Helicopter incidents in 2019

236 incidents recorded worldwide in 2019.

How many helicopter crashes were there in 2019?

This database records 236 helicopter incidents worldwide in 2019, in which 154 peoplewere killed across 63 fatal accidents. The most affected country was United States, with 149.

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 2019?

The most frequently recorded type was the Robinson R44, in 41 incidents.

United States 149 United Kingdom 12 Norway 6

Total incidents

236

Fatalities

154

Fatal incidents

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Date	Location	Aircraft	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2019-12-31	🇺🇸Danbury, United States	Enstrom F-28	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-12-29	🇧🇪Wijnendaele, Belgium	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-12-27	🇺🇸Kekaha, United States	Eurocopter AS350B2	7	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	NTSB
2019-12-26	🇺🇸Kekaha, United States	Eurocopter AS350B2	7	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL
2019-12-25	🇺🇸Headland, United States	Bell 407	1	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-12-19	🇺🇸Beeville, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-12-14	🇺🇸San Antonio, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-12-12	🇦🇹Kitzbühel, Austria	Eurocopter AS350	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2019-12-11	🇺🇸Riverton, United States	Enstrom F-28	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-12-07	🇺🇸Gulf of Mexico, United States	Bell 407	2	fatal	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-12-07	🇦🇺Williamtown Aerodrome, Australia	Bell UH-1H	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-12-05	🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States	-	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2019-12-05	🇿🇦Eshowe, South Africa	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-12-04	🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States	Eurocopter AS350B2	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-11-30	🇷🇺Krasnodarsky Krai, Russia	Robinson R66	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-11-20	🇦🇫Pangram, Charkh district, Afghanistan	Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian	2	fatal	Mechanical failure	1TV News
2019-11-16	🇺🇸Penobscot, United States	Agusta A109	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-11-14	🇳🇬Enugu State, Nigeria	Agusta A109LUH	-	unknown	Unknown	Daily Post N
2019-11-12	🇺🇸Salt Lake City, United States	Agusta A109	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB
2019-11-12	🇺🇸Salt Lake City, United States	Agusta A109	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-11-11	🇹🇳Tunis, Tunisia	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-11-10	🇺🇸Lebanon, United States	Sikorsky S-58JT	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-11-07	🇳🇴Unkervatnet, Norway	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Pilot error	SHK
2019-11-07	🇺🇸Groveland, United States	Bell 47G	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-11-06	🇸🇦Ras Tanajib, Saudi Arabia	Eurocopter BK117 D-2	-	minor	Pilot error	Saudi AIB
2019-11-04	🇬🇧Robins Farm, Chiddingfold, Surrey, United Kingdom	Leonardo AW109SP	-	minor	Wire strike	AAIB
2019-11-04	🇺🇸Smoketown, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-11-02	🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya	Mil Mi-17	-	minor	Mechanical failure	All Africa
2019-11-02	🇺🇸Seffner, United States	Composite FX XE	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-29	🇺🇸Alexandria, United States	Robinson R66	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2019-10-28	🇺🇸Alexandria, United States	Robinson R66	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-25	🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-10-25	🇺🇸Jordan Valley, United States	Enstrom 280F	1	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-23	🇺🇸Las Vegas, United States	Robinson R44	2	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-23	🇺🇸Hebbronville, United States	-	2	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-23	🇺🇸Hebbronville, United States	Robinson R22	2	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-10-21	🇺🇦Tarasenkove, Ukraine	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-10-18	🇺🇸King City, United States	Bell 47G	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-17	🇺🇸New Salem, United States	Bell 206	1	fatal	Wire strike	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-17	🇺🇸Overton, United States	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-15	🇦🇫Dara-i-Hairatan, near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan	Mil Mi-17V-5	7	fatal	Mechanical failure	Xinhua
2019-10-14	🇬🇧Foxcote House, United Kingdom	Sikorsky S-92	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-10-13	🇺🇸Susanville, United States	Hiller UH-12E	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB
2019-10-13	🇺🇸Susanville, United States	Hiller UH-12E	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-11	🇪🇬Mediterranean, 65 miles N of Port Said, Egypt	Bell 412EP	-	serious	Unknown	EAAID
