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Year 2016 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
Aerospatiale | Alouette II | 2 |
Aerospatiale | AS350 Ecureuil | 5 |
Aerospatiale | AS355 ecureuil 2 | 1 |
Aerospatiale | Gazelle | 1 |
Aerospatiale | SA330 Puma | 1 |
Agusta | A109 Hirundo | 1 |
Agusta | AB206 | 1 |
Agusta | AB212 | 1 |
AgustaWestland | AW109 | 3 |
AgustaWestland | AW139 | 1 |
AgustaWestland | EH101 | 1 |
Airbus Helicopters | as350 | 3 |
Airbus Helicopters | ec135 | 1 |
Airbus Helicopters | EC145 | 1 |
Bell | 204 | 1 |
Bell | 205 | 4 |
Bell | 206 | 20 |
Bell | 212 | 1 |
Bell | 230 | 1 |
Bell | 407 | 4 |
Bell | 412 | 3 |
Bell | 429 | 2 |
Bell | 430 | 1 |
Bell | 47 | 2 |
Bell | 525 Relentless | 1 |
Bell | V-22 Osprey | 1 |
Boeing | AH-64D Apache | 1 |
Brantly | B-2 | 1 |
Enstrom | 280 | 2 |
Enstrom | 480 | 1 |
Enstrom | f-28 | 1 |
Eurocopter | AS350 Ecureuil | 19 |
Eurocopter | AS355 Ecureuil 2 | 3 |
Eurocopter | AS365 Dauphin 2 | 1 |
Eurocopter | EC120 | 1 |
Eurocopter | EC135 | 2 |
Eurocopter | EC145 | 2 |
Eurocopter | Super Puma/Cougar | 2 |
Fairchild-Hiller | FH-1100 | 1 |
Guimbal | Cabri G2 | 4 |
Hiller | 360 | 1 |
Hughes | 369 / 500 / H-6 | 4 |
IAR | 330 | 1 |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries | bk117 | 1 |
MBB | Bo105 | 1 |
McDonnell Douglas | md500 | 1 |
McDonnell Douglas | MD600N | 1 |
MD Helicopters | MD500 | 2 |
Mil | Mi-14 Haze | 1 |
Mil | Mi-24 Hind | 1 |
Mil | Mi-8 Hip (1st Gen) | 3 |
Mil | Mi-8/17 Hip (2nd Gen) | 2 |
Mil | Mi-8/17 Hip (3rd Gen) | 2 |
PZL | W-3 Sokol | 1 |
Robinson | R22 | 8 |
Robinson | R44 | 19 |
Robinson | R66 | 6 |
Rotorway | exec | 1 |
Schweizer | 269C / 300 | 3 |
Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 2 |
Sikorsky | S-70 H-60 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-80 H-53E | 3 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
2016 | 205A-1 | 30259 | ![]() |
2016 | 206b | 714 ![]() | VH-CHO : ac deleted from reg Feb17 as destroyed ![]() |
2016 | 206b-2 | 1472 | VH-WHU : Heli-Central Pty Ltd at Emerald, QLD from Oct15; w/o 25mar16 at Cane field off Carmila West Road, Carmila West, QLD. 1 fatality |
2016 | 206b-2 | 1935 | N326AC : Clear View Aviation Llc at Dover, PA from Jul07; Sky River Helicopters; w/o 16apr16 near Baltimore Intl Airport, MD |
2016 | 206b-3 | 2662 | HK-4764 : Helifly Aerotaxi, Colombia; w/o 22mar16 at Santa Rosa de Osos, Antioquia. 3 fatalities |
2016 | 206b-3 | 2687 | N80918 : Genesis Aviation tour helicopter;
w/o 18feb16 near Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI. 1 fatality |
2016 | 206b-3 | 3247 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 206b-3 | 4124 | ZS-RFC : Big Game Heli Services;
w/o 28sep16 at Kgapane Village, near Tzaneen, South Africa. 1 fatality |
2016 | 206b-3 | 4421 | N206R : Helidon Inc at Staten Island, NY from 05feb16; w/o 06feb16 during practising landings at Linden Airport |
2016 | 206b-3 | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 206l | 45031 | ![]() |
2016 | 206l | 45081 | N16760 : Smoky Mountain Helicopters, Sight seeing helicopter ;
w/o 04apr16 at Sevier County between Sevierville and Pigeon Forge, TN. 5 fatalities |
2016 | 206l-1 | 45771 | HK-5049 : Helifly, Colombia; w/o 30mar16 40m S Carepa, Antioquia. 3 fatalities |
2016 | 206l-3 | 51142 | YV250T : Transcomander, Venezuela;
w/o 06feb16 near Bejucal, San Casimiro Aragua state en route Hato Altamira to San Juan de los Morros. 1 fatality |
2016 | 206l-3 | 51152 | ![]() |
2016 | 206l-3 | 51515 | ![]() |
2016 | 206l-4 | 52314 | ![]() |
2016 | 206l-4 | 52367 | ![]() |
