIB ↗
2024-06-03🇺🇸Benton City, United StatesS-55QT—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2024-02-28🇳🇴Bergen, NorwayS-92—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2024-02-01🇦🇺Offshore Vessel, AustraliaS-92—unknownUnder investigationNTSB
2023-10-24🇨🇦Sidney, CanadaS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2023-08-07🇺🇸Cabazon, United StatesS-64E3fatalUnknownNTSB
2023-06-05🇳🇴Sola, NorwayS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2023-03-29🇺🇸Trigg County, United StatesHH-60 Pave Hawk5fatalUnknownWikipedia ↗
2023-03-29🇺🇸Trigg County, United StatesHH-604fatalPilot errorWikipedia ↗
2023-02-05🇮🇪Derry, IrelandS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2022-11-23🇺🇸San Diego, United StatesMH-60R—unknownUnknownNTSB
2022-11-22🇺🇸San Diego, United StatesUH-60A, MH-60R—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-09-01🇺🇸Shady Cove, United StatesS-61N—minorMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-06-28🇮🇳Mumbai, IndiaS-76D—unknownUnknownNTSB
2022-04-08🇰🇷Jeju Island, South KoreaS-923fatalUnknownNTSB
2022-03-16🇧🇷Baía de Camamu, BA, BrazilS-761fatalUnknownNTSB
2022-03-13🇺🇸Texarkana, United StatesS-76D—unknownUnknownNTSB
2022-03-12🇺🇸Texarkana, United StatesS-76D—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2022-03-04🇬🇧Plymouth, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2022-02-22🇺🇸Kekaha, United StatesS-61N4fatalPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2021-10-31🇬🇧North Sea, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-09-25🇬🇧North Sea, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-07-20🇮🇩Soehanah, IndonesiaS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-07-15🇬🇧South Havra, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2021-05-25🇺🇸Leesburg, United StatesUH-60A4fatalPilot errorNTSB
2021-04-21🇰🇷Oak Cheon Goon, South KoreaS-76C+1fatalUnknownNTSB
2020-10-20🇳🇴Sola, NorwayS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-09-25🇳🇴Sola, NorwayS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-05-01🇰🇷Cheonwangbong, South KoreaS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2020-04-20🇦🇫Camp Dwyer, AfghanistanS-61—seriousUnknownNTSB
2020-01-26🇺🇸Calabasas, United StatesS-76B9fatalPilot errorWikipedia ↗
2019-11-10🇺🇸Lebanon, United StatesS-58JT—minorPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-10-25🇳🇬Port Harcourt NAS, NigeriaS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-10-14🇬🇧Foxcote House, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-09-11🇺🇸Azusa, United StatesS-58—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-07-26🇪🇸Vigo, SpainS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-07-24🇨🇦Sable Island, CanadaS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-05-29🇺🇸Brewster, United StatesUH19—unknownUnknownNTSB
2019-05-28🇺🇸Brewster, United StatesUH19—minorMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-05-15🇺🇸Morrilton, United StatesS-76—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-02-28🇺🇸TULLAHOMA, United StatesHH-60L—seriousPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2019-01-28🇺🇸Mount Eliza, United StatesS64—unknownUnknownNTSB
2018-08-23🇬🇧On Approach to the Brae Bravo platform, northern North Sea, United KingdomS-92A—minorPilot errorAAIB ↗
