Coverage
Helicopter accidents by country
4,236 incidents across 106 countries and territories, drawn from national investigation authorities and contemporary reporting. Coverage varies by country — some are complete back to the 1950s, others hold only recent records.
Countries
106
Incidents
4,236
Fatalities
3,677
🇺🇸United States1968–2026 · 1,002 killed2,584🇬🇧United Kingdom1981–2026 · 186 killed174🇦🇺Australia2008–2026 · 63 killed89🇧🇷Brazil2008–2026 · 125 killed78🇨🇦Canada2008–2026 · 68 killed72🇦🇫Afghanistan2012–2026 · 150 killed70🇷🇺Russia2002–2026 · 247 killed59🇮🇪Ireland1982–2025 · 20 killed53🇰🇪Kenya2000–2026 · 86 killed51🇪🇸Spain2009–2026 · 31 killed48🇩🇰Denmark1956–2023 · 23 killed41🇦🇪United Arab Emirates1975–2026 · 82 killed41🇿🇦South Africa2008–2025 · 33 killed40🇲🇽Mexico2008–2026 · 63 killed38🇳🇵Nepal2010–2026 · 56 killed37🇫🇷France2004–2026 · 60 killed36🇬🇹Guatemala2010–2026 · 17 killed34🇳🇱Netherlands2001–2025 · 4 killed34🇦🇴Angola1989–2021 · 180 killed33🇦🇶Antarctica1955–2024 · 27 killed32🇳🇿New Zealand2011–2026 · 25 killed29🇨🇭Switzerland1950–2025 · 17 killed29🇨🇱Chile2008–2026 · 28 killed23🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2000–2026 · 52 killed22🇲🇦Morocco1963–2019 · 40 killed21🇩🇪Germany1954–2026 · 22 killed20🇸🇪Sweden2000–2025 · 21 killed20🇨🇴Colombia2008–2025 · 23 killed19🇮🇹Italy2009–2026 · 42 killed18🇯🇵Japan2009–2026 · 29 killed18🇮🇳India2008–2026 · 40 killed18🇦🇹Austria2008–2025 · 6 killed18🇳🇴Norway1978–2024 · 59 killed17🇬🇱Greenland1983–2024 · 14 killed16🇩🇿Algeria2010–2024 · 34 killed15🇦🇷Argentina2010–2026 · 26 killed14🇵🇱Poland2013–2026 · 10 killed14🇮🇸Iceland1965–2016 · 19 killed12🇨🇳China2012–2026 · 22 killed11🇵🇪Peru2008–2026 · 56 killed10🇮🇩Indonesia2011–2025 · 5 killed10🇨🇿Czech Republic2015–2026 · 9 killed9🇵🇰Pakistan2015–2026 · 69 killed9🇰🇷South Korea2008–2026 · 8 killed9🇹🇷Turkey2009–2026 · 40 killed9🇻🇪Venezuela2010–2025 · 18 killed9🇪🇬Egypt2008–2020 · 15 killed9🇮🇱Israel1977–2021 · 131 killed8🇬🇷Greece2008–2026 · 10 killed8🇲🇾Malaysia2010–2026 · 29 killed8🇱🇺Luxembourg1978–20258🇩🇴Dominican Republic2009–2021 · 11 killed7🇪🇨Ecuador2011–2025 · 5 killed7🇵🇬Papua New Guinea2008–2023 · 1 killed7🇳🇬Nigeria2010–2024 · 8 killed6🇧🇪Belgium2008–2019 · 5 killed6🇺🇦Ukraine1986–2026 · 22 killed5🇶🇦Qatar1969–2026 · 9 killed5🇳🇦Namibia2020–2023 · 4 killed4🇭🇳Honduras2008–2015 · 1 killed4🇵🇦Panama2008–2022 · 14 killed4🇵🇭Philippines2010–2025 · 8 killed4🇲🇨Monaco1975–2008 · 2 killed4🇫🇮Finland2012–20264🇭🇺Hungary2008–2023 · 5 killed4🌐International Waters2016–2026 · 3 killed3🇫🇴Faroe Islands1987–1992 · 7 killed3🇸🇻El Salvador2023–2024 · 9 killed3🇹🇼Taiwan2009–2018 · 11 killed3🇫🇯Fiji2019–2026 · 3 killed2🇰🇾Cayman Islands2018–20192🇹🇿Tanzania2014–2025 · 9 killed2🇮🇷Iran2008–2024 · 15 killed2🇪🇪Estonia2005–2025 · 19 killed2🇵🇹Portugal2014–2026 · 2 killed2🇬🇾Guyana2018–2023 · 5 killed2🇧🇸Bahamas2012–2019 · 8 killed2🇭🇰Hong Kong2010–2019 · 1 killed2🇨🇷Costa Rica2010–2017 · 1 killed2🇰🇿Kazakhstan2013–2016 · 7 killed2🇸🇰Slovakia2017–2018 · 3 killed2🇾🇪Yemen2017 · 4 killed1🇨🇩Democratic Republic of Congo2008 · 1 killed1🇭🇹Haiti2008 · 1 killed1🇳🇮Nicaragua2015 · 3 killed1🇦🇼Aruba2020 · 2 killed1🇧🇬Bulgaria2023 · 1 killed1🇸🇿Eswatini2021 · 1 killed1🇲🇭Marshall Islands20181🇪🇹Ethiopia20191🇧🇯Benin20251🇼🇸Samoa19781🇬🇪Georgia2019 · 3 killed1🇯🇲Jamaica20111🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago20131🇲🇲Myanmar2011 · 3 killed1🇧🇩Bangladesh20131🇧🇾Belarus2010 · 1 killed1🇬🇭Ghana2025 · 8 killed1🇹🇳Tunisia2019 · 1 killed1🇧🇼Botswana2023 · 1 killed1🇸🇧Solomon Islands2008 · 1 killed1🇮🇶Iraq20201🇷🇴Romania2014 · 4 killed1🇻🇺Vanuatu2011 · 1 killed1🇱🇻Latvia2017 · 1 killed1
Incidents are recorded against the country in which they occurred, not the country of registration or of the operator. Autonomous territories with their own ISO country codes are listed separately.