2016 | 206l-4 | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 212 | 31308 | ![]() |
2016 | 230 | 23002 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 280c | 1019 | N133AB : w/o 24jan16 Near Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport Phoenix, AZ |
2016 | 300c | S1405 | VH-NTZ : Southern Heliwork Pty Ltd at Bridport, Tasmania from Nov15; w/o 20jul16 hit powerlines during spray at Deloraine, TAS |
2016 | 300c | S1801 | D-HRIM : w/o 19feb16 at Sendelbach airfield |
2016 | 300cbi | 0085 | RP-C337 : Philippines;
w/o 10jun16 at Binalonan, Pangasinan |
2016 | 330 | 5599 | ![]() |
2016 | 369d | 10-0634D | N81GG : private at Honolulu, Hawaii;
w/o 16nov16 at Puko`o Gulch, Molokai, Maui County, HI. 2 fatalities |
2016 | 369d | 11-0887D | VH-PLY : Aeropower Pty Ltd;
w/o 17jul16 engine failure during powerline inspection flight 39km NW Hawker, South Australia |
2016 | 369d | 21-0898D | N1107T : Aviation Advantage Llc at Tabor City, NC from Oct14; w/o 15feb16 during agricultural flight at Boone County, SSW of Danville, WV |
2016 | 369d | 79-0543D | OH-HNO : Heliwest Oy, Finland;
w/o 19apr16 at Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France |
2016 | 407 | 53335 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 407 | 53490 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 407 | 53926 | PR-CBB : Ale Costa Negocios e Participacoes Ltda, Brazil;
w/o 26jun16 crashed and caught fire near Jundiaí, SP. 5 fatalities |
2016 | 407 | 54106 | ![]() |
2016 | 412ep | 36164 | ![]() |
2016 | 412ep | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 412ep | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 429 | 57143 | ![]() |
2016 | 429 | 57197 | RA-01617 : Flash Energy LLC; w/o 01jan16 Fisherman Farm, Aksaisky district, Rostov oblast |
2016 | 430 | 49102 | ![]() |
2016 | 47g-2 | 2706 | N64702 : Hendrickson Flying Service Inc;
w/o 21apr16 hit powerline during Agricultural tasks at Cameron County, NW of Los Fresnos, TX |
2016 | 480 | 5022 | LZ-VID : Fortuna Air, Bulgaria;
w/o 09sep16 Cherna skala, near Kardzhali, Kardzhali province |
2016 | 525 | 62001 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | A109a-II | 7301 | N109W : One Zero Nine-FTO Inc Trustee at Wilmington, DE from Jul15; w/o 19nov16 near Induno Olona, Varese. 1 fatality |
2016 | a109luh | 13663 | ![]() |
2016 | ab206b | 8722 | RA-01630 : Russia from Jun16; w/o 24sep16 at Yeniseysky district, Krasnoyarsk region. 2 fatalities |
2016 | ab212asw | 5174 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ah-64d | HA012 ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | as350b | 1477 | I-ELTE : Ariane Srl;
w/o 21dec16 during training at Sondrio Caiolo Airport , Lombardy |
2016 | as350b | 1928 | HI850 : w/o 22jan16 La Leonor de Toma, Dominican Rep |
2016 | as350b | 2262 | ![]() |
2016 | as350b | 2499 | PP-MBN : Transportes Fox e Comercio de Madeiras May14; w/o 21mar16 hit powerlines at Nazaré, Jaguaripe, Bahia |
2016 | as350b | 2548 | ![]() |
2016 | as350b2 | 2608 | ![]() |
2016 | as350b2 | 2766 | ![]() |
2016 | as350b2 | 3119 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | as350b2 | 4381 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | as350b3 | 3326 | CC-AAL : Helifire Limitada;
w/o 29feb16 during firefighting at embalse Cerro San Cristobal (dam) , Santiago, Chile |
2016 | as350b3 | 4563 | PK-INA : PT Indo Star Aviation from May16; w/o 30oct16 at Warem in Nduga regency, Papua, Indonesia |
2016 | as350b3 | 4902 | I-CMSZ : Elitellina srl;
w/o 21may16 at Castelrotto Bolzano |
2016 | as350b3 | 4940 ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | as350b3 | 7133 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | as350b3e | 7314 ![]() | CC-AFW : Suma Air;
w/o 11apr16 crash in Andes mountains near Los Bronces mine, Santiago Metropolitan Region |
2016 | as350b3e | 7525 | RA-07275 : CJSC Yeltsovka from 2013; w/o 01nov16 near Vesyoloye, Sochi. 2 fatalities |
2016 | as350b3e | 7597 | ![]() |
2016 | as350b3e | 7602 | RP-C6828 : Skyline Aviation;
w/o 05may16 at Batang Lupar River, near Sebuyau, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. 6 fatalities including gov minister |
2016 | as350ba | 2858 | RP-C2688 : Macroasia Corporation, Philippines;
w/o 22aug16 at Quezon Province. 2 fatalities |
2016 | as355f2 | 5456 | HI861 : AviaJet SA, Dominican Republic;
w/o 14aug16 at Santo Domingo / La Isabela |
2016 | as355n | 5701 | ![]() |
2016 | as355np | 5751 | HB-ZOO : Heli-Lausanne SA from Feb15; w/o 22may16 during sightseeing near Hengill volcano, Iceland |
2016 | as365n3 | 6556 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | as532ul | 2545 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | as555sn | 5613 | ![]() |
2016 | AW101 641 | 50252 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | aw109s | 22014 | ![]() |
2016 | aw109sp | 22320 | ![]() |
2016 | aw139 | 31717 ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | B-2 | 428 | N2266U : Skyview AG Imaging LLC;
w/o 25mar16 at Stone County, Missouri |
2016 | bk117c-2 | 4006 | ![]() |
2016 | 105cbs-4 | S-874 | ![]() |
2016 | Cabri G2 | 1009 | ZK-IIH : w/o 15apr16 emergency landing and destroyed by fire in Rotorua |
2016 | Cabri G2 | 1099 | N503DS : 503 Delta Sierra LLC at Channel View, TX from Dec15; w/o 30jan16 at Beaumont Municipal Airport, TX |
2016 | Cabri G2 | 1104 | ![]() |
2016 | Cabri G2 | 1120 ![]() | PR-EFC : Efai Escola De Pilotagem at Chácara Boa Vista, Contagem, MG, Brazil from 06nov15; First Latin American Cabri G2; w/o 16sep16 crashed on take off at Contagem, MG |
2016 | ch-53e | 65-427 | ![]() |
2016 | ch-53e | 65-551 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ch-53e | 65-624 | ![]() |
2016 | EC120B | 1267 | C-GIWD : private at Toronto, ON from May06; w/o 06feb16 impacted trees near Brampton Airport, Caledon, ON |
2016 | ec130b4 | 3784 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ec130b4 | 4004 | ZS-RZL : Beltimar (Pty) Ltd, South Africa;
w/o 02jan16 between Parys and Vredefort, Free State |
2016 | ec130b4 | 4351 ![]() | D2-EPJ : Sociedade Agropecuária de Angola EAPA;
w/o 19oct16 at Palanca, Kilamba Kilamba district, Luanda. 2 fatalities |
2016 | ec135t1 | 0146 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | EC135T2+ | 1172 | ![]() |
2016 | ec145 | 9037 | ![]() |
2016 | ec145 | 9718 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ec225lp | 2721 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ec635t2+ | 0516 | ![]() |
2016 | 90 | 5226 | C-FMAP : w/o 24sep16 near Langley Regional Airport, Vancouver, BC |
2016 | f-28f | 756 | N756H : BRD Equipment Llc at Adams, OR from Mar13; w/o 12jan16, fuel starvation, near Ritter Butte Lookout, Grant County, OR |
2016 | FH-1100 | 502 | N4035G : I saw it happen and the back(rear) rotor shaped in half and blow up the engine causing the heicoper to spin to its death in the field where the jet fuel started the fire. |
2016 | h125 | 7821 | RA-07259 : Heliport Moscow;
w/o 14may16 hit power lines and crashed in Sukhodolskoye Lake, Leningrad region. 2 fatalities |
2016 | h125 | 8199 | SE-JVP : Roator AB, Sweden from 11may16, test serial F-WWXL; w/o 13jun16 landing accident at Åre-Östersund Airport |