2019-10-08	🇸🇪Kiruna, Sweden	Bell 206L-1	-	serious	Pilot error	SHK
2019-10-03	🇫🇮Oulu Airport, Finland	Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri	-	minor	Pilot error	Yle
2019-10-03	🇺🇸Fort Meade, United States	Bell OH-58A	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-10-02	🇬🇧Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	Robinson R44 II Raven II	-	serious	Pilot error	AAIB
2019-10-02	🇺🇸Carlsbad, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-28	🇺🇸Bloomsburg, United States	Enstrom F-28	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-28	🇺🇸Sanford, United States	Robinson R44	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-24	🇨🇦Campbell River, Canada	Bell 206	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-09-23	🇺🇸Kershaw, United States	Composite FX MOSQUITO	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-17	🇺🇸Sardis, United States	Robinson R44	-	serious	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-12	🇺🇸Hill City, United States	Bell 206	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-11	🇺🇸Azusa, United States	Sikorsky S-58	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-09	🇺🇸WALKERTON, United States	Bell 206	-	unknown	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-06	🇺🇸Nuiqsut, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-09-05	🇵🇹Valongo, Portugal	Eurocopter AS350B2 Ecureuil	1	fatal	Wire strike	Público
2019-09-04	🇵🇹Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil	-	minor	Pilot error	GPIAAF
2019-08-31	🇳🇴Alta, Norway	Eurocopter AS350	6	fatal	Unknown	Wikipedia
2019-08-31	🇺🇸Asotin, United States	Hughes 369	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-31	🇺🇸Asotin, United States	Hughes 369	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-31	🇳🇴Alta city, Norway	Eurocopter AS350	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-27	🇺🇸San Diego, United States	Bell 206	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-27	🇺🇸North Las Vegas, United States	Bell 47G	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-27	🇺🇸North Las Vegas, United States	Bell 47G	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-26	🇲🇽Veracruz, Mexico	Robinson R44	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-25	🇪🇸Inca, Mallorca, Spain	Bell 206	7	fatal	Pilot error	NTSB
2019-08-25	🇺🇸Shamokin, United States	Schweizer 269A	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-25	🇧🇷Buriti Alegre, Brazil	Robinson R44	3	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-24	🇨🇭Herisau, Switzerland	RotorWay Exec 162F	1	fatal	Pilot error	STSB
2019-08-21	🇺🇸Cypress Island, United States	Robinson R44	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-20	🇺🇸Cypress Island, United States	Robinson R44	-	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-20	🇬🇷Poros, Greece	Agusta A109	3	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-20	🇺🇸Montrose, United States	Bell 47G	-	serious	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-19	🇺🇸Viroqua, United States	SportCopter SPORTCOPTER VORTEX	1	fatal	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-16	🇺🇸Blair, United States	Bell 206	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-11	🇺🇸Allentown, United States	Schweizer 269C	-	serious	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-10	🇸🇪Vuoggatjålme, Sweden	Bell 206L-1	-	minor	Mechanical failure	SHK
2019-08-03	🇳🇬Abuja, Nigeria	Bell 429	-	minor	Mechanical failure	AIB Nigeria
2019-08-03	🇺🇸Lyons, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Weather	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-02	🇺🇸Vandalia, United States	Robinson R66	-	unknown	Wire strike	NTSB CAROL
2019-08-02	🇫🇯Korotasere, Fiji	Robinson R44	3	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-08-01	🇳🇴Follebu, Norway	Hughes 500D	-	serious	Mechanical failure	SHK
2019-07-31	🇺🇸Fessenden, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-07-30	🇿🇦Limpopo Province, South Africa	Bell 47G	1	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-07-27	🇬🇧Tongwynlais, Caerphilly, United Kingdom	Enstrom 280FX Shark	-	minor	Pilot error	AAIB
2019-07-27	🇺🇸Blair, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-07-27	🇺🇸Dukedom, United States	Bell 206	-	minor	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-07-27	🇺🇸Eugene, United States	Hughes 369	-	serious	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL
2019-07-27	🇺🇸Eugene, United States	Hughes 369	-	serious	Unknown	NTSB
2019-07-26	🇪🇸Vigo, Spain	Sikorsky S-76	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2019-07-24	🇺🇸Springfield, United States	Schweizer 269A	-	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL
2019-07-24	🇨🇦Sable Island, Canada	Sikorsky S-92	-	unknown	Unknown	NTSB
2019-07-23	🇿🇦Limpopo Province, South Africa	Bell UH-1H	-	minor	Unknown	NTSB
2019-07-22	🇬🇧Wycombe Air Park, United Kingdom	Guimbal Cabri G2	-	minor	Mechanical failure	AAIB
2019-07-22	🇨🇴Gorgona Island, Colombia	Robinson R66	2	fatal	Unknown	NTSB
2019-07-21	🇺🇸Ida Grove, United States	Robinson R44	-	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL

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