Helicopter incidents in 2017

239 incidents recorded worldwide in 2017.

How many helicopter crashes were there in 2017?

This database records 239 helicopter incidents worldwide in 2017, in which 160 peoplewere killed across 64 fatal accidents. The most affected country was United States, with 147.

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 2017?

The most frequently recorded type was the Robinson R44, in 33 incidents.

United States 147 United Kingdom 14 Russia 6

Total incidents

239

Fatalities

160

Fatal incidents

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Date	Location	Aircraft	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2017-12-30	🇪🇸Alicante, Spain	Bell 412SP	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-12-21	🇪🇬Al-Arish Military Airport, Egypt	Sikorsky S-70A Desert Hawk	-	unknown	Hostile action	Al Masdar
2017-12-21	🇿🇦Bredasdorp, South Africa	Bell UH-1H	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2017-12-19	🇫🇮Helsinki-Malmi Airport, Finland	Schweizer 269C	-	minor	Unknown	Lentoposti
2017-12-17	🇺🇸Caldwell, United States	RotorWay EXEC	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-12-15	🇺🇸Islamorada, United States	Sikorsky S-76	-	unknown	Fire	NTSB CAROL
2017-12-13	🇺🇸Newark, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-12-06	🇺🇸Santa Rosa, United States	Eurocopter AS350	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-12-05	🇺🇸Fort Pierce, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-12-05	🇷🇺Dubovaya Balka, Russia	Robinson R44	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2017-12-02	🇵🇭Bacoor, Philippines	Enstrom 480	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2017-11-30	🇺🇸Truckee, United States	Robinson R22	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-29	🇺🇸New Orleans, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-29	🇷🇴Muntele Mic, near Caransebeș, Romania	Eurocopter AS350B3	-	minor	Weather	Aerossurance
2017-11-27	🇬🇧Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom	Leonardo AW109SP Grand New	-	serious	Mechanical failure	AAIB
2017-11-22	🇺🇸Woodlawn, United States	Schweizer 300	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-22	🇲🇽La Morita, Mexico	Hughes 369HS	2	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-11-20	🇺🇸Electra, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	1	fatal	Wire strike	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-19	🇺🇸Stuttgart, United States	Bell 407	3	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-11-18	🇦🇺Emerald Aerodrome, Australia	Bell 206B	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2017-11-17	🇬🇧Near Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom	Guimbal Cabri G2	-	unknown	Pilot error	AAIB
2017-11-11	🇺🇸Page, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-08	🇺🇸Union City, United States	Bell 206	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-07	🇺🇸Rolling Fork, United States	Bell 206	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-07	🇺🇸Sulphur, United States	Hughes 369D	2	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-06	🇺🇸Larchwood, United States	Robinson R44	-	serious	Wire strike	NTSB CAROL
2017-11-06	🇷🇺Krasny Pakhar village, Russia	Bell 407	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2017-11-05	🇸🇦Asir Region, Saudi Arabia	Sikorsky S-70	8	fatal	Under investigation	Al Arabiya
2017-10-27	🇦🇫Kharwar district, Afghanistan	Boeing MH-47G Chinook	1	fatal	Unknown	Stars and St
2017-10-26	🇬🇧Salterford Farm, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom	RotorWay Executive 162F	-	serious	Pilot error	AAIB
2017-10-26	🇺🇸La Paloma, United States	Eurocopter EC130	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-10-24	🇺🇸Arlington, United States	Robinson R22	1	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-10-24	🇺🇸Groom, United States	Bell 206B	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-10-21	🇰🇪Lake Nakuru, Kenya	Airbus Helicopters H125	5	fatal	Pilot error	Kenya AAID
2017-10-16	🇺🇸Molokai, United States	Robinson R44	2	fatal	Unknown	NTSB CAROL
2017-10-16	🇺🇸Molokai, United States	Robinson R44	2	fatal	Weather	NTSB
2017-10-13	🇺🇸Canton, United States	Eurocopter BK117	-	unknown	Wire strike	NTSB
2017-10-13	🇺🇸Arbuckle, United States	Bell UH-1H	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-10-12	🇺🇸Canton, United States	Eurocopter BK117	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-10-08	🇧🇪Namur, Belgium	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2017-10-08	🇱🇻Gramzda, Latvia	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-10-06	🇺🇸Las Vegas, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-10-01	🇨🇦Campbell River, Canada	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-10-01	🇺🇸Midland, United States	Brantly B-2B	1	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-28	🇸🇾Syria	Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey	-	serious	Unknown	USNI News
2017-09-28	🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-09-27	🇺🇸Fullerton, United States	Eurocopter AS350	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-26	🇺🇸Orange, United States	VANS RV 8	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-26	🇸🇪Norrbotten, Sweden	Hughes 369	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-09-25	🇭🇺Őrbottyán, Hungary	Eurocopter EC135T2	-	minor	Wire strike	TSB Hungary
