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Pilot error helicopter accidents

Incidents where the investigation found pilot decision-making, technique, or situational awareness to be the primary contributing factor.

Total incidents
398
Confirmed fatalities
4
Fatal incidents
3
Fatal rate
0.8%
Most affected countries
Most affected aircraft
Robinson36 incidents
Bell18 incidents
Bellanca11 incidents
Hughes6 incidents
Guimbal4 incidents
DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeveritySource
2024-09-27πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Leicester Airport, United KingdomGuimbal Cabri G2β€”minorAAIB β†—
2023-12-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPalmer, United StatesAirbus Helicopters AS350B3β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-12-16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈTuscumbia, United StatesRotorWay EXEC 162Fβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-12-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCalexico, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-11-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEstacada, United StatesBell OH-58Aβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-11-13πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Norwich Airport, United KingdomLeonardo AW139β€”minorAAIB β†—
2023-11-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈClaremore, United StatesGuimbal Cabri G2β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-11-06πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMesa, United StatesMD Helicopters 369FFβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-10-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCaldwell, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-10-04πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Gunnersbury Park, London, United KingdomAirbus Helicopters AS355F1β€”minorAAIB β†—
2023-10-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCahokia Heights, United StatesGuimbal Cabri G2β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-10-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHochatown, United StatesRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-09-10πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§In flight over Hampshire, United KingdomRotorway Executive 162F Modifiedβ€”minorAAIB β†—
2023-09-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSilverton, United StatesEurocopter AS350B2β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-09-03πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBaltimore, United StatesBellanca 17-30Aβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-09-01πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Welshpool Airport, Powys, United KingdomRobinson R22 Betaβ€”unknownAAIB β†—
2023-08-31πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMidlothian, United StatesBellanca 7ECAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-31πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLiberty Hill, United StatesMcDonnell Douglas 530FFβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-30πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMaurice, United StatesBellanca 17-31Aβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHopkinsville, United StatesBellanca 7ECAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMosby, United StatesHiller UH-12Aβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-20πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈGranbury, United StatesSilverlight AR-1β€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPalmer, United StatesBellanca 7GCBCβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSevierville, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-08-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈElberon, United StatesHughes 369β€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-07-31πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-07-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHanlontown, United StatesRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-07-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCharles City, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-07-10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈTitusville, United StatesSchweizer 269C-1β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-07-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEmmett, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-07-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈChapman, United StatesBell 206Bβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-07-04πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMyrtle Beach, United StatesRobinson R44β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-06-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAnderson, United StatesHughes 269Aβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-06-25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSandersville, United StatesBell 206Bβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-06-18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLouise, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-06-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOrlando, United StatesBell 206Bβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-06-03πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFiler, United StatesBell 206Bβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLarchwood, United StatesBellanca 8KCABβ€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAbbeville, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSan Diego, United StatesEurocopter AS350B3β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSpanish Fork, United StatesRobinson R22β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBradenton, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAkron, United StatesRotorWay EXECβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSkwentna, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-05-04πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLongville, United StatesBellanca 17-30Aβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-04-28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈVan Nuys, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-04-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCahokia, United StatesGuimbal Cabri G2β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-04-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMidway, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-04-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈElko, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-03-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈTitusville, United StatesHughes 269Aβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-03-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFranklin, United StatesEurocopter EC135P2+β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-03-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAnchorage, United StatesEnstrom F-28Cβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-03-03πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈVernalis, United StatesGRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164Bβ€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-02-21πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Humberside Airport, United KingdomLeonardo AW169β€”minorAAIB β†—
2023-01-24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSweet Home, United StatesKaman K-1200β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2023-01-10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFowlerton, United StatesRobinson R44β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-12-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHampton, United StatesBellanca 7ECAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-12-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈGulf of Mexico, United StatesBell 206L-4β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-12-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLa Sal, United StatesHughes 369Dβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-12-07πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFt Worth, United StatesBell 206L-4β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-11-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOxford, United StatesHughes 369HSβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-11-19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSearcy, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-10-28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAccident, United StatesBellanca 7KCABβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-09-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMesa, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-09-17πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Auchmacoy, Aberdeenshire, United KingdomAirbus Helicopters AS-350β€”minorAAIB β†—
2022-09-10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBanning, United StatesBell 206L-1β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-09-05πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§West Usk Lighthouse, Newport, Gwent, United KingdomBell 206Bβ€”minorAAIB β†—
2022-08-30πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBeardsley, United StatesRobinson R44β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-08-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPearland, United StatesMD Helicopters 369Eβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-08-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDeadhorse, United StatesRobinson R44 Clipper 1β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-08-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈWhiteside, United StatesBell 206B2fatalNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-08-20πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSan Isidro, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-08-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEly, United StatesHughes 369Eβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-08-12πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Cardiff, United KingdomLeonardo AW109SPβ€”unknownAAIB β†—
2022-08-10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPalmer, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-08-03πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLeghighton, United StatesRobinson R44β€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-07-28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈIthaca, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-07-25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCedar City, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-07-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMeritt Island, United StatesWHITTEN ROBINSON AVENTURA IIβ€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-07-17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEast Haddam, United StatesBellanca 7KCABβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-07-17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOrlando, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-07-06πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈWenatchee, United StatesHiller UH-12Eβ€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-07-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEast Troy, United StatesBell 206Bβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-06-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBlackwell, United StatesRobinson R44 II1fatalNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-06-18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPelion, United StatesBell 206Bβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-06-04πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFairfield, United StatesBell 407β€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-06-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈReno, United StatesBell HH-1Hβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-05-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈNashua, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-05-11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLivermore, United StatesBell 407β€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFolsom, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOakland, United StatesGarlick OH-58A+β€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCedar Key, United StatesBell 206Bβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSalt Lake City, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDeer Valley, United StatesEurocopter AS350B3β€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈGila Bend, United StatesRobinson R22 BETA1fatalNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCalhoun, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-04-06πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPhoenix, United StatesRobinson R22β€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-03-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈGarnett, United StatesRobinson R22 BETAβ€”unknownNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-03-25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAsh Flat, United StatesBellanca 17-30Aβ€”seriousNTSB CAROL β†—
2022-03-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHowe, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”minorNTSB CAROL β†—

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