Resource Hub The rotorcraft accidents and incidents listed below occurred from Feb. 1, 2022, to Apr. 30, 2022. The accident details shown are preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. All information was obtained through the official National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) website, unless otherwise noted. There, you can learn more details about each event. February 2022 Hughes 369HS Panama City, Panama Feb. 7, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA099 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Hiller UH-12E4 Shrewsbury, PA, USA Feb. 9, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA118 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Hughes 369D Bel Air, MD, USA Feb. 9, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA117 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight The pilot performed emergency descent after engine chip light illuminated followed by a grinding noise and smoke in the cockpit. Shortly before landing, the engine failed, resulting in airframe and rotor damage during touchdown. Bell 206 Eldorado, IL, USA Feb. 11, 2022 | NTSB CEN22LA122 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Air-taxi flight No description available. Garlick UH-1H Devonport, Australia Feb. 14, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA103 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell UH-1H Coalinga, CA, USA Feb. 16, 2022 | NTSB WPR22FA098 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Agricultural flight During transit after completion of an aerial application flight, helicopter impacted terrain for unknown reasons and was destroyed. Robinson R44 II White Plains, NY, USA Feb. 17, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA135 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Positioning flight No description available. MD 500N Newport Beach, CA, USA Feb. 19, 2022 | NTSB WPR22FA101 1 injury, 1 fatality | Law enforcement flight Pilot entered a right orbit to support police activity below. The pilot then reported experiencing an uncontrollable right yaw and descent before impacting water, destroying the aircraft. The pilot egressed but one crew member suffered fatal injuries. Robinson R44 Miami Beach, FL, USA Feb. 19, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA131 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter was transiting along the shoreline when the pilot reported losing power and performed an autorotative descent to shallow water. Sikorsky S-61N Kekaha, HI, USA Feb. 22, 2022 | NTSB ANC22FA018 0 injuries, 4 fatalities | External-load flight Helicopter impacted terrain for unknown reasons and was destroyed during a post-crash fire. Robinson R22 Bilinga, Australia Feb. 26, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA110 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 South Goulburn Island Airport, Australia Feb. 28, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA111 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. March 2022 Robinson R22 Fallston, MD, USA Mar. 1, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA140 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Sikorsky S-92A Plymouth, England Mar. 4, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA117 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air ambulance flight No description available. Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH MBB/BK 117 C-2 Abingdon, VA, USA Mar. 6, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA145 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Public aircraft During an attempted landing to a platform dolly, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and landed hard on the adjacent ramp, resulting in significant damage to the airframe and rotors. Sikorsky S-76D Texarkana, AR, USA Mar. 12, 2022 | NTSB ANC22FA018 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight No description available. Eurocopter AS350 BA Valdez, AK, USA Mar. 15, 2022 | NTSB ANC22LA023 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight No description available. Hughes 500D De Soto, IA, USA Mar. 17, 2022 | NTSB CEN22LA146 1 injury, 0 fatalities | External-load flight Helicopter sustained partial power loss and the pilot entered an autorotation. The aircraft impacted terrain before coming to rest on its right side. MD Helicopters MD 369 Loxahatchee, FL, USA Mar. 18, 2022 | NTSB ERA22FA160 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter was destroyed after impacting power lines at 80 ft. Eurocopter AS 332L1 Azusa, CA, USA Mar. 19, 2022 | NTSB WPR22LA125 6 injuries, 0 fatalities | Law enforcement flight During attempted landing to an unimproved area, the flight crew encountered brownout conditions and the main rotor struck a tree before the helicopter settled to the ground and rolled onto its left side. Robinson R44 II Howe, ID, USA Mar. 22, 2022 | NTSB WPR22LA132 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. American Autogyro SparrowHawk III Lubbock, TX, USA Mar. 23, 2022 | NTSB CEN22LA150 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R44 Rowlett, TX, USA Mar. 25, 2022 | NTSB CEN22FA151 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Instructional flight Tail boom separated from the helicopter due to suspected rotor blade impact, resulting in a loss of control and near vertical descent before terrain impact. Robinson R22 Beta Garnett, KS, USA Mar. 26, 2022 | NTSB CEN22LA158 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. April 2022 Bell OH-58A Merced, CA, USA Apr. 1, 2022 | NTSB WPR22LA140 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Hughes 269A Fort White, FL, USA Apr. 2, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA180 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Leonardo AW139 Iwaizumi, Japan Apr. 3, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA153 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell 206 Adaminaby, Australia Apr. 4, 2022 | NTSB GAA22WA154 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R22 Seymour, TX, USA Apr. 5, 2022 | NTSB CEN22LA167 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R22 Phoenix, AZ, USA Apr. 6, 2022 | NTSB WPR22LA146 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Robinson R44 II Calhoun, GA, USA Apr. 12, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA188 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight No description available. Robinson R22 Beta Gila Bend, AZ, USA Apr. 15, 2022 | NTSB ANC22FA030 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Instructional flight During solo student pilot’s approach, helicopter entered into uncontrolled descent and impacted terrain short of the runway. Eurocopter AS350 B3 Deer Valley, AZ, USA Apr. 16, 2022 | NTSB WPR22LA154 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Flight type unknown No description available. Robinson R44 II Salt Lake City, UT, USA Apr. 16, 2022 | NTSB WPR22LA157 2 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight No description available. Bell 206B Cedar Key, FL, USA Apr. 18, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA192 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Bell 206 Lake Apopka, FL, USA Apr. 26, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA206 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Bell 429 Elba, NY, USA Apr. 26, 2022 | NTSB ERA22FA207 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | Instructional flight Tail boom separated from helicopter due to suspected rotor-blade impact, resulting in loss of control and terrain impact. Garlick OH-58A+ Oakland, FL, USA Apr. 26, 2022 | NTSB ERA22LA209 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available. Robinson R44 II Folsom, NM, USA Apr. 28, 2022 | NTSB WPR22LA168 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight No description available.
