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CFIT / Terrain helicopter accidents

Controlled Flight Into Terrain — incidents where an airworthy helicopter under pilot control was flown into terrain, water, or an obstacle.

Total incidents
20
Confirmed fatalities
51
Fatal incidents
6
Fatal rate
30.0%
Most affected countries
🇬🇭 Ghana1 incidents
🇷🇺 Russia1 incidents
🇮🇳 India1 incidents
Most affected aircraft
Bell6 incidents
Robinson5 incidents
Mil2 incidents
Harbin1 incidents
DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeveritySource
2025-08-06🇬🇭Ashanti Region, GhanaHarbin Z-98fatalWikipedia
2024-08-31🇷🇺Kamchatka, RussiaMil Mi-8T22fatalWikipedia
2022-11-18🇺🇸Las Vegas, United StatesCESSNA, ROBINSON HELICOPTER 172M, R44unknownNTSB CAROL
2022-08-16🇺🇸Millville, United StatesRobinson R66unknownNTSB CAROL
2022-07-19🇺🇸Franklin, United StatesBell 206L-3unknownNTSB CAROL
2022-04-01🇺🇸Merced, United StatesBell OH-58AminorNTSB CAROL
2021-12-08🇮🇳Coonoor, IndiaMil Mi-1714fatalWikipedia
2019-04-06🇺🇸Clover, United StatesRobinson R22seriousNTSB CAROL
2018-10-07🇺🇸Bridgeville, United StatesEnstrom F-28unknownNTSB CAROL
2018-07-27🇺🇸Elma, United StatesRobinson R44minorNTSB CAROL
2018-06-27🇺🇸Malin, United StatesGRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G 164unknownNTSB CAROL
2018-05-19🇺🇸Stoneburg, United StatesHughes 369AseriousNTSB CAROL
2017-08-14🇺🇸Westby, United StatesRobinson R44unknownNTSB CAROL
2017-07-06🇺🇸Dixon, United StatesBell 206unknownNTSB CAROL
2017-05-10🇺🇸Vevay, United StatesRobinson R44unknownNTSB CAROL
2017-04-21🇺🇸Timmonsville, United StatesBELL-CARSON 47G SUPER C 41fatalNTSB CAROL
2017-03-14🇺🇸Chalmers, United StatesMcDonnell Douglas 369FF1fatalNTSB CAROL
2016-07-22🇺🇸Lake Mills, United StatesBell OH-58AminorNTSB CAROL
2016-04-21🇺🇸Los Fresnos, United StatesBell 47G-2AseriousNTSB CAROL
1990-08-27🇺🇸Elkhorn, United StatesBell 2065fatalWikipedia
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