Resource Hub The rotorcraft accidents and incidents listed below occurred from Apr. 1 to Jun. 30, 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): United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) April 2021 Robinson R66 Palmyra, PA, USA Apr. 3, 2021 | NTSB N577DD 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter substantially damaged after loss of control during attempted landing. Robinson R44 Johnson, KS, USA Apr. 5, 2021 | NTSB N8348X 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter substantially damaged after loss of control during transition to a hover at low altitude while inspecting a wheat field. Eurocopter EC120 LeRoy, KS, USA Apr. 9, 2021 | NTSB N421PB 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter substantially damaged during attempted autorotation to an open field after pilot-reported low rotor rpm. Robinson R44 Forkston, PA, USA Apr. 22, 2021 | NTSB N4055N 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Personal flight Helicopter crashed in a remote location; radar data revealed snow showers in vicinity. Agusta A119 Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Apr. 23, 2021 | NTSB N119AA 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Flight type unknown No description available. Airbus AS350 B2 Griffith Island, Nunavut, Canada Apr. 25, 2021 | TSB A21C0038 0 injuries, 3 fatalities | Flight type unknown Helicopter impacted snow-covered terrain and was destroyed during post-crash fire. Bell 429 Eden, NC, USA Apr. 28, 2021 | NTSB N53DE 2 injuries, 1 fatality | Aerial observation flight During a low-altitude power-line patrol, helicopter descended into trees and crashed due to unknown reasons. May 2021 Precision Helicopters UH-1H Rayón, Mexico May 2, 2021 | NTSB N1206G 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Wingate, NC, USA May 2, 2021 | NTSB N4528T 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Agricultural flight Helicopter crashed during aerial application flight with preliminary evidence of a wire strike. Robinson R22 Durban, South Africa May 3, 2021 | NTSB ZS-HBR 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Flight type unknown No description available. MD Helicopters 369FF Mesa, AZ, USA May 5, 2021 | NTSB N6068S 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. McDonnell Douglas 369FF Palm Gardens, NV, USA May 6, 2021 | NTSB N972BW 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight No description available. Robinson R44 Estepona, Spain May 7, 2021 | UNK 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Belo Horizonte, Brazil May 8, 2021 | PR-RDR 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Enstrom F-28F Palmer, AK, USA May 9, 2021 | NTSB N8627J 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air tour flight Helicopter substantially damaged during autorotative landing. Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1H Norris City, IL, USA May 10, 2021 | NTSB N567VF 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Airbus AS350 B2 Les Escoumins, Quebec, Canada May 11, 2021 | TSB A21Q0024 1 injury, 0 fatalities | External-load flight Helicopter experienced hard landing after tail-rotor gearbox and tail rotor separated from helicopter during power-line operations. Aérospatiale AS350 B2 Écureuil Yukon, OK, USA May 12, 2021 | NTSB N841BP 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight During low-altitude training, helicopter experienced loss of control, impacted terrain, and was destroyed during post-crash fire. Robinson R22 New South Wales, Australia May 26, 2021 | ATSB AO-2021-020 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Aerial mustering flight Helicopter sustained significant damage following collision with terrain during aerial mustering flight. Leonardo AW139 New South Wales, Australia May 30, 2021 | ATSB AO-2021-022 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air medical flight Helicopter experienced tail-rotor strike during night-vision goggles–aided, confined-area landing to an unimproved area. June 2021 Schweizer (Hughes) TH-55A/269A Monroe, LA, USA Jun. 3, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA253 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. AgustaWestland AW139 Mangalore Airport, Victoria, Australia Jun. 6, 2021 | ATSB AO-2021-023 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air medical flight Helicopter pilot responded to a TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) alert and successfully maneuvered to avoid a fixed-wing aircraft performing a missed-approach procedure. Bell 214ST Nipigon, Ontario, Canada Jun. 8, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA138 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Firefighting flight No description available. Robinson R44 II Reserve, LA, USA Jun. 10, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA284 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage following a loss of power during takeoff. Robinson R44 Auckland, New Zealand Jun. 12, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA143 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R44 II Sylva, NC, USA Jun. 14, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA252 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Bell UH-1H Townsend, MT, USA Jun. 15, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA236 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Public aircraft No description available. Robinson R44 Eidanger, Norway Jun. 17, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA145 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. McDonnell Douglas 369E Swan Lake, NY, USA Jun. 18, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA262 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight During external-load operations and electrical tower repair, pilot and lineman reported loud bangs before helicopter descended and impacted terrain. Bell 407 Tampa, FL, USA Jun. 21, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA264 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Garlick OH-58A+ Alpine, AL, USA Jun. 25, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA269 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Agricultural flight Helicopter crashed with preliminary evidence of a wire strike during aerial application. Cabri G2 Lostallo, Switzerland Jun. 26, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA190 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Yalta, Ukraine Jun. 27, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA157 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R66 Waxhaw, NC, USA Jun. 27, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA270 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Bell 47G-2A-1 Brasstown, NC, USA Jun. 28, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA272 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Bell 212 Evansburg, Alberta, Canada Jun. 28, 2021 | TSB A21W0045 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Firefighting flight Helicopter experienced in-flight main rotor separation during firefighting operations and crashed. Bell 206 Rome, NY, USA Jun. 29, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA275 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight Helicopter substantially damaged after hard landing and rollover during autorotation training and attempted power recovery.