2018-05-17🇩🇴Valle Nuevo, Dominican RepublicS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2018-02-18🇺🇸New Iberia, United StatesS-76—unknownMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2018-02-05🇹🇼Lanyu, TaiwanUH-60M6fatalCFIT / TerrainWikipedia
2018-02-01🇬🇧Marchwood, United KingdomS-61—unknownUnknownNTSB
2018-01-29🇬🇧Shetland, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2017-12-15🇺🇸Islamorada, United StatesS-76—unknownFireNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-09-21🇺🇸Hoffman Island, United StatesUH-60—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-09-21🇺🇸Hoffman Island, United StatesUH-60—unknownUnknownNTSB
2017-08-02🇺🇸Jupiter, United StatesS-97A—minorMechanical failureNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-05-25🇮🇳Nilanga, IndiaS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2017-03-14🇮🇪Black Rock, IrelandS-92A4fatalCFIT / TerrainWikipedia ↗
2017-03-10🇹🇷Istanbul, TurkeyS-76C++7fatalCFIT / TerrainWikipedia ↗
2016-12-28🇬🇧North Sea, United KingdomS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2016-09-06🇺🇸Palm Bay, United StatesS-613fatalPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2016-04-28🇧🇷Campos dos Goytacazes, BrazilS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2016-02-03🇳🇬Lagos, NigeriaS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2015-12-06🇮🇪Hook Head, IrelandS-92A1fatalPilot errorAAIU ↗
2015-08-20🇺🇸Ironside, United StatesS-61—unknownUnknownNTSB
2015-08-12🇳🇬Lagos, NigeriaS-76C—unknownUnknownNTSB
2015-03-21🇮🇩East Kalimantan, IndonesiaS-76C—seriousUnknownNTSB
2014-08-22🇬🇧Golden Eagle complex, North Sea, United KingdomS-92A—minorPilot errorAAIB ↗
2013-12-05🇺🇸Port Fourchon, United StatesS-76B—unknownUnknownNTSB
2013-11-16🇰🇷Seoul, South KoreaS-76C++2fatalCFIT / TerrainKorea Herald ↗
2013-10-04🇳🇴Stavanger, NorwayS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2013-08-07🇧🇷Macae, BrazilS76 - A—unknownUnknownNTSB
2013-05-31🇨🇦Moosonee, CanadaS-76A4fatalPilot errorTSB Canada ↗
2013-05-23🇬🇧United KingdomS-76C—unknownUnknownNTSB
2013-03-15🇺🇸Grand Lake, United StatesS-76A++3fatalUnknownNTSB
2012-10-12🇺🇸Yorktown, United StatesS-55B—unknownUnknownNTSB
2012-10-10🇧🇷Carauari, BrazilS-61—unknownUnknownNTSB
2012-09-24🇺🇸Theodore, United StatesS-76C—unknownUnknownNTSB
2012-08-13🇨🇦Langara Lodge, BC, CanadaS-76—unknownUnknownNTSB
2012-08-01🇺🇸Middletown, United StatesS-58JT—unknownUnknownNTSB
2012-06-24🇺🇸Brewster, United StatesS-58B—unknownUnknownNTSB
2012-06-06🇵🇪Mount Mamarosa, PeruS-58ET14fatalCFIT / TerrainAl Jazeera ↗
2012-05-03🇬🇧Peasmarsh, East Sussex, United KingdomS-76C—seriousPilot errorAAIB ↗
2012-04-17🇺🇸Gulf of Mexico, United StatesS-76B—unknownUnknownNTSB
2012-03-05🇺🇸Staples, United States269C—unknownUnknownNTSB
2011-07-25🇺🇸Chelan, United StatesS-55B1fatalUnknownNTSB
2011-07-25🇺🇸Wilton, United StatesUH-34D1fatalUnknownNTSB
2011-07-25🇺🇸Brewster, United StatesS-55B—unknownUnknownNTSB
2011-07-11🇫🇷Burma, FranceS-763fatalUnknownNTSB
2011-03-13🇺🇸El Segundo, United StatesS-58ET—seriousUnknownNTSB
2011-01-19🇺🇸Galliano, United StatesS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2010-03-22🇺🇸Galliano, United StatesS-92—unknownUnknownNTSB
2009-12-24🇺🇸Gulf of Mexico, United StatesS-76C++—unknownUnknownNTSB
2009-07-24🇺🇸Chelan, United StatesS-55—unknownUnknownNTSB
2009-04-07🇺🇸Corvallis, United StatesCH-54B—unknownUnknownNTSB

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