Robinson R-22 accidents

The NTSB database holds 220 accidents and incidents involving the Robinson R-22, recorded between 1977 to 2022. 47 of them were fatal (21%), and 75 people died.

The deadliest year was 1992, with 7 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (5 records).

Most of these records are from United States, France and Australia.

55 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

220

Records

Fatal

Deaths

21%

Share fatal

1977 to 2022

Period

Show these on the map 165 of 220 have coordinates

By decade

1970s 1

1980s 57

1990s 76

2000s 83

2010s 2

2020s 1

Where these happened

United States 204 France 2 Australia 2 Germany 2 Austria 2 Dominican Republic 1

Operators involved

Silver State Helicopters 3 Helicopter Flight Training, Inc. 3 Volar Helicopters, Inc. 2 Arizona Wing & Rotor 2 Hillsboro Aviation 2 Classic Helicopter Corp. 2

All 220 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
8 Sep 2007	Robinson R-22 BETA D-HZAK	Buhl, Germany	Jerome Soine	Fatal	2
10 Sep 2006	Robinson R-22 BETA OE-XPJ	St. Florian, Austria	-	Fatal	2
14 Oct 2005	Robinson R-22 BETA II N7196J	Eagar, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Oct 2005	Robinson R-22 BETA VH-HUZ	Nr Calindary Ho, Australia	Muncoota Pty Ltd	Fatal	2
21 Sep 2005	Robinson R-22 MARINER F-GRIB	Falaise, France	Fenwick Helicopter	Fatal	2
29 Aug 2004	Robinson R-22 N871CL	Northport, New York, United States	Helicopter Flight Training, Inc.	Fatal	2
29 Feb 2004	Robinson R-22 4X-BCM	Yakom Landing, Israel	Ilan Arad Aviation Ltd	Fatal	2
3 Jun 2003	Robinson R-22 BETA N23428	Montpelier, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 May 2002	Robinson R-22 MARINER N2322Y	Merlin, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Nov 2001	Robinson R-22 BETA N7197Y	Escondido, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Oct 2001	Robinson R-22 YS-1020P	San Salvador, El Salvador no coordinates	Jose W. Kreysa-Portillo	Fatal	2
16 Feb 2001	Robinson R-22 BETA N4002M	Borger, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Oct 2000	Robinson R-22 N4004J	Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States	Volar Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	2
23 Aug 2000	Robinson R-22 OYHFI	Denmark no coordinates	Keid B. Jensen	Fatal	2
5 Oct 1998	Robinson R-22 N801EH	Lowerlake, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 May 1994	Robinson R-22 N8047Y	Hacienda Height, California, United States	Skyline Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
11 Aug 1993	Robinson R-22 BETA N4017J	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 May 1992	Robinson R-22 BETA N191KC	Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, United States	Kansas Copter & Wings, Inc.	Fatal	2
30 Jan 1992	Robinson R-22 BETA N2313G	Malabar, Florida, United States	Melbourne Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1987	Robinson R-22-A N2256M	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	Arizona Wing & Rotor	Fatal	2
22 Mar 1986	Robinson R-22 N9069S	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	John E. Cline	Fatal	2
5 May 1985	Robinson R-22 HP N83745	San Angelo, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Dec 1984	Robinson R-22 ALPHA N8475K	Huntsville, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Dec 1984	Robinson R-22-A N84958	Ellington, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Mar 1983	Robinson R-22 N9024Z	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1982	Robinson R-22 N9072V	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	MR. Hewett Taylor	Fatal	2
5 Feb 1982	Robinson R-22 N90286	Ormand Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Daytona Beach Aviation	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1981	Robinson R-22 N9056D	Granby, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Bemer Northeas	Fatal	2
8 Jul 2004	Robinson R-22 BETA N8118L	Rochester, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	1
25 Aug 2003	Robinson R-22 BETA N8049V	Encinitas, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
3 Aug 2003	Robinson R-22 HI-682SP	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	-	Fatal	1
25 Jun 2003	Robinson R-22 BETA N933CB	Dexter, Missouri, United States	Show-Me Helicopters	Fatal	1
23 Jun 1999	Robinson R-22 N9070F	Hurricane, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	1
4 Dec 1998	Robinson R-22 BETA II N8340J	Deming, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Ernest F. Hurt	Fatal	1
4 Jun 1996	Robinson R-22 MARINER N113CF	Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
10 Sep 1995	Robinson R-22 BETA N22BX	Akron, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	1
9 May 1995	Robinson R-22 BETA N8311A	Toano, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	1
17 Jul 1992	Robinson R-22 N83556	Fresno, California, United States	Mazzei Flying Service	Fatal	1
22 Apr 1992	Robinson R-22 N2589X	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Carroll, Ronald	Fatal	1
7 Mar 1992	Robinson R-22 BETA N2645W	Oxbow, Oregon, United States	Helicolor, Inc.	Fatal	1
24 Sep 1991	Robinson R-22 N950CW	Point Judith, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	Coastline Helicopters	Fatal	1
30 Aug 1991	Robinson R-22 BETA N4022D	Lake City, Florida, United States	State of Florida	Fatal	1
31 Mar 1991	Robinson R-22 BETA N2631V	Seattle, Washington, United States	Classic Helicopter Corp.	Fatal	1
9 Sep 1990	Robinson R-22 N80750	Long Beach, California, United States	Novo Helicopters Service	Fatal	1
10 Oct 1987	Robinson R-22-B N2276X	Plymouth, Florida, United States no coordinates	Cousineau, Richard, L.	Fatal	1
21 Oct 1982	Robinson R-22 N9015R	Indian Hill, Ohio, United States	Colerain Investment	Fatal	1
30 Sep 1982	Robinson R-22 N9063Z	Paige, Texas, United States	Tejas Helicopters	Fatal	1
29 Sep 2022	Robinson R-22 BETA N622MP	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	RJH, LLC.	Minor injuries	-
23 Jul 2015	Robinson R-22 N520NS	Corona, California, United States	M.I. Air Corportation	No injuries	-
29 Jun 2015	Robinson R-22 BETA II OK-ZYZ	Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Czech Republic no coordinates	-	Unknown	-