Helicopter incidents in United Kingdom

128 helicopter incidents recorded in United Kingdom from our database, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents

128

Confirmed fatalities

Fatal incidents

Peak year

2018 (26)

Date	Location	Aircraft	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2026-06-03	Okehampton, Devon	AgustaWestland Merlin Mk4	3	fatal	Under investigation	BBC News ↗
2026-03-05	Aberdeen, OF	Sikorsky S-92	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-30	Bentley, OF	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-06-11	Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire	Robinson R66	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-03-15	Marston Doles, Warwickshire	Westland Wasp HAS1	—	serious	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2025-02-03	Workingham, Berkshire	Robinson R22	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2024-09-27	Leicester Airport	Guimbal Cabri G2	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2023-11-13	Norwich Airport	Leonardo AW139	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2023-10-11	Bearsted Common, Maidstone, Kent	Leonardo AW169	—	minor	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2023-10-04	Gunnersbury Park, London	Airbus Helicopters AS355F1	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2023-09-29	Middlesmoor	Hughes 369	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2023-09-10	In flight over Hampshire	Rotorway Executive 162F Modified	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2023-09-01	Welshpool Airport, Powys	Robinson R22 Beta	—	unknown	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2023-04-19	Staverton	Robinson R44	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2023-02-21	Humberside Airport	Leonardo AW169	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2023-02-17	Aberdeen, OF	Airbus Helicopters EC175	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2022-09-17	Auchmacoy, Aberdeenshire	Airbus Helicopters AS-350	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2022-09-05	West Usk Lighthouse, Newport, Gwent	Bell 206B	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2022-08-12	Cardiff	Leonardo AW109SP	—	unknown	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2022-07-02	Epsom, Surrey	Leonardo AW169	—	minor	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2022-06-26	East Sussex	Robinson R44	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2022-06-20	Near Burton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire	Guimbal Cabri G2	2	fatal	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2022-06-13	Norwich Airport	Leonardo AW139	—	unknown	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2022-03-04	Plymouth, OF	Sikorsky S-92	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2022-01-07	Lydd Airport, Kent	Leonardo AW189	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2021-10-31	North Sea, North Sea	Sikorsky S-92	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-10-15	Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire	Agusta AB206B	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-09-25	North Sea, North Sea	Sikorsky S-92	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-08-25	Llanfachreth, Gwynedd	Enstrom 280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-07-30	Near Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire AW189 (G-MCGT),	Leonardo AW189	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2021-07-26	Ballintoy Harbour, County Antrim	Leonardo AW189	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2021-07-22	Maghera, County Londonderry	Robinson R44 II	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2021-07-15	South Havra	Sikorsky S-92	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-07-15	Organford, Dorset	Agusta A109C	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2021-07-07	Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire	Leonardo AW109SP	—	minor	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2021-04-22	Carsington Water, Derbyshire	AgustaWestland AW109SP	—	minor	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2021-04-02	Near Ledbury, Herefordshire	Rotorway Executive 162F	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2021-03-30	Stansted	Rotorway Executive 162F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-03-12	North Weald Airfield, Essex	MBB BK 117 C-2	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2021-03-02	Buckinghamshire	Airbus Helicopters AS355	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-02-01	Ledbury, Herefordshire	RotorWay EXEC	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-12-17	Private landing site, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire	Robinson R44 Clipper I	—	unknown	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2020-12-07	Nottingham City Airport, Nottinghamshire	Grob G115A	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2020-11-12	Avoch	Rotorsport UK Cavalon	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-11-04	Landmead Farm Airfield, Oxfordshire	Rotorway Executive 90	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2020-09-23	Aberdeen Airport	Airbus Helicopters EC175 B	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2020-09-17	West Dean, Salisbury, Wiltshire	Westland Scout AH1	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2020-07-26	Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kent	Robinson R44 Raven II	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2020-07-02	Boscombe Down Airfield, Wiltshire	Agusta A109E	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2020-05-27	Rufforth Airfield, near York, North Yorkshire	Rotorsport UK MTOsport	—	minor	Weather	AAIB ↗
2020-05-04	Knockenkelly, Whiting Bay, Brodick, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire	Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 D-2	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2020-03-03	Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland	Eurocopter AS350B2	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-11-04	Robins Farm, Chiddingfold, Surrey	Leonardo AW109SP	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-10-14	Foxcote House, Gloucestershire	Sikorsky S-92	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-10-02	Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire	Robinson R44 II Raven II	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-07-27	Tongwynlais, Caerphilly	Enstrom 280FX Shark	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-07-22	Wycombe Air Park	Guimbal Cabri G2	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2019-06-27	In flight North of Seaton, Cornwall	Agusta A109E	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2019-06-25	Enniskillen Airport, County Fermanagh	Airbus Helicopters EC120 B Colibri	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-05-07	Cotswold Airport	Guimbal Cabri G2	—	unknown	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2019-03-25	Forties Charlie platform, Northern North Sea	Leonardo AW189	—	unknown	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-02-26	Owen Roberts International Airport, Cayman Islands	Airbus Helicopters EC135 T1	—	serious	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2019-02-26	Near Sketrick Island, County Down	Robinson R44 Raven	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-02-19	East Lound, Doncaster	Robinson R22 Beta	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2019-01-02	Melksham Airbase, Wiltshire	Bell 429 GlobalRanger	—	unknown	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2018-12-15	Near Hollesley, Suffolk	Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 D-2 EC145	—	minor	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2018-11-25	On approach to Edinburgh Airport	Bell 429	—	serious	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2018-11-19	London Heliport (Battersea)	Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-11-02	Denham Aerodrome, Buckinghamshire	Robinson R44 Raven II	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-10-27	Leicester	Agusta AW169	5	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-10-27	Leicester, England	AgustaWestland AW169	5	fatal	Mechanical failure	Wikipedia ↗
2018-09-13	Gregston House, Haighton, Lancashire	Robinson R22 Beta	—	minor	Weather	AAIB ↗
2018-08-30	Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman	Airbus Helicopters AS 350	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2018-08-23	On Approach to the Brae Bravo platform, northern North Sea	Sikorsky S-92A	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-08-01	Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire	Robinson R22	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-07-14	Private landing field, Enfield, Greater London	Aerospatiale SA341G Gazelle	—	minor	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2018-07-10	Aberdeen Airport	Airbus Helicopters EC175B	—	serious	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2018-07-01	Fenland Airfield, Lincolnshire	Rotorway Executive 90	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-06-13	Loch Scadavay, North Uist, Western Isles	Airbus Helicopters AS350B2 Ecureuil	1	fatal	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2018-06-08	Goodwood Aerodrome, Sussex	Guimbal Cabri G2	—	serious	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2018-05-30	North Aldborough	Bell 206B	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-05-06	Offshore from Aberdeen	Leonardo AW139	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2018-05-05	Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire	Robinson R44 Raven	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-05-05	Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire	Robinson R44 Raven	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-05-03	Car park close to Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands	Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 D-2 EC145	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-04-20	Shobdon Aerodrome, Herefordshire	Robinson R22 Beta	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-04-05	Morpeth, Northumberland	Airbus Helicopters EC135 P2+	—	serious	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2018-02-17	Beinn Narnain, Scotland	Leonardo AW189	—	serious	Weather	AAIB ↗
2018-02-01	Marchwood, Hampshire	Sikorsky S-61	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-01-30	Nottingham Heliport	Robinson R22 Beta	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2018-01-29	Shetland	Sikorsky S-92	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2017-11-27	Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire	Leonardo AW109SP Grand New	—	serious	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2017-11-17	Near Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire	Guimbal Cabri G2	—	unknown	Unknown	AAIB ↗
2017-10-26	Salterford Farm, Nottinghamshire	Rotorway Executive 162F	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2017-08-17	Wellesbourne, Warwickshire	Airbus Helicopters EC120B Colibri	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2017-08-02	Private landing site near Clifton Dykes, Penrith, Cumbria	Leonardo AW109SP Grand New	—	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB ↗
2017-06-09	Viscount Platform, North Sea	Leonardo AW139	—	minor	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2017-05-05	Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire	Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e Ecureuil	1	fatal	Pilot error	AAIB ↗
2017-03-29	Snowdonia	Aerospatiale AS355	5	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2017-03-24	Reading, Berkshire	Hughes 500 Model 369E	—	serious	Pilot error	AAIB ↗

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