🇮🇪Helicopter incidents in Ireland

This database records 53 helicopter incidents in Ireland, the earliest in 1982 and the most recent in 2025. The worst single year was 2007, with 5 incidents.

20 deaths across 9 fatal accidents, which is 17% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Ireland was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 1999-07-02 at Tramore, which killed 4.

The most frequently recorded type is the Robinson R44 with 5 incidents, followed by the Sikorsky S-61N with 4. That reflects how many of each type fly in Ireland rather than how safe they are.

Where a cause has been established, the most common is pilot error, in 19 accidents, then mechanical failure in 13. Many records carry no established cause, either because the investigation is open or because none was published.