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List of accidents and incidents involving helicopters

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This article is a list of accidents and incidents involving helicopters and which are notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia. It is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.

1968

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  • 22 May – Sikorsky S-61L N303Y, operating Los Angeles Airways Flight 841, suffers a mechanical failure in flight which allows the rotor blades to collide with the aircraft's fuselage. It crashes at Paramount, California, killing all 23 people on board.
  • 14 August – Sikorsky S-61L N300Y, operating Los Angeles Airways Flight 417, loses a rotor blade in flight and crashes at Compton, California. All 21 people on board are killed.

1975

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1977

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1978

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1981

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1982

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1983

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1986

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1988

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1990

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1991

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1992

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  • 28 January – An Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 is shot down near Shusha by Armenian forces. All 44 people on board are killed.

1993

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1994

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1995

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1997

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

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2009

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2010

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The wreckage of the Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur.

2011

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2012

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2013

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The damaged crane after the 16 January accident.

2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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2020

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2021

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2023

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2024

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References

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  1. ^ "Accident Mil Mi-8MTV-1 CH592, Saturday 16 September 2000". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ 11 ARM soldiers die in copter crash near Katlanovo Macedonian Information Agency.
  3. ^ Macedonian helicopter crash kills 11 by Ognen Teofilovski. The Age. 13 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Glasgow helicopter crash: Nine dead at Clutha pub". BBC News. 30 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Glasgow helicopter crash: ninth body recovered". BBC News. 2 December 2013.
  6. ^ Web Desk (8 May 2015). "Norway, Philippines ambassadors among 8 killed in Gilgit helicopter crash". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  7. ^ Ramirez, Domingo (6 July 2016). "Bell helicopter crashes in Ellis County, two reportedly killed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. ^ Laflin, Nancy (19 January 2018). "Zimbabwe opposition leader among 5 killed in Raton helicopter crash". KOAT. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ^ Kenny, David Jack (16 June 2022). "Past The Limits". Rotor Media. Helicopter Association International.
  10. ^ "Botswana Mourn Sasa Klass". Botswana Youth Magazine. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  11. ^ "French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash". BBC. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Chopper Crash: IAF confirms the death of CDS Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others". The Probe. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Ukraine crash: Ministers killed as helicopter comes down near nursery". BBC News. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ^ Ives, Mike; Gross, Jenny (30 March 2023). "9 Soldiers Killed After Army Helicopters Collide Over Kentucky". New York Times. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. ^ "What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others". AP News. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  16. ^ "CFIT Accident Mil Mi-8T RA-25656, Saturday 31 August 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  17. ^ "El Salvador's police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash". Associated Press News. 9 September 2024.