Helicopter incidents in 2025

194 incidents recorded worldwide in 2025.

How many helicopter crashes were there in 2025?

This database records 194 helicopter incidents worldwide in 2025, in which 206 peoplewere killed across 56 fatal accidents. The most affected country was United States, with 102.

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 2025?

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

United States 102 Brazil 9 South Africa 8

Total incidents

194

Fatalities

206

Fatal incidents

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Date	Location	Aircraft	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2025-12-29	🇧🇷Guarulhos, Brazil	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-12-29	🇿🇦Spitsbak Citrus Farm, near Hankey, South Africa	Robinson R44 Raven II	-	minor	Wire strike	SACAA
2025-12-28	🇺🇸Hammonton, United States	Enstrom 280C	1	fatal	Midair collision	NTSB
2025-12-28	🇺🇸Hammonton, United States	Enstrom F-28A	1	fatal	Midair collision	NTSB
2025-12-25	🇹🇿Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania	-	5	fatal	Under investigation	AFP
2025-12-19	🇺🇸Fort Worth, United States	Bell 505	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-12-15	🇺🇸Las Vegas, United States	Bell 407	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-12-13	🇺🇸Divot, United States	Bell 505	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-12-13	🇫🇮Hyvinkaa Airport, Finland	Robinson R44 Raven I	-	minor	Unknown	Yle
2025-12-13	🇳🇿Ranana, New Zealand	Bell 206	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-12-12	🇿🇦Bapsfontein Aerodrome, South Africa	Magni M24C Orion	-	minor	Pilot error	SACAA
2025-12-08	🇨🇦Lake Havasu City, Canada	RotorWay EXEC	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-12-05	🇺🇸Pryor, United States	Hughes 369D	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-11-30	🇪🇸Ulldecona, Spain	Magni M22	-	serious	Unknown	El Nacional
2025-11-29	🇫🇷Malawa, France	Robinson R44	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-11-27	🇸🇪Gothenburg, Sweden	Robinson R22	-	minor	Pilot error	SHK
2025-11-24	🇻🇪Uruyen, Venezuela	Bell 206	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-11-18	🇳🇱Eelde, Netherlands	Airbus Helicopters H135	-	minor	Mechanical failure	LiveATC
2025-11-15	🇳🇿Wellington, New Zealand	Robinson R66	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-11-14	🇺🇸Cookeville, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-11-10	🇿🇦Roodegrond farm, near Patensie, South Africa	Robinson R22 Beta II	1	fatal	Wire strike	The South Af
2025-11-08	🇺🇸Lebanon, United States	Eurocopter EC130 T2	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-11-04	🇺🇸Athens, United States	RotorWay Exec 162F	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-30	🇬🇧Bentley, United Kingdom	Robinson R44	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-29	🇳🇵Lobuche, Nepal	Airbus Helicopters H125	-	serious	Weather	Kathmandu Po
2025-10-26	🇿🇦near Danielskuil, Kgatelopele, South Africa	Aerospatiale SE 3130 Alouette II	3	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	Avcom
2025-10-23	🇺🇸Wetumpka, United States	Eurocopter AS350	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-22	🇺🇸Ekalaka, United States	Robinson R66	4	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-21	🇺🇸Springfield, United States	Robinson R22	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-18	🇨🇭Locarno, Switzerland	Guimbal Cabri G2	-	minor	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-14	🇧🇷Colombo, Brazil	Robinson R22	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-13	🇺🇸Valley View, United States	RotorWay Exec 162F	-	minor	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-11	🇺🇸Huntington Beach, United States	Bell 222	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-09	🇦🇺Rutland Plains, Australia	Robinson R22	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-08	🇦🇺Horn Island, Australia	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-07	🇨🇦Squamish, Canada	Bell 214B-1	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-06	🇺🇸Sacramento, United States	Eurocopter EC130 T2	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-10-04	🇿🇦Vleesbank farm airstrip, South Africa	Magni M22	-	minor	Weather	SACAA
2025-10-03	🇦🇺Brogans Creek, Australia	Robinson R22	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-30	🇺🇸Catalina Island, United States	Airbus Eurocopter	-	serious	Weather	eastbaytimes
2025-09-27	🇺🇸Archer City, United States	Bell 206	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-27	🇨🇦Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Canada	-	4	fatal	Under investigation	se.pl
2025-09-24	🇿🇦Magaliesberg range, near Silver Creek Gorge, South Africa	Magni M16 Tandem Trainer	-	minor	Weather	SACAA
2025-09-23	🇺🇸Whittier, United States	Eurocopter EC135	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-22	🇧🇷Porto Belo, Brazil	Bell 430	5	fatal	Weather	brazilsun.co
2025-09-22	🇲🇽Talpa de Allende, Mexico	Bell 412	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-19	🇺🇸Decatur, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-19	🇭🇺Budaörs, Hungary	Robinson R22 Beta II	-	minor	Under investigation	TSB Hungary
