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US Army helicopter incidents

15 helicopter incidents involving US Army recorded in the RotorAlert database, from 1990 to 2026.

Total incidents
15
Confirmed fatalities
86
Fatal incidents
6
Fatal rate
40.0%
Aircraft used
Sikorsky7 incidents
Boeing5 incidents
Bell2 incidents
Eurocopter1 incidents
Probable causes
Unknown4 incidents
Pilot error3 incidents
DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
2026-08-12🇺🇸Salado, United StatesBoeing AH-64 Apache2fatalUnder investigationCBS News ↗
2026-07-27🇺🇸Opp, United StatesEurocopter UH-72A—seriousMechanical failureWTVY ↗
2026-06-09🌐Strait of Hormuz, International WatersBoeing AH-64 Apache—seriousUnder investigationAviation Saf ↗
2025-05-01🇺🇸Washington D.C., United StatesSikorsky UH-60—seriousUnder investigationNPR ↗
2025-01-29🇺🇸Washington D.C., United StatesSikorsky UH-6067fatalMidair collisionWikipedia ↗
2024-08-07🇺🇸Fort Novosel, United StatesBoeing AH-64 Apache1fatalUnknownAP ↗
2021-07-15🌐Bucharest, RomaniaSikorsky UH-60M—unknownUnknownReuters ↗
2021-05-25🇺🇸Leesburg, United StatesSikorsky UH-60A4fatalPilot errorNTSB ↗
2019-11-20🌐Pangram, Charkh district, AfghanistanBoeing AH-64E Apache Guardian2fatalMechanical failure1TV News ↗
2019-05-25🌐Helmand province, AfghanistanBoeing CH-47 Chinook—seriousUnknownArab News ↗
2017-09-21🇺🇸Hoffman Island, United StatesSikorsky UH-60—minorMidair collisionNTSB ↗
2017-09-21🇺🇸Hoffman Island, United StatesSikorsky UH-60—unknownPilot errorNTSB CAROL ↗
2017-08-01🌐near Achin district, AfghanistanSikorsky HH-60 Black Hawk—seriousPilot errorMilitary Tim ↗
2008-03-11🇺🇸Santa Cruz, United StatesBell 412EP10fatalWeatherNTSB ↗
1990-12-04🌐between Saint Thomas and Saint Croix, US Virgin IslandsBell UH-1H—unknownUnknownFlight Inter ↗
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