Helicopter Safety | UK Helicopter Accident Occurences By Model

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Taken from a study of the Griffin Helicopters accident database since 09 Jan 1997 the study comprises a review of 399 rotary wing accidents and incidents involving UK registered aircraft of which 380 involved helicopters and 40 were fatal.

A summary of UK Helicopter Accident Occurences By Model.+/-

Model	Number In Study	Number of Fatal Accidents
Aerospatiale Gazelle	10	1
Agusta A109	12	1
Agusta AB139	1	0
Bell Helicopter Textron 47	2	0
Bell Helicopter Textron B206	28	7
Bell Helicopter Textron B206L	2	0
Bolkow BK117	1	0
Bolkow BO105	5	1
Brantly International Inc. B2	1	0
Enstrom Helicopter Corp. 280	11	1
Enstrom Helicopter Corp. 480	1	0
Enstrom Helicopter Corp. F28	14	0
Eurocopter AS332	23	1
Eurocopter AS341	5	0
Eurocopter AS350	14	2
Eurocopter AS355	15	5
Eurocopter AS365	8	1
Eurocopter EC120	2	0
Eurocopter EC135	3	0
Eurocopter EC155	1	0
MD Helicopters H369	11	1
MD Helicopters MD600	1	0
MD Helicopters MD900	1	0
MD Helicopters MD902	1	0
Robinson Helicopter Corporation R22	101	8
Robinson Helicopter Corporation R44	47	6
Rotorway International Exec	10	1
Schweizer H269	22	2
Sikorsky S61	7	1
Sikorsky S76	13	1
Sikorsky S92	1	0
Westland Helicopters SCOUT	6	0
Totals	380	40

A graph of UK Helicopter Accident Occurences By Model.+/-

Number in Study

Number of Fatal Accidents


280	11
	1
47	2
	0
480	1
	0
A109	12
	1
AB139	1
	0
AS332	23
	1
AS341	5
	0
AS350	14
	2
AS355	15
	5
AS365	8
	1
B2	1
	0
B206	28
	7
B206L	2
	0
BK117	1
	0
BO105	5
	1
EC120	2
	0
EC135	3
	0
EC155	1
	0
Exec	10
	1
F28	14
	0
Gazelle	10
	1
H269	22
	2
H369	11
	1
MD600	1
	0
MD900	1
	0
MD902	1
	0
R22	101
	8
R44	47
	6
S61	7
	1
S76	13
	1
S92	1
	0
SCOUT	6
	0