Helicopter incidents in 2012

224 incidents recorded worldwide in 2012.

How many helicopter crashes were there in 2012?

This database records 224 helicopter incidents worldwide in 2012, in which 146 peoplewere killed across 52 fatal accidents. The most affected country was United States, with 166.

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 2012?

The most frequently recorded type was the Robinson R44 II, in 18 incidents.

United States 166 Kenya 5 United Kingdom 4

Total incidents

224

Fatalities

146

Fatal incidents

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Date	Location	Aircraft	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2012-12-30	🇮🇳Katra, India	Bell 407	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2012-12-29	🇺🇸Big Lake, United States	Bell 407	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-12-28	🇺🇸Renton, United States	Bell 407	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-12-25	🇺🇸McAllen, United States	Bell 407	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-12-23	🇺🇸Corcoran, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-12-15	🇳🇬near Okoroba, Nigeria	Agusta A109E	6	fatal	Unknown	Chicago Trib
2012-12-15	🇺🇸Beluga, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-12-15	🇺🇸Logan, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-12-13	🇺🇸Mayland, United States	RotorWay Exec 90	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-12-11	🇺🇸Rawlins, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-12-10	🇺🇸Compton, United States	Eurocopter BK117 A-3	3	fatal	Weather	NTSB
2012-12-07	🇺🇸Roosevelt Lake, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-12-07	🇺🇸Abilene, United States	Enstrom F-28C	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-12-07	🇺🇸Pasadena, United States	Hughes 369	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-12-01	🇺🇸Walkerville, United States	Bell 47G-2	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-11-30	🇺🇸Apollo Beach, United States	Robinson R22 Beta II	1	fatal	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-11-28	🇦🇪near Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	-	-	serious	Weather	KP.ua
2012-11-27	🇺🇸Sheridan, United States	Hughes 369D	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-11-27	🇺🇸Childress, United States	Hughes 369	1	fatal	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-11-25	🇺🇸Corona, United States	Robinson R44 II	1	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-11-23	🇺🇸Newfield, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	-	minor	Wire strike	NTSB
2012-11-22	🇧🇸Great Guana Cay, Bahamas	Eurocopter AS355F1	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-11-17	🇺🇸Altadena, United States	Bell OH-58A	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-11-15	🇺🇸Corning, United States	Hughes 369D	2	fatal	Wire strike	NTSB
2012-11-15	🇺🇸Riverton, United States	Bell 407	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-11-14	🇲🇦Guelmim area, Morocco	Aerospatiale SA 330L Puma	11	fatal	Unknown	News24
2012-11-06	🇺🇸Bryan, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-11-03	🇺🇸Atlanta, United States	Hughes OH-6A	2	fatal	Wire strike	NTSB
2012-11-01	🇺🇸Alexander City, United States	Robinson R22	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-29	🇺🇸Hanapepe, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-27	🇳🇬Okan field, offshore Escravos, Nigeria	Bell 206L-4	-	minor	Mechanical failure	AIB Nigeria
2012-10-27	🇺🇸Lake Havasu, United States	Robinson R22 Mariner	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-27	🇬🇹Nueva Concepción, Guatemala	Bell 206B	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-10-26	🇺🇸Toutle, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-22	🇺🇸Houma, United States	Leonardo AW139	-	serious	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-10-22	🇬🇧In the North Sea, approximately 32 nm southwest of Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom	Eurocopter EC225 LP Super Puma	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	AAIB
2012-10-21	🇺🇸Loop, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-19	🇺🇸Dolan Springs, United States	Agusta A119	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-19	🇺🇸Helena, United States	Aerospatiale SA315B	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-10-17	🇺🇸Erwinna, United States	Eurocopter AS355	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-16	🇷🇺Moscow, Russia	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-13	🇺🇸West Chester, United States	Hughes 369A	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-10-13	🇺🇸Jackson, United States	Bell OH-58A	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-10-12	🇺🇸Yorktown, United States	Sikorsky S-55B	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-11	🇺🇸Blanco, United States	Robinson R44 II	3	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	NTSB
2012-10-10	🇺🇸Crowley, United States	Bell 206B	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-10	🇧🇷Carauari, Brazil	Sikorsky S-61	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-10-09	🇺🇸Coolbaugh Township, United States	Bell 407	2	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	NTSB
