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🇨🇱Helicopter incidents in Chile
23 helicopter incidents recorded in Chile from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
23
Confirmed fatalities
28
Fatal incidents
10
Peak year
2024 (5)
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Fatalities | Severity | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Parraguirre, Cajón del Maipo, Santiago Metropolitan | Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 | — | unknown | Under investigation | Emol ↗ |
| 2025-01-19 | Paredones Commune | Bell 407 | 3 | fatal | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-12-14 | Los Lagos | Robinson R44 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-11-12 | Región del Maule | Bell 205 | — | serious | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-08-22 | Poblacion | Robinson R66 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-04-10 | Chicureo | Bell 407 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2024-02-06 | Lago Ranco | Robinson R44 | 1 | fatal | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2022-11-03 | San Clemente | Bell UH-1 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2022-09-04 | Zapallar | Robinson R66 | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2022-03-11 | Coelemu | Bell 412 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-04-29 | Región de Ñuble | Robinson R44 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-04-09 | Region de Los Lagos | Bell 206 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2021-01-27 | Región del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins | Bell 212 | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2020-04-20 | Curepto, Maule | Garlick UH1H | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2020-03-24 | Chicureo | Bell 206 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2020-01-13 | Lautaro | Bell 407 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2018-10-24 | Valparaiso | Garlick UH1D | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2015-03-31 | Diego de Almagro | Bell 206L-4 | 4 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2011-09-30 | Bienservida | Bell 212 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2011-03-24 | San Clemente | Bell 205 | 1 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2010-01-21 | San Felipe | Robinson R44 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2009-02-15 | Chanco | Bell 205 | 13 | fatal | CFIT / Terrain | CNN ↗ |
| 2008-05-04 | Santiago | Bell 407 | — | unknown | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |