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🇬🇹Helicopter incidents in Guatemala
34 helicopter incidents recorded in Guatemala from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
34
Confirmed fatalities
17
Fatal incidents
8
Peak year
2024 (7)
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Fatalities | Severity | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | Sanarate, El Progreso | Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III | — | unknown | Unknown | Infobae ↗ |
| 2025-06-10 | Zona 15, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Robinson R66 Turbine | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UIA Guatemal ↗ |
| 2025-03-08 | Finca La Pastoría, Barberena, Santa Rosa | Bell OH-58A+ Kiowa | — | serious | Pilot error | UIA Guatemal ↗ |
| 2024-12-29 | near Ixcán, Quiché | Bell 407GX | 2 | fatal | Wire strike | Soy502 ↗ |
| 2024-08-29 | Chiantla, Huehuetenango | Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV | — | serious | Pilot error | UIA Guatemal ↗ |
| 2024-08-12 | Siquinalá, Escuintla | Bell 206B JetRanger III | — | serious | Unknown | UIA |
| 2024-07-31 | El Níspero, Escuintla | Bell 206B JetRanger III | 2 | fatal | Pilot error | UIA Guatemal ↗ |
| 2024-05-17 | Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala | Robinson R44 II | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UIA Guatemal ↗ |
| 2024-04-11 | Hotel Atitlán Heliport, Panajachel, Sololá | Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil | — | minor | Pilot error | UIA Guatemala |
| 2024-02-01 | Finca La Pastoría, Barberena, Santa Rosa | Schweizer 269C | — | serious | Pilot error | UIA Guatemala |
| 2023-11-30 | Lago Itzá Farm, Corozal, San José, Petén | Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II | — | serious | Mechanical failure | Prensa Libre |
| 2023-09-15 | La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Robinson R44 Raven II | — | serious | Mechanical failure | UIA Costa Rica |
| 2022-09-29 | Los Cerritos, Joyabaj, Quiché | Robinson R44 Raven II | 1 | fatal | Unknown | Prensa Libre |
| 2022-03-17 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil | — | minor | Pilot error | UIA Guatemala |
| 2021-10-18 | Finca El Naco, Champerico, Retalhuleu | Robinson R44 II | — | serious | Unknown | UIA Guatemala |
| 2021-10-11 | La Cuchilla farm, Champerico, Retalhuleu | Bell 206B | — | serious | Mechanical failure | UIA Guatemala |
| 2021-05-01 | Tiquisate, Escuintla | Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III | 4 | fatal | CFIT / Terrain | UIA Guatemala |
| 2021-02-21 | Lake Atitlán, Panajachel, Sololá | Robinson R44 Raven II | — | serious | Pilot error | SVIA |
| 2020-12-09 | Km 166, Jutiapa-Jalapa road, Jalapa | Robinson R44 II | — | minor | Unknown | UIA Guatemala |
| 2020-11-08 | San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz | Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil | — | minor | Pilot error | UIA Guatemala |
| 2020-08-04 | Chisec, Alta Verapaz | Eurocopter AS 350B+ Ecureuil | 1 | fatal | Pilot error | UIA Costa Rica |
| 2020-07-07 | Caobanal Airport, Guanagazapa, Escuintla | Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV | — | minor | Pilot error | UIA Guatemala |
| 2017-09-24 | Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla | Bell 206B JetRanger III | — | serious | Pilot error | SVIA |
| 2017-02-07 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | MD Helicopters 600 | 4 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2016-09-01 | Lake Petén Itzá, Petén | Eurocopter EC 130B4 | — | serious | Unknown | Prensa Libre |
| 2016-08-12 | Sayaxché, Petén | Bell 206 | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2016-07-09 | Lake Atitlán, Sololá | Robinson R44 II | — | serious | Unknown | Prensa Libre |
| 2015-12-16 | Mixco, Guatemala | Bell 407 | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2015-09-24 | San Agustine Guatemala | Bell 407 | — | unknown | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2015-08-07 | Lake Petén Itzá, Petén | Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II | — | serious | Unknown | Prensa Libre |
| 2015-01-17 | Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Sololá | Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II | — | serious | Unknown | SVIA |
| 2012-10-27 | Nueva Concepción, Escuintla | Bell 206B | 1 | fatal | Under investigation | NTSB ↗ |
| 2011-07-08 | Tecpán, Chimaltenango | Bell 206L-4 | 2 | fatal | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |
| 2010-03-07 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Bell 206 | — | serious | Unknown | NTSB ↗ |