Helicopter Safety | UK Helicopter Accident Study By Year and Month

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Accident figures by year and month for the period of the accident study. Includes all rotary wing accidents [including gyrocopters] in the Griffin database.

Taken from a study of the Griffin Helicopters accident database since 09 Jan 1997 the study comprises a review of 398 rotary wing accidents and incidents involving UK registered aircraft of which 379 involved helicopters and 40 were fatal.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2009		2	1	3	3		1	1	2	2	2		17
2008	1	3	2	1	5		2	1	1	2	2	1	21
2007	3		2	5	1	2	2	2	5	1	2	2	27
2006	2	2	1	7	4	4	2	2	2	4	2	2	34
2005	2		2	1	5	2	2	2	2		1	2	21
2004	2	1	5	4	3		4	1	4	3	4	3	34
2003	3	2	2	4	5	5	5	5	1	2	2	3	39
2002	3	2	5	1	4	5	4	1	1	3	1	2	32
2001	3			1	2	2	2		3	3	4	1	21
2000	1	6	2	3	1	6		6	6	1	2	3	37
1999	4	2	3	6	2	1	6	2	4	2	4	1	37
1998	3	1	4	5	3	5	7	4	4	1	3		40
1997	2	3	2	1	2	3	5	7	4	1	6	2	38
Totals	29	24	31	42	40	35	42	34	39	25	35	22	398