🇮🇱Helicopter incidents in Israel

This database records 8 helicopter incidents in Israel, the earliest in 1977 and the most recent in 2021. The worst single year was 2021, with 3 incidents.

131 deaths across 4 fatal accidents, which is 50% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Israel was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 1977-05-10 at Na'aran, which killed 54.

The most frequently recorded type is the Sikorsky S-65C-3 with 2 incidents, followed by the Robinson R44 with 2. That reflects how many of each type fly in Israel rather than how safe they are.

Where a cause has been established, the most common is midair collision, in 2 accidents, then controlled flight into terrain in 1. Many records carry no established cause, either because the investigation is open or because none was published.