Resource Hub The rotorcraft accidents and incidents listed below occurred from Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 2021. The accident details shown are preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. All information was obtained through the official websites included below, where you can learn more details about each event. Australia – Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Canada – Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC): bit.ly/3c6evf2 United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) January 2021 Bell 47D Marana, AZ, USA Jan. 1, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA077 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Robinson R44 II Near Eaglesham, Alberta, Canada Jan. 1, 2021 | TSB A21W0001 0 injuries, 4 fatalities | N/A Helicopter impacted terrain and was destroyed for undetermined reasons. Hughes 369D Winthrop, WA, USA Jan. 9, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA084 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight No description available. Robinson R44 Albany, TX, USA Jan. 9, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA109 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Hog hunting flight Helicopter substantially damaged during autorotative landing following loss of engine power. Hiller UH-12C Lafayette, IN, USA Jan. 12, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA124 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Hughes 269C Spanish Fork, UT, USA Jan. 13, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA086 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight During autorotation training and attempted power recovery, aircraft impacted terrain and was substantially damaged. McDonnell Douglas 369E Queen Creek, AZ, USA Jan. 22, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA093 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. McDonnell Douglas 600N Mankato, MN, USA Jan. 22, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA116 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight No description available. Robinson R22 West Palm Beach, FL, USA Jan. 26, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA117 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Robinson R66 Knoxville, TN, USA Jan. 30, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA121 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. February 2021 Bell 206B Pahokee, FL, USA Feb. 4, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA126 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight During hover over a sugarcane field, pilot responded to rotor rpm decay and attempted an autorotation. The helicopter was destroyed after ground impact and rollover. Hughes OH-6A Horseshoe Bend, ID, USA Feb. 5, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA107 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Wildlife damage-management flight Helicopter substantially damaged after reported power loss and impact with terrain. MD Helicopters 369E Mesa, AZ, USA Feb. 8, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA109 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Robinson R22 Far North Queensland, Australia Feb. 11, 2021 | ATSB AO-2021-006 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Positioning flight Helicopter impacted terrain for unknown reasons. Leonardo AW119 MkII Alexandria, MN, USA Feb. 13, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA128 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air medical flight No description available. Bell 206 Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands Feb. 15, 2021 | NTSB ERA21FA130 0 injuries, 4 fatalities | Aerial observation flight Helicopter impacted steep terrain and was destroyed in postcrash fire. Video showed smoke from engine area before descent and impact. Bell OH-58 Greensburg, LA, USA Feb. 22, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA135 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Public aircraft No description available. Eurocopter EC130 B4 Tulsa, OK, USA Feb. 24, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA153 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air medical flight No description available. Hughes 369 Kaufman, TX, USA Feb. 26, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA139 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial observation flight No description available. March 2021 Airbus AS355 Buckingham, England Mar. 2, 2021 | NTSB G-BOSN 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | N/A No description available. Robinson R22 Kodiak, AK, USA Mar. 2, 2021 | NTSB ANC21LA020 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Personal flight Helicopter was lost at sea and presumed destroyed after water impact 70 mi. north of Kodiak, Alaska. The pilot and sole occupant is missing and presumed fatally injured. Leonardo AW139 Victoria, Australia Mar. 4, 2021 | ATSB AO-2021-010 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial work The flight crew climbed and safely recovered the helicopter after encountering IMC at low altitude and responding to a ground-proximity warning system. Bell 212 Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada Mar. 5, 2021 | TSB A21P0018 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Hydrological support flight After indications of system failure, flight crew attempted emergency landing and lost control of helicopter, resulting in terrain impact. Robinson R66 Duson, LA, USA Mar. 9, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA154 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Bell 206B Laton, CA, USA Mar. 13, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA130 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Robinson R44 Rosh Pinna, Israel Mar. 13, 2021 | NTSB N97KC Minor injuries reported | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Pretoria, South Africa Mar. 15, 2021 | NTSB ZS-OVV 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell 206L-3 Lucerne Valley, CA, USA Mar. 16, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA133 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R44 Leksand, Sweden Mar. 17, 2021 | NTSB SE-JVF Fatality reported | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell 206 Xiamen, China Mar. 19, 2021 | NTSB B-7720 Fatality reported | Flight type unknown No description available. Hughes 369D Lake City, KS, USA Mar. 25, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA165 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight No description available. Leonardo AW139 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia Mar. 26, 2021 | ATSB AO-2021-018 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air medical flight Helicopter sustained overtorque during night-vision goggles (NVG) winch operations after near impact with terrain. Robinson R44 Dustin, OK, USA Mar. 26, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA173 4 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial observation flight Helicopter substantially damaged following a loss of power and forced landing. Airbus AS350 B3 Palmer, AK, USA Mar. 27, 2021 | NTSB WPR21FA143 1 injury, 5 fatalities | Air taxi and commuter flight During heli-ski flight, helicopter impacted mountainous terrain and was destroyed. Bell OH-58 Pottsboro, TX, USA Mar. 27, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA169 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Enstrom 480 Woodstock, CT, USA Oct. 10, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA016 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Bell 206 Zephyrhills, FL, USA Oct. 16, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA023 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage during attempted autorotative landing following pilot-reported low-rotor RPM aural alarm. Robinson R44 Pahrump, NV, USA Oct. 16, 2020 | NTSB WPR21LA021 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Business flight No description available. Robinson R22 Winder, GA, USA Oct. 18, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA024 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter impacted terrain, sustaining substantial damage, after pilot suspected a loss of power. Robinson R44 II Washington, WI, USA Oct. 18, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA021 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Bell 206 Point Lookout, NY, USA Oct. 21, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA028 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter settled into shallow water, sustaining substantial damage, after pilot reported entering IMC and a loss of yaw control. Eurocopter AS350 B3 Silver City, NM, USA Oct. 26, 2020 | NTSB WPR21LA027 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight No description available. Hughes 369 Honolulu, HI, USA Oct. 27, 2020 | NTSB ANC21LA003 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight During external-load operations, pilot reported helicopter lost power made impact with trees during attempted emergency landing. November 2020 Agusta A109 Los Angeles, CA, USA Nov. 6, 2020 | NTSB WPR21LA039 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Organ transport flight During a steep approach to an elevated helipad, helicopter entered an uncontrollable right yaw, made impact with helipad, and rolled onto its left side. Schweizer 269C Rhame, ND, USA Nov. 7, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA081 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight No description available. Bell 206 Raleigh, NC, USA Nov. 8, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA040 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight No description available. Aérospatiale AS355 Hammonton, NJ, USA Nov. 14, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA043 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Business flight No description available. Robinson R44 Austell, GA, USA Nov. 18, 2020 | NTSB ERA21LA046 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. December 2020 Robinson R44 Marulan South, New South Wales, Australia Dec. 2, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-061 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Training flight Helicopter made impact with terrain and was destroyed in postcrash fire. Robinson R44 II Marietta, TX, USA Dec. 5, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA077 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R44 Colorado City, TX, USA Dec. 10, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA084 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Business flight Helicopter crashed for unknown reasons, leaving a 400-yard debris field. Robinson R44 Morris, IL, USA Dec. 20, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA095 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R44 Clare, South Australia, Australia Dec. 22, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-064 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight During attempted landing after aerial application flight, helicopter collided with vehicle and sustained substantial damage. Hughes 369D Tuckers Crossing, MS, USA Dec. 29, 2020 | NTSB CEN21LA102 0 injuries, 1 fatality | External-load flight While conducting aerial tree trimming with suspended saw, pilot attempted emergency landing, but helicopter made impact with trees and terrain and was consumed by postcrash fire.
