RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS T
HE ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS LISTED BELOW OCCURRED FROM FEB. 1, 2022, TO APR. 30, 2022. The accident details shown are preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. All information was obtained through the official National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) website, at
bit.ly/2IueqZa, unless otherwise noted. There, you can learn more details about each event.
February 2022 Hughes 369HS Panama City, Panama Feb. 7, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA099 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown
No description available.
Hiller UH-12E4 Shrewsbury, PA, USA Feb. 9, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA118 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
No description available.
Hughes 369D Bel Air, MD, USA Feb. 9, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA117 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight
The pilot performed emergency descent after engine chip light illuminated followed by a grinding noise and smoke in the cockpit. Shortly before landing, the engine failed, resulting in airframe and rotor damage during touchdown.
Bell 206
Eldorado, IL, USA Feb. 11, 2022 | NTSB CEN22LA122 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Air-taxi flight
No description available.
Garlick UH-1H Devonport, Australia
Feb. 14, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA103 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown
No description available.
Bell UH-1H Coalinga, CA, USA Feb. 16, 2022 | NTSB WPR22FA098 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Agricultural flight
During transit after completion of an aerial application flight, helicopter impacted terrain for unknown reasons and was destroyed.
Robinson R44 II White Plains, NY, USA Feb. 17, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA135 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight
No description available. MD 500N
Newport Beach, CA, USA Feb. 19, 2022 | NTSB WPR22FA101 1 injury, 1 fatality | Law enforcement flight
Pilot entered a right orbit to support police activity below. The pilot then reported experiencing an uncontrollable right yaw and descent before impacting water, destroying the aircraft. The pilot egressed but one crew member suffered fatal injuries.
Robinson R44 Miami Beach, FL, USA Feb. 19, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA131 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter was transiting along the shoreline when the pilot reported losing power and performed an autorotative descent to shallow water.
Sikorsky S-61N Kekaha, HI, USA Feb. 22, 2022 | NTSB ANC22FA018 0 injuries, 4 fatalities | External-load flight
Helicopter impacted terrain for unknown reasons and was destroyed during a post-crash fire.
Robinson R22 Bilinga, Australia
Feb. 26, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA110 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown
No description available. Robinson R44
South Goulburn Island Airport, Australia Feb. 28, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA111 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown
No description available. March 2022
Robinson R22 Fallston, MD, USA Mar. 1, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA140 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight
No description available.
Sikorsky S-92A Plymouth, England Mar. 4, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA117 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air ambulance flight
No description available.
Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH MBB/BK 117 C-2 Abingdon, VA, USA Mar. 6, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA145 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Public aircraft
During an attempted landing to a platform dolly, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and landed hard on the adjacent ramp, resulting in significant damage to the airframe and rotors.
Sikorsky S-76D Texarkana, AR, USA Mar. 12, 2022 | NTSB ANC22FA018 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight
No description available.
Eurocopter AS350 BA Valdez, AK, USA Mar. 15, 2022 | NTSB ANC22LA023 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight
No description available.
Hughes 500D De Soto, IA, USA Mar. 17, 2022 | NTSB CEN22LA146 1 injury, 0 fatalities | External-load flight
Helicopter sustained partial power loss and the pilot entered an autorotation. The aircraft impacted terrain before coming to rest on its right side.
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