Accident records / Accidents · Helicopter

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either8,901 No8,553 Yes348

Manufacturer

All8,901 AEROSPATIALE334 BELL2,923 ENSTROM311 EUROCOPTER336 HILLER364 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS177 MD HELICOPTERS1,035 ROBINSON1,863 ROTORWAY244 SCHWEIZER253 SIKORSKY245 Other816

Decade

All8,901 1980s1,849 1990s1,964 2000s2,144 2010s1,819 2020s1,125

1–50 of 8,901, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
CEN27LA024 N3842
EC 135 P2
2026-10-19 None Enroute Birdstrike
ERA27LA013 N9655F
269C
2026-10-15 None Landing Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
WPR26FA363 N313RX
EC 135 P2
2026-10-01 Fatal Enroute-climb to cruise Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA336 Z-PED
430
2026-09-30 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
WPR26FA346 N332N
AS332
2026-09-20 Fatal Maneuvering Unknown or undetermined
ERA26LA344 N238HA
SA 315
2026-09-18 None Takeoff Ground collision
WPR26LA347 N50141
206B III
2026-09-18 None Approach Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR26FA345 N358TV
AS 350 B2
2026-09-16 Fatal Maneuvering Unknown or undetermined
CEN26LA317 N7527L
R44 II
2026-09-13 None Takeoff Loss of control in flight
ANC26LA103 N4026E
R44 II
2026-09-11 None Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
GAA26WA302 ZK-IQP
SAFARI
2026-09-08 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA309 XA-EHJ
412
2026-09-08 None Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA26LA331 N797WS
47G-4A
2026-09-06 None Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (partial)
ERA26LA327 N276SH
R22
2026-09-03 Serious Autorotation Hard landing
WPR26LA328 N480FT
OH-58A
2026-09-03 None Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
ANC26LA092 N128NR
CAVALON
2026-08-27 Minor Takeoff Loss of control on ground
ERA26LA313 N979SH
R22
2026-08-24 Minor Maneuvering-hover Loss of control in flight
GAA26WA285 5Y-GYM
EC130
2026-08-19 Fatal Enroute Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA286 G-TOOO
CABRI
2026-08-19 None Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA283 SX-HLL
206
2026-08-17 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA26LA304 N8316N
R22
2026-08-15 None Maneuvering-hover Dynamic rollover
GAA26WA284 C-GTWL
214
2026-08-15 None Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA318 LY-HVR
S19
2026-08-15 None Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ANC26LA084 N861MP
R44 II
2026-08-13 Minor Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
ANC26LA082 N197HL
R44
2026-08-09 Minor Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
ANC26FA079 N793HT
CH-54A
2026-08-07 Fatal Maneuvering Unknown or undetermined
OPS26LA063 MILITARY -
VH3D
2026-08-04 — Takeoff Air traffic event
GAA26WA270 N511EV
214ST
2026-08-02 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
CEN26LA276 N26KL
R44 II
2026-08-02 None Autorotation Hard landing
GAA26WA276 C-GBPB
206
2026-07-30 Minor Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA267 LV-KGR
412
2026-07-29 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA26LA285 N29AE
206L-3
2026-07-29 None Landing Collision during takeoff/land
GAA26WA263 ZS-HFR
206
2026-07-23 Serious Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA271 TC-HTE
R44
2026-07-22 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
WPR26LA270 N8624B
F-28F
2026-07-21 None Taxi Fire/smoke (non-impact)
WPR26LA277 N2193X
206B III
2026-07-21 Serious Maneuvering-low-alt flying Miscellaneous/other
CEN26LA260 N224RH
R44
2026-07-20 None Takeoff Miscellaneous/other
CEN26LA259 N484AT
R44
2026-07-18 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
CEN26LA289 N26EH
R44 RAVEN 1
2026-07-18 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Low altitude operation/event
CEN26LA264 N297CA
206B
2026-07-17 Serious Maneuvering-low-alt flying Miscellaneous/other
CEN26LA256 N322TC
R44 II
2026-07-16 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Low altitude operation/event
WPR26LA264 N498TE
TITAN
2026-07-16 Serious Takeoff Loss of control on ground
GAA26WA251 C-GHFL
369
2026-07-14 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA26LA274 N30CH
R22
2026-07-14 None Maneuvering-hover Dynamic rollover
CEN26FA247 N40HX
KITFOX
2026-07-12 Fatal Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of control in flight
GAA26WA265 PT-HFS
R44
2026-07-11 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA26FA266 N93RT
S76
2026-07-10 Fatal Approach Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
ANC26LA068 N907AL
269C
2026-07-05 Minor Approach-VFR pattern final Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR26LA247 N7985A
47G
2026-07-03 Serious Maneuvering-hover Loss of control in flight
CEN26LA245 None
XAG
P150 MAX
2026-07-02 Serious Takeoff Loss of control in flight