🇲🇬Helicopter incidents in Madagascar

This database records 7 helicopter incidents in Madagascar, the earliest in 1968 and the most recent in 2021. The worst single year was 1968, with 1 incident.

16 deaths across 4 fatal accidents, which is 57% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Madagascar was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 2002-10-20 at 60 km south of Antananarivo, which killed 6.

The most frequently recorded type is the Aerospatiale SE 3160 Alouette III with 2 incidents, followed by the Eurocopter AS350B2 with 1. That reflects how many of each type fly in Madagascar rather than how safe they are.

Where a cause has been established, the most common is fire, in 1 accidents, then weather in 1. Many records carry no established cause, either because the investigation is open or because none was published.