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🇮🇸Helicopter incidents in Iceland

12 helicopter incidents recorded in Iceland from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents

12

Confirmed fatalities

19

Fatal incidents

5

Peak year

1975 (2)

Date	Location	Aircraft	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2016-05-22	Near Hengill volcano, Southern Region	Eurocopter AS 355NP Ecureuil II	—	serious	Pilot error	Iceland Moni ↗
2014-05-01	Eyjafjallajökull Glacier, Southern Region	Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil	—	serious	Pilot error	Iceland Revi ↗
2010-10-24	Mount Esja, near Reykjavík, Capital Region	RotorWay Exec 162F	—	unknown	Unknown	Iceland Revi ↗
2008-05-03	Breiðdalur, Eastern Region	Schweizer 269C	—	minor	Unknown	RNF ↗
2007-07-16	Atlantic Ocean, near Reykjavík, Capital Region	Aerospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2	—	serious	Mechanical failure	Aerossurance ↗
1997-09-14	Kálfeyrarfjöll, near Hamarsfjörður, Eastern Region	Agusta-Bell AB 206B-2 JetRanger	1	fatal	Pilot error	RNSA ↗
1983-11-08	Near Höfðaströnd, Westfjords, Westfjords	Sikorsky S-76A	4	fatal	Unknown	Wikipedia ↗
1979-12-18	Mosfellsheiði, west of Keflavík, Capital Region	Sikorsky HH-3E Sea King	—	serious	Mechanical failure	Aviation Saf ↗
1977-04-25	Mælifellssandur, Southern Region	Hughes 269C	2	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	RNF ↗
1975-10-03	Skálafell, Capital Region	Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard	—	serious	Mechanical failure	Aeroflight ↗
1975-01-17	Hvalfjörður, Capital Region	Sikorsky S-55B	7	fatal	Pilot error	RNF ↗
1965-05-01	7 miles east of Keflavík, Southern Peninsula	Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat	5	fatal	Unknown	Timarit.is

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