2016 | h130 | 8002 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | hb350b2 | 4898 | PR-YCB : Corpo de Bombeiros SAMU Santa Catarina Mar16; w/o 25apr16 during takeoff in Piraquara, PR |
2016 | hb350b3 | 4844 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | 369f | 0087FF | ![]() |
2016 | MD500E | 0542E | N629JK : Rotor Blade LLC;
w/o 04may16 during power line installation in Manitowoc County, NW Maple Grove, Wisconsin. 1 fatality |
2016 | MD530F | 0159FF | ![]() |
2016 | md600n | RN012 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | mh-60s | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | mi-14ps | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | mi-17 | 586M49 | AP-BGX : Government of Punjab, Pakistan;
w/o 04aug16 on its way to Uzbekistan for maintenance crashed at Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. 7 crew captured by Taliban |
2016 | Mi-171 | 59489617141 | ![]() |
2016 | mi-17v-5 | 170M19 | ![]() |
2016 | mi-24 | ![]() | UN-887 : United Nations, MONUSCO (Ukraine? ); w/o 09aug16 at Mavivi Airport, Beni, Congo DR |
2016 | mi-8amtsh | AMTS00643137383U | ![]() |
2016 | mi-8t | 7590 | RA-22821 : Sibir Avia;
w/o 16jun16 20km village Kedrovy, Tomsk oblast, Russia |
2016 | mi-8t | 9 84 15622 | ![]() |
2016 | mi-8t Ulan | 9 83 11615 | RA-22771 : Delta-K;
w/o 10oct16 at Zeysky District, Amur Oblast |
2016 | mv-22b | D0157 | ![]() |
2016 | OH-23B | 534 | N5776 : Tynan Flyers;
w/o 10dec16 at Tynan, Texas |
2016 | oh-58a | 41257 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | oh-58a | 42098 | N588MP : Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical Inc at Ulysses, KS from Jun03; w/o 10jul16 impacted farm field terrain during an agricultural aerial application flight in Maricopa County, AZ |
2016 | beta II | 2663 | ZK-HCB : Aurum Helicopters, New Zealand;
w/o 30apr16 at Lindis Pass, Central Otago, South Island. 1 fatality;
to be confirmed |
2016 | beta II | 2837 | N7020U : Binner Enterprises at Henderson, NV from Nov15; w/o 22jan16 NW of North Las Vegas Airport , Las Vegas, NV |
2016 | beta II | 3176 | PR-RCA : AGD Aviation Escola de Aviação Civil, test serial N7195K;
w/o 02may16 at Cubatão, Sao Paulo. 2 fatalities |
2016 | beta II | 3326 | VH-WGB : Grenleigh Pty Ltd at Port Wedland, WA from Jun02; w/o 12may16 during agricultural tasks at Wallal Downs Station, WA |
2016 | beta II | 4040 | N404LE : November Alpha Llc at Los Angeles, CA from Aug11; w/o 27jan16 at Copiague, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY |
2016 | beta II | 4482 | VH-LYW : Spreadborough Aerial Services Pty Ltd at Roma, QLD, Australia from Aug15; w/o 20feb16 hit powerlines during aerial mustering operations at Waikola Station, 88km NE of Roma, Queensland |
2016 | beta II | 4491 | VH-YLY : private at Mareeba, QLD, Australia from Jun15; w/o 07apr16 crashed into the sea off Noah Beach, Cape Tribulation, Shire of Douglas, QLD |
2016 | mariner | 1585M | XB-LBN : Aero Anáhuac, Mexico;
w/o 23mar16 during aerial spraying at Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur |
2016 | r44 | ![]() | V5-HFW : Etosha Helicopters Company;
w/o 09apr16 17m SW Hosea Kutako International Airport |
2016 | astro | 0055 | VT-PHB : Aman Aviation, India;
w/o 11dec16 at Aarey Colony, Mumbai. 2 fatalities |
2016 | astro | 0350 | VH-HXY : private at Hughenden, QLD, Australia from Feb10; w/o 14feb16 mustering cattle hit powerlines near Boonacarbaroo Station, Hughendon, QLD |
2016 | clipper | 0869 | HP-1428HV : Panama, ex HP-1428HC;
w/o 22jul16 at Chepo |
2016 | II | 10561 | N789MR : Floyd Vuncannon Aviation Inc;
