Helicopter Accidents

Year 2023 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
2023	204b	2038	VH-EQW : w/o 20sep23 during firefighting collided with a dam and sunk 7 m Aratula, QLD. no fatalities
2023	206b-3	4027	C-07 : w/o 11may23 substantially damaged after a crash at Cuatro Diablos.
2023	212	30809	A6-ALD : w/o 08sep23 crashed in Dubai
2023	280fx	2167	F-HPUX : w/o 01dec23 crashed onto the central reservation of Madrid's ring road, while en route from the IFEMA conference centre, where it had been attending European Rotors 2023 to the Spanish Air Force base at Cuatro Vientos.
2023	369d	101-1106D	H-39 : w/o 24feb23 Mariano Moreno. no fatalities. data
2023	407	53822	P2-HSN : Heli Solutions Ltd, Papua New Guinea; w/o 22sep23 during charter flight from Sengapi Airstrip to Gebrau Airstrip, Madang. 6 on board, no fatalities
2023	407	54127	N237PA : ex N451PH; FAA reg issued to GM Leasing Company LLC, Broussard LA
2023	407gxp	54704	N14Z : w/o 24mar23 Lakeview, CA. 2 fatalities
2023	412ep	36669	XA-EHI : Heliservicio, lsd from PHI, for PEMEX; w/o 21jun23 crashed in the Gulf of Mexico offshore Ciudad del Carmen. 2 fatalities
2023	429	57071	N462NB : w/o 15mar23 stolen at Sacramento Executive Airport, CA and impacted the airport tarmac rolling on its side
2023	505	65158	VN-8650 : w/o 05apr23 crashed at Ha Long bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam around 1708 local time
2023	APT 70	002	N314AL : w/o 14mar23 accident at Mineral Wells, TX
2023	as350b2	7601	N606HD : w/o 19dec23 Hammonton, NJ. Crashed into the Wharton State Forest. Two occupants, two fatalities
2023	as350b3	3436	I-DAST : Belricetto di Lugo (Ravenna). Emilia-Romagna region flooding ops the heli from Eliossola (Altair Group) crashed during repairs of the powerline. no fatalities
2023	as350b3e	7263	C-FNZZ : op by Topflight Elite Training and Charters; w/o 17jan23 during a practice autorotation at Penticton Airport, BC. no fatalities
2023	as350b3e	7309	HB-ZPB : w/o 04jul23 Colle Gnifetti, Monte Rosa massif, VS. no fatalities
2023	as350b3e	7324	9N-AJZ : w/o 05may23 carrying cargo to Upper Arun Hydropower project in Siprung, Bhotkhola, Sankhuwasabha. 1 of 5 fatality
2023	as355n	5741	EC-JMK : w/o 05mar23 Robledo de Chavela
2023	bk117b-2	1109	ZK-HHJ : w/o 19sep23 during search and rescue crashed into Mt Pirongia, south-west of Hamilton. no fatalities
