information, subject to change, and may contain errors. All information was obtained through the official websites listed below, where you can learn more details about each event.
Australia – Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB):
bit.ly/ATSBpub
Britain – Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB):
bit.ly/AAIBUK
Canada – Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC):
https://bit.ly/TSBofCanada
New Zealand – Transport Accident Investigation Commission of New Zealand (TAIC):
bit.ly/NewZealandTAIC
United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
bit.ly/NTSBrep
April 2020 Robinson R22 Seymour, TX, USA Apr. 6, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA144 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage after tail rotor struck tree branch during agricultural operation.
Robinson R44 Hillsboro, OR, USA Apr. 6, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA119 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage after loss of engine power and autorotation to paved taxiway.
Aérospatiale SA 341 Fort Myers, FL, USA Apr. 9, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA181 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage consistent with hard landing.
54 ROTOR 2020 Q3
Garlick UH-1H Curepto, Chile Apr. 20, 2020 | NTSB ERA20WA154 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Flight type unknown
No description available.
Sikorsky S-61 Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan Apr. 20, 2020 | NTSB DCA20LA100 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight
Helicopter experienced loss of control in flight and rolled onto its side during emergency landing.
Bell 206L-1
Moa Island, Queensland, Australia Apr. 22, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-023 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Commercial flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage after impacting terrain for undetermined reasons.
RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS T
HE ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS listed below occurred between Apr. 1 and Jun. 30, 2020. The accident details shown below are preliminary
Robinson R22 Caldwell, ID, USA Apr. 22, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA140 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight
Helicopter experienced hard landing during autorotation training.
Bell UH-1H Mesa, AZ, USA Apr. 24, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA130 1 injuries, 1 fatality | General aviation flight
Helicopter impacted terrain after in- flight separation of tail rotor and loss of control.
Hughes 369 Pylesville, MD, USA Apr. 25, 2020 | NTSB ERA20LA160 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External load flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage after loss of engine power and an autorotative landing and rollover.
May 2020
MD Helicopters MD 369E Houston, TX, USA May 2, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA167 1 injury, 1 fatality | Search-and- rescue flight
Helicopter impacted building and terrain during evening search-and- rescue mission.
Bell UH-1N Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA191 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown
No description available.
BELL OH-58C Livingston, NY, USA May 14, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA184 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter struck a tree and impacted terrain while performing nighttime low-altitude maneuvers.
RotorWay Exec Rochester, IN, USA May 16, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA180 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter experienced loss of control in flight, resulting in dynamic rollover and main rotor damage.
Bell OH-58A West Branch, MI, USA May 20, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA187 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight
Helicopter sustained substantial damage during precautionary autorotative landing.
Bell 206 Elko, NV, USA May 30, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA162 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight
Helicopter struck a fence, impacted terrain, and rolled over following loss of control in flight.
Schweizer 269C-1 Ozark, AL, USA May 30, 2020 | NTSB ERA20LA197 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Instructional flight
Helicopter lost power for undetermined reasons, impacted terrain, and was destroyed.
June 2020 Bell 206
Fairfield, CA, USA Jun. 2, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA163 0 injuries, 3 fatalities | External load flight
During human external cargo operation, helicopter struck a power line, impacted terrain, and rolled downhill.
Enstrom 480 Murphy, ID, USA Jun. 4, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA171 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Agricultural flight
No description available.
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