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🇨🇦Helicopter incidents in Canada
72 helicopter incidents recorded in Canada from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
72
Confirmed fatalities
68
Fatal incidents
28
Peak year
2026 (15)
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Fatalities | Severity | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | British Columbia | Bell 214B | — | serious | Mechanical failure | PPRuNe ↗ |
| 2026-08-09 | Gameti | Bell 206 | — | minor | Under investigation | Globe and Ma ↗ |
| 2026-08-04 | 70 Mile House | — | — | minor | Under investigation | Castanet ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Loughborough Inlet | Hughes 500D | 2 | fatal | Under investigation | CBC ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Atikokan | Aerospatiale AS350B2 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-06-23 | McArthur River | Eurocopter AS350B2 | — | minor | CFIT / Terrain | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-03-28 | Sussex | Robinson R44 | 1 | fatal | Mechanical failure | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-03-27 | Dog Lake | Bell 206L | — | minor | Pilot error | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-03-23 | Lac Simoncouche | Bell 206B | — | minor | Mechanical failure | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-03-19 | Snowy Lake | Bell 206L | — | minor | Pilot error | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-02-17 | Fredericton | Schweizer 269C | — | serious | Mechanical failure | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-02-16 | Williams Lake | RotorWay Exec 162F | — | minor | CFIT / Terrain | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | Mount Kubin | Aerospatiale AS350B2 | — | serious | Weather | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-02-05 | Mount Watt | Bell 212 | — | serious | Weather | TSB ↗ |
| 2026-01-20 | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Eurocopter AS350B2 | — | serious | Under investigation | Radio-Canada ↗ |
| 2025-12-08 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | RotorWay EXEC | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2025-10-07 | Squamish | Bell 214B-1 | — | serious | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2025-08-01 | Ontario | Bell 206 | — | serious | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2025-07-14 | Behchoko | Bell 206L-3 | — | serious | Mechanical failure | TSB ↗ |
| 2025-07-06 | Condor | Bell 206 | 1 | fatal | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2025-06-22 | Clay Township, MI | Airbus Helicopters EC130 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2025-06-21 | Havre St-Pierre | Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm BK117 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-08-18 | Lac D'Elvert | Airbus Helicopters AS350 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-07-09 | Fort McMurray | Bell 212 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-06-20 | Wawa | Eurocopter AS350 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2023-10-24 | Sidney | Sikorsky S-76 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2023-06-23 | Thetford Mines | Bell 206B | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2022-11-29 | Drummondville | RotorWay | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2022-08-31 | La Ronge, Saskatchewan | Bell 205 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2022-04-06 | Port McNeil | Hughes 369 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2022-01-23 | Camrose-Alberta | Bell 206 | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-10-04 | Whistler | Kaman K-1200 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-09-14 | Hope Bay | Bell 206 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-07-25 | London, Ontario | MD Helicopters MD 900 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-06-29 | Evansburg | Bell 212 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-06-07 | Nipigon | Bell 214 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-03-05 | Bowen Island | Bell 212 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-01-02 | Eaglesham | Robinson R44 | 4 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2020-07-20 | Thorburn Lake | Robinson R44 | 1 | fatal | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2020-01-23 | Lac Saint-Jean | Bell 206 | — | serious | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2019-09-24 | Campbell River | Bell 206 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2019-07-24 | Sable Island | Sikorsky S-92 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2019-07-10 | Mt Tremblank | Robinson R44 | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2019-06-19 | Dryden, Ontario | Aerospatiale AS355 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2019-03-04 | Timmins, Ontario | Robinson R66 | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2018-09-25 | Buttonville | Robinson R44 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2018-06-27 | Hudson Bay | Bell 205 | — | unknown | Mechanical failure | NTSB ↗ |
| 2018-02-02 | St Joachim de Courval | Robinson R44 | 3 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2017-10-01 | Campbell River | Robinson R44 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2016-09-05 | Fox Creek | Bell 206B | 1 | fatal | Mechanical failure | NTSB ↗ |
| 2016-09-04 | Flatlands | Bell 206B | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2016-09-03 | Williams Lake | Bell 206B | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2015-10-28 | Asquinth | Bell 206B | 1 | fatal | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2015-09-09 | Foleyet | Robinson R44 | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2015-09-02 | Sept-Iles | Bell 206B | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2014-08-18 | Camp Fenelon | Aerospatiale AS350B2 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2014-08-01 | Oshkosh, WI | MOSQUITO XE | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2013-09-10 | McClure Strait | MBB BO 105-S | 3 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2013-05-31 | Moosonee | Sikorsky S-76A | 4 | fatal | Pilot error | TSB Canada ↗ |
| 2013-05-29 | Fort McMurray | Bell 206B | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2012-08-13 | Langara Lodge, BC | Sikorsky S-76 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2012-02-17 | Cultus Lake | Eurocopter AS350 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2011-11-02 | Kapuskasing | Bell 206L | 3 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2011-08-28 | St. Ferdinand | Robinson R44 | 4 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2011-06-24 | Schefferville | Robinson R44 | 1 | fatal | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2011-03-01 | Forestville | Robinson R44 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2009-12-16 | Montreal | Robinson R44 | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2009-08-28 | Némisko | Eurocopter AS350B2 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2009-08-05 | Mont Laurier | Enstrom F-28 | 2 | fatal | Wire strike | NTSB ↗ |
| 2009-03-12 | St Johns, Newfoundland | Sikorsky S-92A | 17 | fatal | Mechanical failure | Wikipedia ↗ |
| 2008-08-06 | Alice Arm | Hughes 369D | 3 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2008-01-10 | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia | Eurocopter AS350B3 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |