Resource Hub The rotorcraft accidents and incidents listed below occurred between Apr. 1 and Jun. 30, 2020. The accident details shown below are preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. All information was obtained through the official websites listed below, where you can learn more details about each event. Australia – Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Britain – Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) Canada – Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC) New Zealand – Transport Accident Investigation Commission of New Zealand (TAIC) United States – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) April 2020 Robinson R22 Seymour, TX, USA Apr. 6, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA144 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage after tail rotor struck tree branch during agricultural operation. Robinson R44 Hillsboro, OR, USA Apr. 6, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA119 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage after loss of engine power and autorotation to paved taxiway. Aérospatiale SA 341 Fort Myers, FL, USA Apr. 9, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA181 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage consistent with hard landing. Garlick UH-1H Curepto, Chile Apr. 20, 2020 | NTSB ERA20WA154 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Flight type unknown No description available. Sikorsky S-61 Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan Apr. 20, 2020 | NTSB DCA20LA100 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air taxi flight Helicopter experienced loss of control in flight and rolled onto its side during emergency landing. Bell 206L-1 Moa Island, Queensland, Australia Apr. 22, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-023 3 injuries, 0 fatalities | Commercial flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage after impacting terrain for undetermined reasons. Robinson R22 Caldwell, ID, USA Apr. 22, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA140 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Instructional flight Helicopter experienced hard landing during autorotation training. Bell UH-1H Mesa, AZ, USA Apr. 24, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA130 1 injuries, 1 fatality | General aviation flight Helicopter impacted terrain after in-flight separation of tail rotor and loss of control. Hughes 369 Pylesville, MD, USA Apr. 25, 2020 | NTSB ERA20LA160 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | External load flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage after loss of engine power and an autorotative landing and rollover. May 2020 MD Helicopters MD 369E Houston, TX, USA May 2, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA167 1 injury, 1 fatality | Search-and-rescue flight Helicopter impacted building and terrain during evening search-and-rescue mission. Bell UH-1N Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA191 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Flight type unknown No description available. Bell OH-58C Livingston, NY, USA May 14, 2020 | NTSB ERA20CA184 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter struck a tree and impacted terrain while performing nighttime low-altitude maneuvers. RotorWay Exec Rochester, IN, USA May 16, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA180 1 injury, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter experienced loss of control in flight, resulting in dynamic rollover and main rotor damage. Bell OH-58A West Branch, MI, USA May 20, 2020 | NTSB CEN20LA187 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage during precautionary autorotative landing. Bell 206 Elko, NV, USA May 30, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA162 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | General aviation flight Helicopter struck a fence, impacted terrain, and rolled over following loss of control in flight. Schweizer 269C-1 Ozark, AL, USA May 30, 2020 | NTSB ERA20LA197 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Instructional flight Helicopter lost power for undetermined reasons, impacted terrain, and was destroyed. June 2020 Bell 206 Fairfield, CA, USA Jun. 2, 2020 | NTSB WPR20LA163 0 injuries, 3 fatalities | External load flight During human external cargo operation, helicopter struck a power line, impacted terrain, and rolled downhill. Enstrom 480 Murphy, ID, USA Jun. 4, 2020 | NTSB WPR20CA171 Injuries unknown, fatalities unknown | Agricultural flight No description available. Bell 47G Atoka, TN, USA Jun. 14, 2020 | NTSB ERA20LA216 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Personal flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage following total loss of engine power and autorotative landing. Robinson R22 El Campo, TX, USA Jun. 16, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA230 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Agricultural flight Helicopter impacted terrain during low-altitude aerial application. Bell 206 Gauteng, South Africa Jun. 17, 2020 | NTSB WPR20WA186 0 injuries, 2 fatalities | General aviation flight No description available. Robinson R66 Pikeville, NC, USA Jun. 18, 2020 | NTSB ERA20LA220 0 injuries, 1 fatality | Agricultural flight Helicopter struck nonenergized wire and impacted terrain during low-altitude aerial application. Leonardo AW139 Dayboro, Queensland, Australia Jun. 20, 2020 | ATSB AO-2020-031 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Air medical flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage when its main rotor blades struck a tree during winching operations. Schweizer 269C Sheffield, TX, USA Jun. 21, 2020 | NTSB CEN20CA240 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Aerial observation flight Helicopter sustained substantial damage after striking a fence and impacting terrain during low-altitude inspection flight. Bell 407 Long Marston, England Jun. 24, 2020 | NTSB CEN20WA246 0 injuries, 0 fatalities | Commercial flight No description available.
