Resource Hub The rotorcraft accidents and incidents listed below occurred from Jul 1, 2021, to Oct. 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) United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) July 2021 Bell 212 Weed, CA, USA Jul. 7, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA268 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight Pilot reported vibrations during water-bucket retrieval before helicopter settled into water for undetermined reasons. Robinson R44 Mikołajki, Poland Jul. 7, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA166 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell 206L-3 Berlin, IL, USA Jul. 9, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA432 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Bell 412 Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain Jul. 11, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA171 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Sikorsky / S92 South Havra, Scotland Jul. 15, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA193 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Lewisburg, KY, USA Jul. 16, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA292 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight Heavily loaded helicopter experienced low rotor rpm after takeoff, landed hard, and rolled over. Robinson R44 Elgin, MN, USA Jul. 19, 2021 | NTSB CEN21FA330 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Agricultural flight Helicopter struck a power line, impacted terrain, and was destroyed following a post-crash fire. Robinson R44 Point Harbor, NC, USA Jul. 19, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA295 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter completed off-airport landing before resuming flight and impacting the water. Marginal weather conditions were reported in the area. Robinson R44 Mineral Point, WI, USA Jul. 20, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA452 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Robinson R44 West Liberty, IA, USA Jul. 20, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA339 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Sikorsky S-76 Soehanah, South China Sea, Indonesia Jul. 20, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA187 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. MD Helicopters MD 900 London, England Jul. 25, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA188 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Enstrom F-28A Mountain Home, ID, USA Jul. 28, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA293 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter landed hard and was substantially damaged following power loss in a hover due to fuel starvation. Bell 206 Policka, Czech Republic Jul. 30, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA191 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Enstrom 280FX Colchester, VT, USA Jul. 30, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA309 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Business flight Pilot reported smoke in cockpit and loss of power, then completed autorotative landing and egressed aircraft before it was destroyed by fire. Robinson R66 Merry, NE, USA Jul. 30, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA348 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Robinson R44 Randolph, WI, USA Jul. 31, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA349 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. August 2021 Robinson R66 Colusa, CA, USA Aug. 1, 2021 | NTSB WPR21FA300 0 injuries, 4 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter impacted terrain for undetermined reasons. Bell 206B Corydon, IN, USA Aug. 4, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA356 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Robinson R44 Waukon, IA, USA Aug. 4, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA350 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. RotorWay Exec 162F Argyle, NY, USA Aug. 7, 2021 | NTSB ERA21FA317 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Personal flight Amateur-built helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff and was destroyed in post-impact fire. Robinson R44 Wheeling, IL, USA Aug. 11, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA369 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Pilot reported rpm fluctuations and attempted autorotative landing, at which time main rotor struck a pole and helicopter was substantially damaged. Robinson R22 West Jordan, UT, USA Aug. 14, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA320 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight Pilots reported loss of power during approach to landing before ground impact and rollover. Hummer 260L Livingston, TN, USA Aug. 18, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA335 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight During takeoff climb, pilot reported power fluctuations and attempted to perform an autorotation that resulted in a hard landing and rollover. RotorWay Exec 162F Lindale, GA, USA Aug. 18, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA332 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Eurocopter BO105 Archerfield Aerodrome, Queensland, Australia Aug. 19, 2021 | ATSB AO-2021-035 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial work flight Flight crew reported abnormal airframe vibration and completed successful landing. Post-flight inspection revealed a crack in one of the main rotor blades. Robinson R44 Gonzales, LA, USA Aug. 20, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA378 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R44 New Roads, LA, USA Aug. 20, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA385 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Enstrom 280C Port Orange, FL, USA Aug. 21, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA339 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter lost tail-rotor authority during landing, resulting in hard landing with substantial