2025-09-17	🇺🇸Thurston County, United States	Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	4	fatal	Mechanical failure	kiro7.com
2025-09-17	🇪🇸Madrid, Spain	Eurocopter EC135	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-16	🇺🇸Decatur, United States	Bell 407	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-11	🇺🇸Jim Thorpe, United States	Hughes 369D	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-10	🇦🇫Ghor province, Afghanistan	Mil Mi-17	-	serious	Mechanical failure	Amu TV
2025-09-10	🇺🇸Monroe, United States	Bell 206	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-06	🇺🇸Lakeville, United States	Robinson R66	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-05	🇪🇸Guadarranque Reservoir, Castellar de la Frontera, Spain	Bell 412	-	serious	Unknown	CIAIAC
2025-09-01	🇵🇰near Chilas, Diamer district, Pakistan	Mil Mi-17	5	fatal	Mechanical failure	Dawn
2025-09-01	🇨🇴Cali, Colombia	Bell 206	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-09-01	🇺🇸Round Mountain, United States	Sikorsky S-76	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-31	🇺🇸Nashville, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-29	🇺🇸Petersville, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-27	🇺🇸Fort Worth, United States	Bell 505	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-26	🇺🇸Lincoln, United States	Bell 407	-	minor	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-25	🇬🇧Shanklin, United Kingdom	Robinson R44 II	3	fatal	Under investigation	CNN
2025-08-24	🇫🇷Rosporden, France	Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma	-	serious	Pilot error	BBC News
2025-08-23	🇺🇸Caseville, United States	Bell OH-58A	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-22	🇺🇸Juneau, United States	Eurocopter AS350B2	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-22	🇺🇸Eagle, United States	Kaman K-1200	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-22	🇺🇸Picayune, United States	Bell 206L-3	-	minor	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-20	🇺🇸Skwentna, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3e	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-18	🇺🇸Burlington, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-16	🇪🇸off La Barceloneta, Barcelona, Spain	Robinson R44 Raven II	-	minor	Mechanical failure	La Vanguardi
2025-08-16	🇲🇽Villahermosa, Mexico	Leonardo AW139	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-16	🇺🇸Cape Girardeau, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	minor	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-15	🇺🇸Storrington, United States	MD Helicopters 600N	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-11	🇺🇸Fobes Hill, United States	Hiller UH-12E	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-09	🇺🇸Las Cruces, United States	Eurocopter AS350B3	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-07	🇺🇸West Alton, United States	Hughes 369D	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-06	🇬🇭Ashanti Region, Ghana	Harbin Z-9	8	fatal	CFIT / Terrain	Wikipedia
2025-08-03	🇺🇸Taylor, United States	Robinson R22 Beta	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-03	🇺🇸Ponderosa Pines, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-08-01	🇵🇰Mohmand, Pakistan	-	5	fatal	Weather	Dawn
2025-08-01	🇨🇦Ontario, Canada	Bell 206	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-31	🇺🇸Assumption, United States	Bell 47G	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-30	🇺🇸Holley, United States	RotorWay Exec 162F	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-30	🇵🇹Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil	-	minor	Unknown	Jornal de No
2025-07-29	🇩🇪Grimma, Germany	Eurocopter EC135P2+	3	fatal	Under investigation	Militarnyi
2025-07-27	🇺🇸North Bend, United States	Bell 206B	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-23	🇨🇭Siviez, Switzerland	Kaman K-1200	-	serious	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-23	🇺🇸Thibodaux, United States	Bell 206L-1	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-22	🇺🇸Maynard, United States	Robinson R66	-	minor	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-20	🇧🇷Britânia, Goiás, Brazil	Leonardo AW119 Mk II	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-18	🇺🇸Bloomington, United States	Bell 206B	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-15	🇪🇨Galapagos Islands, Ecuador	Hughes 369	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-14	🇨🇦Behchoko, Canada	Bell 206L-3	-	serious	Mechanical failure	TSB
2025-07-09	🇺🇸Inlet, United States	Robinson R44 II	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-09	🇿🇼Marondera, Zimbabwe	-	6	fatal	Under investigation	nigeriasun.c
2025-07-07	🇺🇸Ingram, United States	Sikorsky UH-60	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-06	🇺🇸Park City, United States	Robinson R44	-	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-07-06	🇨🇦Condor, Canada	Bell 206	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB

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