2023	Cabri G2	1035	VH-ICV : w/o 21sep23 during training flight at Bankstown Airport
2023	Cabri G2	1083	TC-HFC : Can Klinik air ambulance; w/o 16sep23 landing at Hotel near Afyonkarahisar. no fatalities.
2023	Cabri G2	2002	F-WVSR : w/o 07jun23 VSR700 prototype crashed into the water at the end of its sea trials campaign taking place out of Brittany, aboard the VN Partisan
2023	Cabri G2		MT-109 : National Emergency Management Agency; w/o 10may23 during training flight
2023	ch-135	32006	EJC-4227 : w/o 19mar23 tail rotor failure at Quibdó area, Chocó. 4 fatalities
2023	ch-147f	M.2060	147310 : w/o 20jun23 crashed in the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa, ON during a night training flight. 2of4 fatalities
2023	CH7 Kompress	I-5681	I-5681 : w/o 1 casualty
2023	cv-22b	D1030	10-0054 : w/o 29nov23 crashed into the sea 1 km E of Yakushima Island. 8 fatalities; according the investigation, the mishap was caused by a catastrophic failure of the left-hand prop rotor gear box
2023	cv-22b	D1046	12-0065 : w/o 29nov23 1 km E off Yakushima. 8 fatalities
2023	ec130b4	3845	VH-XH9 : while approaching Seaworld Heliport VH-XH9 cut tail of departing EC130 VH-XKQ. Managed to made emergency landing with severe damage to cockpit section. 5 of 6 pob received minor injuries by glass debris
2023	ec130b4	4639	VH-XKQ : w/o 02jan23 in mid air collision with VH-XH9 at the Gold Coast. 4 fatalities
2023	ec135p2+	1073	N558MT : w/o 09mar23 in route from Murphy Medical Center, NC (5NC4) to Mission Hospitals Heliport (NC95)
2023	ec135t1	0139	N109BC : w/o 28aug23 BcSO firefighter took inflight fire shortly after take-off . 1 of 3 fatalities onboard plus 1 on the ground
2023	ec135t2	0397	JA37NH : w/o 02mar23 during aerial photography
2023	ec225lp	2708	54 blue : w/o 18jan23 Kyiv, Ukraine;;Aircraft crashed during takeoff from Kyiv. All 9 onboard fatally injured, plus at least 8 on the ground. Aircraft was operated by the Ukraine State Emergency Services
2023	h130	7993	N231SH : w/o 02apr23 crashed near Chelsea, 0.5 m E of Forest Lakes, Shelby County, AL. 2 of 3 fatalities
2023	h130	8160	A5-BHT : Drukair Helicopter Services; w/o 03mar23 near Wachey, Bhutan
2023	h145m	20286	06 : w/o 21jun23 near Pakova, Šibenik-Knin, Croatia. wirestrike probably hit zipline or powerlines. 3 fatalities
2023	hb350b2	3972	PR-HRC : w/o 03may23 Helicopter had a fatal accident, killing 2 people - pilot and passenger. Crashed on ground minutes after takeoff, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
2023	k-max	A94-0011	N202WM : op by HeliQwest International (?); w/o 24jan23 during log external load flight near Sweet Home, OR. no fatalities
2023	ka-52	35382613003	72 YE : 2 Fatalities Destroyed near the village of Komintern, Talovsky District, Voronezh Oblast
2023	md500e	0157E	G-OBAS : w/o 23sep23 in a forced autorotation landing near Brimpton, Aldermaston, no fatalities
2023	md500e	0367E	R-501 : w/o 07sep23 during training ditched into Lake Balaton, off Balatonszéplak. no fatalities. Helicopter was pulled out
2023	md520n	LN052	HB-XYP : w/o 24feb23 Hüfifirn, Uri
2023	mi-8	212M87	792 : Destroyed at Firoz Koah, Ghor Province 1 fatality
2023	mrh90		A40-040 : w/o 28jul23 after crashing into water in the Whitsundays in Queensland during a nocturnal training mission. All four crew members onboard are believed to have died on impact.
2023	MTOsport	RSUK/MTOS/014	G-CGDC : noted hangared at Beccles
2023	beta II	4862	VH-CQH : helicopter made a hard landing on the runway at Wagga Wagga Airport and post impact fire caused further damage but was quickly extinguished.
2023	r66	0831	RA-07372 : crashed on take-off and overturned at Konakovo.
2023	sa341g	1584	N150SF : w/o 05nov23 crashed on take-off at Anglia Motel in Holbeach, Spalding, UK. Blades hit a pole whilst attempting to take off. Wreckage removed by road 08nov23
2023	mk45	wa 802	4515 : w/o 04sep23 just after take off from PNS Akram the tail section collapsed and the helicopter went into a spiral and hit the ground. 3 fatalities
2023	UH-1B	558	VH-EQW : w/o after crashing into a dam during firefighting ops in Tarome, Queensland, ATSB lists op as Rockhampton based Stirling Helicopters Pty Ltd. Pilot was uninjured.
2023	UH-1D	8001	CC-CPT : CONAF gov op by Helicopteros del Pacífico Ltda; w/o 03feb23 firefighting at Galvarino, La Araucania. 2 fatalities
2023	uh-60a	70-895	85-24416 : w/o 15feb23 entered uncontrollable spin and impacted ground on highway 53 in Harvest, Alabama. 2 onboard died