🇭🇰Helicopter incidents in Hong Kong

This database records 27 helicopter incidents in Hong Kong, the earliest in 1961 and the most recent in 2019. The worst single year was 1969, with 2 incidents.

14 deaths across 8 fatal accidents, which is 30% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Hong Kong was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 1966-10-07 at South China Sea, which killed 4.

The most frequently recorded type is the Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 with 6 incidents, followed by the Aerospatiale SA315B Lama with 5. That reflects how many of each type fly in Hong Kong rather than how safe they are.

Where a cause has been established, the most common is pilot error, in 9 accidents, then mechanical failure in 7. Many records carry no established cause, either because the investigation is open or because none was published.