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🇲🇹Helicopter incidents in Malta
17 helicopter incidents recorded in Malta from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
17
Confirmed fatalities
0
Fatal incidents
0
Peak year
1959 (2)
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Fatalities | Severity | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-28 | Malta International Airport | Aerospatiale SA 316B Alouette III | — | minor | Unknown | Times of Mal ↗ |
| 1975-06-04 | Mediterranean Sea between Gibraltar and Malta | Westland Wasp HAS.1 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1972-04-21 | Malta Luqa Airport | Aerospatiale SA 316B Alouette III | — | minor | Unknown | AirHistory.n ↗ |
| 1972-01-06 | Valletta Harbour | Westland Wessex HAS.3 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1963-10-04 | off Malta | Westland Wessex HAS.1 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1962-05-05 | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1962-03-19 | off Malta | Westland Wessex HAS.1 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1961-04-20 | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1960-05-18 | Mediterranean Sea off Hal Far | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1960-04-06 | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | serious | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1959-02-25 | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1959-01-30 | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | Helis.com ↗ |
| 1958-11-06 | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | minor | Mechanical failure | Helis.com ↗ |
| 1957-01-10 | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | Westland Whirlwind HAR.21 | — | minor | Unknown | UK Serials ↗ |
| 1956-09-04 | RNAS Hal Far | Westland Whirlwind HAR.21 | — | minor | Unknown | Helis.com ↗ |
| 1955-09-23 | RNAS Hal Far | Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 | — | minor | Unknown | Helis.com ↗ |
| 1954-06-14 | Mediterranean Sea off Hal Far | Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 | — | minor | Pilot error | Helis.com ↗ |