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🇦🇹Helicopter incidents in Austria
18 helicopter incidents recorded in Austria from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
18
Confirmed fatalities
6
Fatal incidents
5
Peak year
2023 (3)
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Fatalities | Severity | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Bad Voslau | Aerospatiale AS350B1 | — | serious | Pilot error | ORF ↗ |
| 2024-03-20 | Scharding | Robinson R44 Cadet | — | serious | Pilot error | ORF ↗ |
| 2023-10-19 | Pramet | Agusta-Bell AB 212 | — | serious | Under investigation | Bundesheer ↗ |
| 2023-07-23 | Innsbruck | Airbus Helicopters H135 | — | serious | CFIT / Terrain | Krone ↗ |
| 2023-07-09 | Bregenz | AutoGyro Cavalon | — | serious | Under investigation | ORF Vorarlbe ↗ |
| 2022-07-24 | Wels | Schweizer 269C | — | serious | Pilot error | Nachrichten. ↗ |
| 2022-06-01 | Ferlach | MD Helicopters MD520N | — | serious | Pilot error | UUS Austria ↗ |
| 2021-11-21 | Wiener Neustadt | Bell 429 | 1 | fatal | Pilot error | UUS Austria ↗ |
| 2020-08-16 | Gnas | AutoGyro MTOsport | — | minor | CFIT / Terrain | Kleine Zeitu ↗ |
| 2020-04-16 | Obersulz | Robinson R22 | — | serious | Mechanical failure | ORF ↗ |
| 2019-12-12 | Kitzbühel | Aerospatiale AS350 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2018-07-20 | Wolfsberg | Aerospatiale AS350 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2017-08-01 | Heiligenblut | McDonnell Douglas MD 900 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2017-06-22 | Alpbach | Bell 204 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2016-09-08 | Carinthia | Robinson R66 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2014-04-05 | Kirchham | Enstrom 280FX | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2010-07-23 | Salzburg | Bell 204 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2008-02-08 | Totes Gebirge | Bell 206B | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |