Air Methods helicopter incidents

23 helicopter incidents involving Air Methods recorded in the RotorAlert database, from 2009 to 2022.

Total incidents

Confirmed fatalities

Fatal incidents

Fatal rate

13.0%

Aircraft used

Eurocopter19 incidents

Bell4 incidents

Locations

🇺🇸 United States23 incidents

Probable causes

Pilot error9 incidents

Mechanical failure7 incidents

Weather3 incidents

Unknown3 incidents

Date	Location	Aircraft	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2022-09-04	🇺🇸Mount Baldy, United States	Bell 407	—	serious	Weather	NTSB CAROL ↗
2022-07-29	🇺🇸Andalusia, United States	Eurocopter AS350	—	serious	Weather	NTSB CAROL ↗
2022-07-26	🇺🇸Hamilton, United States	Eurocopter AS365	—	minor	Wire strike	NTSB CAROL ↗
2022-04-16	🇺🇸Deer Valley, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	—	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2022-01-11	🇺🇸Drexel Hill, United States	Eurocopter EC135P2+	—	serious	Unknown	NTSB CAROL ↗
2019-06-17	🇺🇸Cobleskill, United States	Eurocopter EC135	—	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2019-03-03	🇺🇸Union Center, United States	Bell 407	—	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2018-04-26	🇺🇸Hazelhurst, United States	Eurocopter AS350B2	3	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2018-03-05	🇺🇸Sheboygan, United States	Eurocopter BK117 B-2	—	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL ↗
2018-01-04	🇺🇸Norfolk, United States	Bell 407	—	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL ↗
2017-09-08	🇺🇸Hertford, United States	Eurocopter BK117	4	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2017-07-01	🇺🇸Perryville, United States	Eurocopter BK117 B-2	—	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2017-02-07	🇺🇸Beattyville, United States	Eurocopter EC135	—	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-04-26	🇺🇸Pittsburgh, United States	Eurocopter BK117 C-2	—	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-04-15	🇺🇸Jasper, United States	Eurocopter AS350	—	unknown	Weather	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-01-29	🇺🇸Shoals, United States	Eurocopter EC130 B4	—	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2014-06-26	🇺🇸Temple, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	—	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB ↗
2011-07-27	🇺🇸Troutdale, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	—	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB ↗
2010-12-29	🇺🇸Cherry Point, United States	Eurocopter MBB-BK	—	minor	Pilot error	NTSB ↗
2010-11-22	🇺🇸Riverdale, United States	Bell 407	—	minor	Unknown	NTSB ↗
2010-07-28	🇺🇸Tucson, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	3	fatal	Mechanical failure	NTSB ↗
2010-01-17	🇺🇸Reno, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	—	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB ↗
2009-10-22	🇺🇸Marana, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	—	unknown	Unknown	NTSB ↗

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