🇵🇷Helicopter incidents in Puerto Rico

This database records 12 helicopter incidents in Puerto Rico, the earliest in 2008 and the most recent in 2024. The worst single year was 2015, with 3 incidents.

2 deaths across 2 fatal accidents, which is 17% of all incidents recorded here. Every other accident in Puerto Rico was survived by everyone on board. The deadliest was on 2008-11-12 at San Juan, which killed 1.

The most frequently recorded type is the Robinson R44 with 3 incidents, followed by the Robinson R44 II with 2. That reflects how many of each type fly in Puerto Rico rather than how safe they are.

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