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🇦🇶Helicopter incidents in Antarctica

32 helicopter incidents recorded in Antarctica from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents
32
Confirmed fatalities
27
Fatal incidents
11
Peak year
2011 (3)
DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
2024-03-04Esperanza BaseSikorsky SH-3H Sea King—minorPilot errorFull Aviació ↗
2013-12-04RV AraonKamov Ka-32A—seriousPilot errorARAIB ↗
2013-12-01275km SW of David Plateau SkiwayAerospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil—seriousWeatherATSB ↗
2011-12-17near Neumayer III StationMBB Bo 105CBS-4—seriousWeatherBFU ↗
2011-12-17near Neumayer III StationMBB Bo 105CBS-4—seriousWeatherBFU ↗
2011-12-08near Zhongshan StationKamov Ka-32A11BC—seriousPilot errorCAAC
2010-10-28Terre AdélieEurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil4fatalWeatherBEA ↗
2008-03-02near Neumayer III StationMBB Bo 105CBS-42fatalWeatherBFU
2004-02-08Weddell SeaWestland Lynx HAS3S—seriousUnknownMercoPress ↗
2003-12-20120 miles N of Patriot Hills, Ronne Ice ShelfBell 407—seriousWeatherAAIB ↗
2003-01-2736nm NW of Smith Island, South Shetland IslandsRobinson R44—seriousMechanical failureAAIB ↗
1998-06-0185km from NovolazarevskayaMil Mi-8T5fatalCFIT / TerrainNewsru ↗
1997-11-21near Neumayer StationMBB Bo 105CB-2—seriousWeatherHelionline ↗
1993-02-02Esperanza BaseBell 212—seriousWeatherScramble
1992-10-13Wohlschlag Bay, Cape Royds, Ross IslandBell HH-1N2fatalWeatherScramble
1989-12-25Terra Nova BayAerospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil—seriousUnknownHelis.com ↗
1987-02-05Druzhnaya-2 station, Ronne Ice ShelfMil Mi-8T—seriousWeatherAirdisaster. ↗
1985-05-23Leningradskaya StationMil Mi-8—seriousPilot errorAirdisaster. ↗
1985-01-05Weddell SeaAgusta-Bell AB 206—seriousWeatherAAIB ↗
1983-01-04AntarcticaBell 212—seriousWeatherHamburger Abendblatt
1982-06-01AntarcticaBell 206AS JetRanger1fatalUnknownScramble
1982-01-28Marambio BaseBoeing CH-47C Chinook—seriousMechanical failureArqueología ↗
1981-12-31Atka BayAerospatiale SA 360C Dauphin—seriousWeatherBFU
1980-02-02Mount King, Enderby LandHughes 500C—seriousUnknownAir Britain News
1977-01-11Livingston IslandBell 2123fatalUnknownHelis.com ↗
1976-12-06Marambio IslandBell UH-1H3fatalPilot errorMarambio ↗
1974-12-22Don Samuel Bay, Nelson IslandBell UH-1H—seriousUnknownIrizar ↗
1971-01-09Mount Erebus, near McMurdo StationSikorsky HH-52A Seaguard—seriousUnknownJoe Baugher ↗
1969-11-19Mount McClennanSikorsky UH-34D Seahorse2fatalCFIT / TerrainJoe Baugher ↗
1958-02-26Bahía MargaritaSikorsky S-553fatalUnknownScramble
1957-07-12McMurdo SoundUnknown1fatalWeatherYoungstown Vindicator
1955-01-22Kainan Bay, near Little AmericaBell HTL-51fatalWeatherYoungstown Vindicator
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