🇦🇹Helicopter incidents in Austria

This database records 18 helicopter incidents in Austria, the earliest in 2008 and the most recent in 2025. The worst single year was 2023, with 3 incidents.

6 deaths across 5 fatal accidents, which is 28% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Austria was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 2008-02-08 at Totes Gebirge, which killed 2.

The most frequently recorded type is the Bell 204 with 2 incidents, followed by the Eurocopter AS350 with 2. That reflects how many of each type fly in Austria rather than how safe they are.

Where a cause has been established, the most common is pilot error, in 5 accidents, then controlled flight into terrain in 1. Many records carry no established cause, either because the investigation is open or because none was published.