damage. Enstrom 280FX Llanfachreth, Wales Aug. 25, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA247 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell 206L-1 Glide, OR, USA Aug. 27, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA333 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Robinson R22 Arnaudville, LA, USA Aug. 27, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA389 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight During attempted landing, pilot reported uncontrolled right yaw before helicopter impacted ground and rolled over. Robinson R44 Camp Verde, AZ, USA Aug. 27, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA341 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Public aircraft No description available. Robinson R44 Kamanjab, Namibia Aug. 28, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA223 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Pelican, AK, USA Aug. 30, 2021 | NTSB ANC21LA079 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External-load flight No description available. Robinson R44 Pelican, AK, USA Aug. 30, 2021 | NTSB ANC21LA080 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight No description available. September 2021 McDonnell Douglas 369E Delta Junction, AK, USA Sep. 6, 2021 | NTSB ANC21LA083 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight No description available. Bell 206L-3 Tillamook, Oregon, USA Sep. 8, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA338 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight During agricultural reconnaissance flight, pilot struck a power line, lost control, and impacted terrain. Enstrom F-28 Toughkenamon, PA, USA Sep. 8, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA357 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R22 Mentone, TX, USA Sep. 10, 2021 | NTSB CEN21FA410 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Aerial observation flight Helicopter impacted terrain near damaged power lines during observation flight. Additional evidence of wire-strike damage was noted on accident aircraft. Eurocopter AS350 B2 Romeo, MI, USA Sep. 15, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA431 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Robinson R66 Monticello, GA, USA Sep. 15, 2021 | NTSB ERA21FA362 0 injuries, 3 fatalities | Air taxi flight Helicopter impacted terrain for undetermined reasons. Earlier in flight, pilot had landed in a field to avoid poor weather, then resumed flight. Robinson R66 Reynoldsville, IL, USA Sep. 15, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA421 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Hughes 369 Ash, NC, USA Sep. 17, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA368 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight During takeoff, pilot noted loss of rotor rpm and was unable to arrest descent before helicopter impacted ground and rolled over. Michael W Morgan Sport Copter Vortex Kingsland, TX, USA Sep. 19, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA447 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Hiller UH-12E Bovill, ID, USA Sep. 23, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA354 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight During approach to refill bucket on agricultural flight, pilot reported a power loss for unknown reasons before impacting sloping terrain and rolling over. Bell 407 Patterson, LA, USA Sep. 25, 2021 | NTSB CEN21LA456 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight No description available. Robinson R44 Miami, FL, USA Sep. 28, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA387 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Shortly after helicopter touchdown, an unplanned takeoff resulted in loss of yaw control, ground impact, and rollover. Eurocopter AS350 B3 Kinston, NC, USA Sep. 29, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA390 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Public aircraft No description available. Hiller UH-12E Millen, GA, USA Sep. 29, 2021 | NTSB ERA21LA386 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight Pilot reported high engine rpm and loss of flight-control authority before ground impact. Guimbal Cabri G2 Aegerten, Switzerland Sep. 30, 2021 | NTSB GAA21WA245 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Phoenix, AZ, USA Sep. 30, 2021 | NTSB WPR21LA359 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. October 2021 Robinson R22 and Piper PA-28-181 Chandler, AZ, USA Oct. 1, 2021 | NTSB WPR22FA001 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Instructional flight During instructional flight at an airport, helicopter collided midair with fixed-wing aircraft, lost control, and impacted terrain. Robinson R66 Delta, MO, USA Oct. 5, 2021 | NTSB CEN22LA006 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Bell 206B Gonzales, LA, USA Oct. 6, 2021 | NTSB CEN22LA009 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Public aircraft During approach to landing, pilot reported loss of tail-rotor authority and completed an emergency landing. Bell 429 Batavia, NY, USA Oct. 6, 2021 | NTSB ERA22LA007 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight No description available. RotorWay Exec 162F Cape Town, South Africa Oct. 9, 2021 | NTSB GAA22WA016 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 Cornwall, NY, USA Oct. 10, 2021 | NTSB ERA22FA010 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Personal flight Helicopter impacted terrain for undetermined reasons. Robinson R44 Palmer, AK, USA Oct. 10, 2021 | NTSB ANC22LA001 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight No description available. Eurocopter AS350 B3 Tucson, AZ, USA Oct. 16, 2021 | NTSB WPR22LA018 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight No description available. Robinson R44 Buchen, Germany Oct. 17, 2021 | NTSB GAA22WA012 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell 206L-3 Covelo, CA, USA Oct. 28, 2021 | NTSB WPR22LA031 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial observation flight No description available.