w/o 12jun16 at Jonesboro Municipal Airport. 1 fatality |
2016 | II | 13413 ![]() | 5H-FCG : Friedkin Conservation Fund, Tanzania; w/o 29jan16 at Maswa game reserve, Serengeti National Park shot down by elephant poachers |
2016 | II | 13529 | ZK-HTH : Helinorth, NZ;
w/o 31oct16 at Glenbervie Forest, NE of Whangarei. 2 fatalities |
2016 | II | 13676 | B-7549 : Guilin General Aviation Company;
w/o 26apr16 at Guilins Yongfu County, Guangxi, China. 2 fatalities |
2016 | raven | 1216 | N141TM : Ryan Rotors Inc;
w/o 17jun16 at Crows Pond, North Chatham, Barnstable County, Cape Cod, MA |
2016 | raven | 1239 | G-RFUN : Southport Golf Complex Ltd at Sheffield from Dec14; w/o 05aug16 near Glossop, Derbyshire |
2016 | raven | 1258 | F-GVSB : Héliclub du Beaujolais;
w/o 10apr16 at Frontenas airfield |
2016 | raven | 1601 | RA-04195 : Heli Crimea;
w/o 27nov16 Vinogradnoye, south of Alushta, Crimea. 3 fatalities |
2016 | raven | 1701 | OK-GES : GES AIR, Czech Republic;
w/o 16aug16 at Kaznějov. 2 fatalities |
2016 | raven | 1738 | N776JM : Sea Air Inc at Wilmington, DE from Aug07; w/o 27mar16 at Greene Township near Hawley, Pennsylvania. 1 fatality |
2016 | raven II | 10881 | ZS-RXW : South Africa;
w/o 03aug16 at Msikaba River near Lusikisiki, Ingquza Hill. 4 fatalities |
2016 | raven II | 12305 | G-OTJS : Kuki Helicopters Sales Ltd from Aug12; w/o 17nov16 Blown over by sudden storm whilst parked outdoor at Retford (Gamston) Airport, Retford, Nottinghamshire |
2016 | raven II | 12418 | TG-BBO : w/o 09jul16 at Lake Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala |
2016 | raven II | 12560 | PR-TUN : Helicopter Charter Service do Brasil Taxi Aereo;
w/o 04dec16 at São Lourenço da Serra. 4 fatalities: Rosemere Nascimento Silva, 32, who was on her way to her wedding, her brother, a pregnant photographer and the pilot of the aircraft |
2016 | raven II | ![]() | YN-CIN : Fly VIP, Nicaragua;
w/o 11nov16 near Managua |
2016 | r66 | 0015 | ZK-HAG : Heliops Southland Ltd;
w/o 14nov16 during spraying run near Winton, Mandeville |
2016 | r66 | 0032 | RA-1981G : w/o 09apr16 near Sidorenky, Serpukhov district, Moscow oblast |
2016 | r66 | 0042 | N117TW : Zions Credit Corp;
w/o 23jun16 impacted terrain in Maricooa County, Wikieup, Arizona. 2 fatalities |
2016 | r66 | 0212 | RA-06347 : Helicopter Club Solnechny, Russia;
w/o 07aug16 hit power lines at Borki, Ramonsky area, Voronezh Oblast |
2016 | r66 | 0484 | RA-06233 : w/o 18apr16 at Island Belyi, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. 3 fatalities |
2016 | r66 | 0634 | OE-XHA : Austria private;
w/o 08sep16 near Heiligenblut, Großglockner. 1 fatality |
2016 | s-61a-4 | 61-800 | ![]() |
2016 | S-61N | 61-717 | ![]() |
2016 | sa315b | 2321 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | sa330l | 1527 ![]() | UN-135 : MINUSTAH Haiti |
2016 | ah.1 | 1560 | RA-2501G : w/o 25jul16 at Ust-Uda, Podvolochnoe District, Angara region |
2016 | se3130 | 1500 | HA-PPC : private Hungary from Mar07; w/o 17jul16 at Breighton Airfield, Selby, North Yorkshire, UK |
2016 | th-13t | 3628 | N48316 : Hammock Flying Service Inc at Walnut Ridge, AR from Jun13; w/o 10may16 at Lawrence County, Portia, Arkansas |
2016 | th180 | 10001 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | UH-1B | 643 | N486SA : private at Arbuckle, CA from Nov94; w/o 06may16 during agricultural tasks at Colusa County, W of Maxwell, CA |
2016 | uh-1h | 10361 | ![]() |
2016 | uh-1h | 18018 | ![]() |
2016 | uh-1h | 9494 ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | uh-72a | 9656 | ![]() |
2016 | W-3 Sokol | 300201 | ![]() |