🇲🇦Helicopter incidents in Morocco

This database records 21 helicopter incidents in Morocco, the earliest in 1963 and the most recent in 2019. The worst single year was 1998, with 2 incidents.

40 deaths across 8 fatal accidents, which is 38% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Morocco was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 2012-11-14 at Guelmim area, which killed 11.

The most frequently recorded type is the Agusta-Bell AB 205A with 4 incidents, followed by the Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil with 1. That reflects how many of each type fly in Morocco rather than how safe they are.

Where a cause has been established, the most common is controlled flight into terrain, in 3 accidents, then mechanical failure in 2. Many records carry no established cause, either because the investigation is open or because none was published.