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Incidents where the official investigation is ongoing and a probable cause has not yet been determined.

Total incidents
2,944
Confirmed fatalities
58
Fatal incidents
28
Fatal rate
1.0%
Most affected aircraft
Robinson33 incidents
Bell31 incidents
Hughes8 incidents
Sikorsky4 incidents
Eurocopter4 incidents
DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeveritySource
2026-06-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSitka, United StatesSikorsky MH-60 Jayhawkβ€”minorGlobalsecuri β†—
2026-06-14πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEurocopter AS350B21fatalWikipedia β†—
2026-06-14πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBell 206B III5fatalWikipedia β†—
2026-06-03πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Okehampton, United KingdomAgustaWestland Merlin Mk43fatalBBC News β†—
2026-05-13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDallas, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB
2026-05-13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPalo Alto, United StatesAuto Gyro Cavalonβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-05-07πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOxford, United StatesHughes 369HSβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-04-30πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈChapmansboro, United StatesBell 206L-4β€”unknownNTSB
2026-04-30πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈChickasha, United StatesHiller UH-12Eβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-04-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈYoung, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB
2026-04-28πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊTindal, AustraliaRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2026-04-20πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJericho, AustraliaRobinson R221fatalNTSB
2026-04-17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMount Blanco, United StatesRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2026-04-11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJacksonville, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB
2026-04-04πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈChimney Rock, United StatesBell 206L-1β€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-31πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊYorke Island, AustraliaRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOelwein, United StatesEnstrom F-28Fβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBoulder, United StatesELA AVIATION USA ECLIPSE 10β€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArlington, United StatesRobinson R66β€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHaena, United StatesHughes 369D3fatalNTSB
2026-03-24πŸ‡°πŸ‡·Cheonan, South KoreaSikorsky S-61β€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStonewall, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBoynton Beach, United StatesRobinson R442fatalNTSB
2026-03-21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈWinslow, United StatesAerospatiale SA341Gβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-12πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDrake, AustraliaRobinson R441fatalNTSB
2026-03-09πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMojave, United StatesMD Helicopters 369FF1fatalNTSB
2026-03-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFort Worth, United StatesBell 505β€”unknownNTSB
2026-03-05πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Aberdeen, United KingdomSikorsky S-92β€”unknownNTSB
2026-02-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEvergreen, United StatesAirbus Helicopters EC130 T2β€”unknownNTSB
2026-02-21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈGettysburg, United StatesHughes 269Aβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-02-19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈGraford, United StatesRobinson R66β€”unknownNTSB
2026-02-19πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊAmaranka, RussiaRobinson R443fatalNTSB
2026-02-15🌐AlgΓ©s, PortugalRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2026-02-13πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Conques sur Orbiel , FranceHughes 369β€”unknownNTSB
2026-02-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFlagstaff, United StatesBell 4072fatalNTSB
2026-02-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLibby, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB
2026-02-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLeeds, United StatesEnstrom F-28Cβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSullivan, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFloral City, United StatesBell 47G-3Bβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-27πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏPaekakariki Hill, New ZealandHughes 269C2fatalNTSB
2026-01-25πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊHamilton Island, AustraliaRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈNorth Augusta, United StatesHughes 369β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-20πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kumamoto Prefecture, JapanRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-20πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Mount Aso, JapanRobinson R44 II3fatalWikipedia β†—
2026-01-19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈParkman, United StatesRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈKamas, United StatesBell 206L-1β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-18πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊMt Hotham Aerodrome, AustraliaBell 212β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-17πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRobinson R443fatalNTSB
2026-01-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLogsden, United StatesBell 206L-3β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMobile, United StatesSLED THOMAS HELICYCLEβ€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-07πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊBardymsky Municipal District, RussiaRobinson R442fatalNTSB
2026-01-06πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊQueensland, AustraliaBell 206β€”unknownNTSB
2026-01-02πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSuperior, United StatesMD HELICOPTERS LLC 369FF4fatalNTSB
2025-12-29πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Guarulhos, BrazilRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2025-12-28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHammonton, United StatesEnstrom F-282fatalNTSB
2025-12-19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFort Worth, United StatesBell 505β€”unknownNTSB
2025-12-15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLas Vegas, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB
2025-12-13πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏRanana, New ZealandBell 2062fatalNTSB
2025-12-13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDivot, United StatesBell 505β€”unknownNTSB
2025-12-08πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Lake Havasu City, CanadaRotorWay EXECβ€”unknownNTSB
2025-12-05πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPryor, United StatesHughes 369D1fatalNTSB
2025-11-29πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Malawa, FranceRobinson R442fatalNTSB
2025-11-24πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺUruyen, VenezuelaBell 206β€”unknownNTSB
2025-11-15πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏWellington, New ZealandRobinson R66β€”unknownNTSB
2025-11-14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCookeville, United StatesRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2025-11-08πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLebanon, United StatesAirbus Helicopters EC130 T21fatalNTSB
2025-11-04πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAthens, United StatesPROCTOR E RAY EXEC 162Fβ€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-30πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Bentley, United KingdomRobinson R441fatalNTSB
2025-10-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈWetumpka, United StatesEurocopter AS350β€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEkalaka, United StatesRobinson R664fatalNTSB
2025-10-21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSpringfield, United StatesRobinson R22β€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-18πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­Locarno, SwitzerlandGUIMBAL CABRIβ€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-14πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Colombo, BrazilRobinson R22β€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈValley View, United StatesRotorWay EXEC 162Fβ€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHuntington Beach, United StatesBell 222β€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-09πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRutland Plains, AustraliaRobinson R221fatalNTSB
2025-10-08πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊHorn Island, AustraliaRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-07πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Squamish, CanadaBell 214B-1β€”unknownNTSB
2025-10-07πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSacramento, United StatesAirbus Helicopters EC130 T21fatalNTSB
2025-10-03πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊBrogans Creek, AustraliaRobinson R221fatalNTSB
2025-09-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArcher City, United StatesBell 206β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈWhittier, United StatesEurocopter EC135β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-22πŸ‡²πŸ‡½Talpa de Allende, MexicoBell 4122fatalNTSB
2025-09-19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDecatur, United StatesRobinson R44β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMadrid, United StatesAirbus Helicopters EC135β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDecatur, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Thorpe, United StatesHughes 369D2fatalNTSB
2025-09-10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMonroe, United StatesBell 206β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-06πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLakeville, United StatesRobinson R662fatalNTSB
2025-09-05πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈGuadarranque reservoir, SpainBell 412β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-01πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄Cali, ColombiaBell 206β€”unknownNTSB
2025-09-01πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRound Mountain, United StatesSikorsky S-76β€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-31πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈNashville, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPetersville, United StatesRobinson R44 IIβ€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈFort Worth, United StatesBell 505β€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLincoln, United StatesBell 407β€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCaseville, United StatesBell OH-58Aβ€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJuneau, United StatesEurocopter AS350B2β€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEagle, United StatesKaman K-1200β€”unknownNTSB
2025-08-22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPicayune, United StatesBell 206L-3β€”unknownNTSB

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