Coverage
Helicopter accidents by country
4,643 incidents across 121 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
121
Incidents
4,643
Fatalities
4,157
🇺🇸United States1968–2026 · 1,051 killed2,565🇬🇧United Kingdom1981–2026 · 186 killed177🇦🇺Australia2008–2026 · 70 killed93🇧🇷Brazil2008–2026 · 135 killed82🇭🇺Hungary1957–2025 · 62 killed78🇨🇦Canada2007–2026 · 76 killed73🇦🇫Afghanistan2010–2026 · 154 killed71🇵🇹Portugal1959–2026 · 40 killed70🇷🇺Russia2002–2026 · 250 killed69🇮🇪Ireland1982–2025 · 20 killed53🇿🇦South Africa2008–2026 · 38 killed53🇰🇪Kenya2000–2026 · 86 killed52🇪🇸Spain2009–2026 · 31 killed49🇩🇰Denmark1956–2023 · 23 killed41🇦🇪United Arab Emirates1975–2026 · 82 killed41🇷🇴Romania1994–2022 · 77 killed41🇲🇽Mexico2008–2026 · 63 killed37🇫🇷France2004–2026 · 62 killed37🇳🇵Nepal2010–2026 · 57 killed37🇬🇹Guatemala2010–2026 · 19 killed35🇳🇱Netherlands2001–2025 · 4 killed34🇦🇴Angola1989–2021 · 180 killed33🇦🇶Antarctica1955–2024 · 27 killed32🇳🇿New Zealand2011–2026 · 25 killed30🇨🇭Switzerland1950–2026 · 17 killed30🇿🇼Zimbabwe1969–2026 · 49 killed28🇭🇰Hong Kong1961–2019 · 14 killed27🇳🇬Nigeria2010–2024 · 41 killed26🇸🇦Saudi Arabia1985–2026 · 55 killed24🇨🇱Chile2008–2026 · 28 killed23🇮🇳India2008–2026 · 46 killed21🇸🇪Sweden2000–2026 · 21 killed21🇨🇴Colombia2008–2026 · 25 killed21🇲🇦Morocco1963–2019 · 40 killed21🇩🇪Germany1954–2026 · 22 killed20🇯🇵Japan2009–2026 · 37 killed20🇮🇹Italy2009–2026 · 42 killed19🇳🇴Norway1978–2024 · 63 killed18🇦🇹Austria2008–2025 · 6 killed18🇲🇹Malta1954–202417🇫🇮Finland2012–2026 · 4 killed17🇬🇱Greenland1983–2024 · 14 killed16🇩🇿Algeria2010–2024 · 34 killed15🇸🇬Singapore1953–2010 · 13 killed15🇦🇷Argentina2010–2026 · 26 killed14🇵🇱Poland2013–2026 · 10 killed14🇨🇳China2012–2026 · 22 killed12🇵🇷Puerto Rico2008–2024 · 2 killed12🇮🇸Iceland1965–2016 · 19 killed12🇵🇪Peru2008–2026 · 57 killed11🇮🇩Indonesia2011–2026 · 7 killed10🇨🇿Czech Republic2015–2026 · 9 killed9🇬🇷Greece2008–2026 · 10 killed9🇵🇰Pakistan2015–2026 · 69 killed9🇰🇷South Korea2008–2026 · 8 killed9🇹🇷Turkey2009–2026 · 40 killed9🇪🇬Egypt2008–2020 · 15 killed9🇻🇪Venezuela2010–2025 · 18 killed9🇱🇸Lesotho1960–2017 · 6 killed9🇮🇱Israel1977–2021 · 131 killed8🇵🇬Papua New Guinea2008–2023 · 2 killed8🌊International Waters2009–2026 · 3 killed8🇱🇺Luxembourg1978–20258🇲🇾Malaysia2010–2026 · 27 killed8🇩🇴Dominican Republic2009–2021 · 11 killed7🇺🇦Ukraine1986–2026 · 22 killed7🇪🇨Ecuador2011–2025 · 5 killed7🇧🇭Bahrain1987–2014 · 14 killed7🇯🇲Jamaica1973–2021 · 2 killed7🇲🇬Madagascar1968–2021 · 16 killed7🇧🇪Belgium2008–2019 · 5 killed6🇶🇦Qatar1969–2026 · 9 killed5🇻🇮US Virgin Islands1980–2021 · 15 killed5🇳🇦Namibia2020–2023 · 4 killed4🇵🇦Panama2008–2022 · 14 killed4🇵🇭Philippines2010–2025 · 8 killed4🇲🇨Monaco1975–2008 · 2 killed4🇭🇳Honduras2008–2015 · 1 killed4🇲🇻Maldives1994–1999 · 24 killed4🇨🇷Costa Rica2010–2026 · 1 killed3🇫🇴Faroe Islands1987–1992 · 7 killed3🇸🇿Eswatini2000–2021 · 1 killed3🇹🇼Taiwan2009–2018 · 11 killed3🇹🇿Tanzania2014–2025 · 9 killed2🇰🇮Kiribati2015 · 1 killed2🇾🇪Yemen2017 · 4 killed2🇫🇯Fiji2019–2026 · 3 killed2🇮🇷Iran2008–2024 · 15 killed2🇪🇪Estonia2005–2025 · 19 killed2🇲🇭Marshall Islands2010–2018 · 1 killed2🇬🇾Guyana2018–2023 · 5 killed2🇸🇻El Salvador2023–2024 · 9 killed2🇧🇸Bahamas2012–2019 · 8 killed2🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands1989–19972🇰🇿Kazakhstan2013–2016 · 7 killed2🇸🇰Slovakia2017–2018 · 3 killed2🇰🇾Cayman Islands2018–20192🇨🇩Democratic Republic of Congo2008 · 1 killed1🇭🇹Haiti2008 · 1 killed1🇳🇮Nicaragua2015 · 3 killed1🇦🇼Aruba2020 · 2 killed1🇧🇬Bulgaria2023 · 1 killed1🇺🇸USA2025 · 2 killed1🇸🇾Syria20171🇸🇸South Sudan20131🇪🇹Ethiopia20191🇧🇯Benin20251🇼🇸Samoa19781🇬🇪Georgia2019 · 3 killed1🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago20131🇲🇲Myanmar2011 · 3 killed1🇧🇩Bangladesh20131🇧🇾Belarus2010 · 1 killed1🇬🇭Ghana2025 · 8 killed1🇸🇧Solomon Islands2008 · 1 killed1🇹🇳Tunisia2019 · 1 killed1🇧🇼Botswana2023 · 1 killed1🇻🇺Vanuatu2011 · 1 killed1🇵🇾Paraguay2015 · 1 killed1🇱🇻Latvia2017 · 1 killed1🇮🇶Iraq20201
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.