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Incidents-2000
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Helicopter incidents in 2000

26 incidents recorded worldwide in 2000.

How many helicopter crashes were there in 2000?

This database records 26 helicopter incidents worldwide in 2000, in which 79 peoplewere killed across 12 fatal accidents. The most affected country was United States, with 3.

Counts for earlier years are lower partly because fewer accidents from that period have been found and verified, not only because fewer happened.

Which helicopters were involved in 2000?

The most frequently recorded type was the Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey, in 3 incidents.

Total incidents
26
Fatalities
79
Fatal incidents
12
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DateLocationAircraftFatalitiesSeverityCauseSource
2000-12-11🇺🇸near Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, United StatesBell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey4fatalMechanical failureRoute Fifty
2000-11-20🇷🇴Rarau Mountains, RomaniaIAR 316B Alouette III-minorUnknownAir International
2000-11-19🇸🇦Quassim, Saudi ArabiaEurocopter AS532A27fatalWeatherAir Forces M
2000-11-09🇰🇪Pate Island, KenyaEurocopter AS350B-seriousMechanical failureAir Internat
2000-11-06🇦🇴near Cuemba, Angola--seriousUnknownReliefWeb
2000-10-13🇩🇰Arresø, DenmarkRobinson R44 Astro3fatalWeatherHCLJ
2000-10-11🇯🇲Glastonbury, Trelawny, JamaicaBell 206B III1fatalCFIT / TerrainJCAA
2000-09-26🇨🇭Beuson, SwitzerlandBell 206B1fatalPilot errorHeli Archive
2000-09-26🇨🇭Beuson, SwitzerlandAerospatiale SE 3130 Alouette II7fatalPilot errorHeli Archive
2000-08-30🇷🇴near Sighisoara, RomaniaIAR 316B Alouette III-unknownUnknownYR register
2000-08-23🇩🇰1.2km S of Klim Strand, Jutland, DenmarkRobinson R22 Mariner2fatalUnknownHCLJ
2000-08-10🇸🇪Kebnekaise, Sweden-3fatalCFIT / TerrainKey Aero
2000-08-10🇵🇹Figueira da Foz, PortugalBell 206B III-minorUnknownFlight International
2000-07-18🇬🇱15nm N of Nuuk, GreenlandHughes 500D1fatalUnknownNTSB
2000-07-16🇬🇱Nuuk Airport, GreenlandHughes 500D-seriousPilot errorDanish aircraft register
2000-07-01🇭🇺Kecskemét, HungaryKamov Ka-261fatalUnknownAvia-info
2000-07-01🇭🇺Kiskunfélegyháza, HungaryKamov Ka-26-minorUnknownAvia-info
2000-05-21🇵🇹Aveiro, PortugalMagni M18 Spartan-minorMechanical failureGPIAA
2000-05-18🇰🇪Mombasa, KenyaIAR 330G Puma-seriousMechanical failureAir Forces M
2000-05-05🇸🇿Matsapha, EswatiniMil Mi-8MTV-1-minorMechanical failureFlight International
2000-05-04🇦🇪85km W of Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesBell 412EP-seriousPilot errorFlight International
2000-04-08🇺🇸Marana Northwest Regional Airport, United StatesBell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey19fatalPilot errorMarine Corps
2000-04-08🇺🇸Marana Northwest Regional Airport, United StatesBell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey-minorFireMarine Corps
2000-02-29🇸🇦Ras Tanura, Saudi ArabiaBell 214ST-seriousPilot errorNTSB
2000-02-24🇰🇪Mount Kenya, KenyaAerospatiale Gazelle AH1-seriousCFIT / TerrainUK Serials
2000-02-05🇦🇴Lubango, AngolaMil Mi-8MTV30fatalPilot errorScramble
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