2012-10-07	🇺🇸Shady Cove, United States	Bell UH-1H	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-10-05	🇺🇸Intracoastal City, United States	Bell 407	1	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	NTSB
2012-10-03	🇺🇸Rockport, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-10-03	🇦🇺Halls Creek, Australia	Robinson R22	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-30	🇺🇸Eastland, United States	Agusta A109E	-	serious	Weather	NTSB
2012-09-30	🇺🇸Nocona, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-09-30	🇺🇸Decorah, United States	Hughes 369FF	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-26	🇺🇸Anchorage, United States	Robinson R22 Beta II	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-09-24	🇺🇸Theodore, United States	Sikorsky S-76C	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-09-24	🇺🇸Las Vegas, United States	Hughes 369FF	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-20	🇺🇸McMinnville, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-09-19	🇺🇸Mammoth Lakes, United States	Bell 206B	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-09-19	🇺🇸Mc Cool Junction, United States	Schweizer 269A	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-19	🇺🇸Rio Vista, United States	Hiller UH-12B	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-18	🇺🇸Slaton, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-09-16	🇺🇸Fort Worth, United States	Enstrom F-28A	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-09-15	🇺🇸West Windsor, United States	Eurocopter AS355F1	1	fatal	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-09-10	🇺🇸Houston, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	2	fatal	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-09-09	🇺🇸Grand Canyon, United States	Bell 206L-1	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-09-07	🇺🇸Lake Newman, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-09-04	🇦🇪Al Ain Training Area 6, United Arab Emirates	Agusta-Bell 206B III	-	serious	Pilot error	GCAA
2012-09-03	🇫🇷Nyons, France	Robinson R44	2	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-03	🇵🇹Ourém, Portugal	Kamov Ka-32A11BC	-	minor	Mechanical failure	Sapo Notícia
2012-09-01	🇦🇴12km from Dundo, Angola	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil	4	fatal	Unknown	ANGOP
2012-09-01	🇺🇸Covelo, United States	Sikorsky SH-3H	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-01	🇺🇸McVeytown, United States	-	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-09-01	🇺🇸Talkeetna, United States	Eurocopter AS350B2	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-31	🇺🇸Bath, United States	Bell 407	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-08-27	🇺🇸Escalon, United States	Bell OH-58	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-24	🇺🇸Abingdon, United States	Bell 407	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-23	🇵🇪Malvinas, Peru	Bell 212	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-22	🇧🇭Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain	Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon	-	minor	Mechanical failure	US Navy
2012-08-18	🇺🇸Sunburst, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-08-18	🇵🇷San Juan, Puerto Rico	Bell 206B	-	minor	Fuel exhaustion	NTSB
2012-08-17	🇺🇸Spanish Fork, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-16	🇺🇸Columbus, United States	Hughes 369	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-14	🇺🇸Flandreau, United States	Bell 47G-2	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-08-13	🇨🇦Langara Lodge, BC, Canada	Sikorsky S-76	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-12	🇰🇪Mount Kenya, Kenya	Mil Mi-24	-	serious	CFIT / Terrain	Capital FM
2012-08-12	🇰🇪Mount Kenya, Kenya	Mil Mi-24	7	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	ABC News
2012-08-12	🇰🇪Mount Kenya, Kenya	Mil Mi-24P	-	serious	CFIT / Terrain	Daily Nation
2012-08-11	🇺🇸Monticello, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-10	🇺🇸Belgium, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-07	🇺🇸Avalon, United States	Bell 214ST	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-08-07	🇺🇸Deer Island, United States	Hiller UH-12D	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-07	🇺🇸Delta Junction, United States	MD Helicopters 600N	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-05	🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya	Robinson R44	-	serious	Pilot error	Capital FM
2012-08-05	🇺🇸San Antonio, United States	Bell 407	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-05	🇺🇸Colville, United States	RotorWay EXEC	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB
2012-08-04	🇲🇽Tlaxco, Mexico	Bell 407	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2012-08-01	🇺🇸Middletown, United States	Sikorsky S-58JT	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2012-07-31	🇺🇸Cody, United States	Hiller FH-1100	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB

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