2017-09-25	🇺🇸Odessa, United States	Composite FX MOSQUITO XE 285	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-24	🇺🇸Santa Barbara, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-24	🇬🇹Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala	Bell 206B III	-	serious	Pilot error	SVIA
2017-09-23	🇺🇸Clearwater, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Midair collision	NTSB
2017-09-21	🇺🇸Hoffman Island, United States	Sikorsky UH-60	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-21	🇺🇸Fayetteville, United States	Canadian Home Rotors Safari	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-21	🇺🇸Hoffman Island, United States	Sikorsky UH-60	-	minor	Midair collision	NTSB
2017-09-20	🇺🇸Long Beach, United States	Robinson R22	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-18	🇨🇷Llano Bonito de Pococí, Costa Rica	Bell 47G	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-09-17	🇺🇸Salinas, United States	Bell 47G-5	-	minor	Wire strike	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-16	🇺🇸Ancho, United States	Bell 206L-3	1	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-16	🇺🇸Plymouth, United States	RotorWay Exec 162F	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-14	🇾🇪Shabwa, Yemen	-	4	fatal	Mechanical failure	Gulf News
2017-09-11	🇺🇸Griffith, United States	Hiller UH-12A	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-08	🇺🇸Medford, United States	Schweizer 269C	2	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-08	🇺🇸Hertford, United States	Eurocopter BK117	4	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-02	🇺🇸Tujunga, United States	Leonardo AW139	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-02	🇺🇸Burnet, United States	Hughes 369A	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-09-01	🇺🇸Lawrenceville, United States	Hughes 369	-	serious	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-29	🇺🇸Sacramento, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-28	🇮🇱Herzelia, Israel	Schweizer 300C	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2017-08-25	🇺🇸El Dorado Hills, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-25	🇺🇸El Dorado Hills, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2017-08-24	🇺🇸Bremerton, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-23	🇿🇼Hwange, Zimbabwe	Bell 206B III	-	minor	Unknown	ZimNews
2017-08-22	🇺🇸Glendale, United States	Enstrom F-28F	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-20	🇺🇸Minden, United States	Bell 206	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-20	🇺🇸St Marys, United States	Bell 47G	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-20	🇵🇹Castro Daire, Portugal	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil	1	fatal	Wire strike	Público
2017-08-18	🇦🇺Darwin Aerodrome, Australia	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2017-08-17	🇬🇧Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, United Kingdom	Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri	-	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB
2017-08-14	🇺🇸Westby, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Wire strike	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-13	🇦🇴Caiundo, Angola	Mil Mi-171Sh	-	serious	Pilot error	AllAfrica
2017-08-12	🇺🇸Charlottesville, United States	Bell 407	2	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-10	🇺🇸Villa Grove, United States	Hughes 369D	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-10	🇩🇿5km SW of Douera, Algeria	Bell 206L-3	4	fatal	Wire strike	TSA Algérie
2017-08-05	🇦🇺off Shoalwater Bay, Australia	Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey	3	fatal	Pilot error	USNI News
2017-08-03	🇺🇸Solomon, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-03	🇺🇸Delta Junction, United States	Eurocopter AS350	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-02	🇺🇸Jupiter, United States	Sikorsky S-97A	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2017-08-02	🇲🇽Puerto Chiapas, Mexico	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-08-02	🇦🇺Cloncurry, Australia	Robinson R22 Beta	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2017-08-02	🇬🇧Private landing site near Clifton Dykes, Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom	Leonardo AW109SP Grand New	-	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB
2017-08-01	🇦🇫near Achin district, Afghanistan	Sikorsky HH-60 Black Hawk	-	serious	Pilot error	Military Tim
2017-08-01	🇦🇹Heiligenblut, Austria	MD Helicopters MD 900	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2017-07-31	🇺🇸Dunlap, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-07-28	🇺🇸Beaumont, United States	Guimbal Cabri G2	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-07-26	🇺🇸Santa Ana, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2017-07-26	🇺🇸Santa Ana, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2017-07-24	🇺🇸Myrtle Beach, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL

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