Robinson R22 accidents

The NTSB database holds 669 accidents and incidents involving the Robinson R22, recorded between 1975 to 2026. 127 of them were fatal (19%), and 176 people died.

The deadliest year was 2012, with 9 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (10 records).

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

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

669

Records

127

Fatal

176

Deaths

19%

Share fatal

1975 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 571 of 669 have coordinates

By decade

1970s 1

1980s 82

1990s 93

2000s 209

2010s 200

2020s 84

Where these happened

United States 583 Australia 32 South Africa 8 Brazil 8 United Kingdom 5 France 5

Operators involved

Silver State Helicopters 7 Hillsboro Aviation Inc. 6 Hawaii Pacific Aviation 5 Silver State Helicopters, LLC 5 Guidance Helicopters, Inc. 5 Quantum Helicopters 5

All 669 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Jun 1999	Robinson R22 N220WP	Grossenhain, Germany no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
24 Jul 2024	Robinson R22 VH-HQH	Curtin, Australia	-	Fatal	2
11 Jan 2024	Robinson R22 F-GJYB	Cannes Mandelieu, France no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Oct 2022	Robinson R22 VH-RAS	Cunderdin, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Oct 2021	Robinson R22 N412TL	Chandler, Arizona, United States	Quantum Helicopters	Fatal	2
3 May 2021	Robinson R22 ZS-HBR	Durban, South Africa no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Jun 2020	Robinson R22 SP-HBOG	Strzegom city, Poland no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Oct 2019	Robinson R22 BETA N7189D	Hebbronville, Texas, United States	South Texas Helicopters Inc	Fatal	2
14 Jul 2019	Robinson R22 RA-1789G	Moscow, Russia	-	Fatal	2
5 Jan 2017	Robinson R22 BETA N702JJ	San Pedro, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Jul 2016	Robinson R22 EC-IGG	Madrid, Spain	World Aviation	Fatal	2
2 May 2016	Robinson R22 PR-RCA	Sao Paulo, Brazil	AGD Aviation	Fatal	2
22 Nov 2015	Robinson R22 JA7963	Annaka City, Japan no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Apr 2014	Robinson R22 BETA N13HG	Green River, Utah, United States	Rotortrends Inc	Fatal	2
23 Mar 2014	Robinson R22-BETA PP-SSP	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil	Aces High ESC. Top de Aviacao Civil Ltda	Fatal	2
18 Feb 2014	Robinson R22-BETA PT-YFV	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Nacional Escola de Pilotagem Ltda	Fatal	2
29 Jul 2013	Robinson R22 B-7036	Guangdong Province, China, China no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Sep 2012	Robinson R22 BETA N281RG	Houston, Texas, United States	Helicopter Services Inc	Fatal	2
11 Jul 2012	Robinson R22 PT-HOL	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Master Escola de Aviacao Civil Ltda	Fatal	2
6 Apr 2012	Robinson R22 OO-DTZ	Huy, Belgium no coordinates	Bedrijfswagens Degroote N.V.	Fatal	2
26 Apr 2011	Robinson R22 I-ETEC	Sulmona, Italy	Elicompany S.r.l.	Fatal	2
9 Dec 2010	Robinson R22 G-CBVL	Tourrettes-sur-Loup, France no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Mar 2010	Robinson R22 BETA II N922SH	Cotulla, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Oct 2009	Robinson R22 BETA N3234G	Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Sep 2009	Robinson R22 BETA N956SH	Forest Grove, Oregon, United States	Hillsboro Aviation Inc	Fatal	2
13 Apr 2006	Robinson R22 BETA N887BC	Chelsea, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Feb 2006	Robinson R22 N7512G	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	All Out Aerial	Fatal	2
27 Nov 2004	Robinson R22 BETA N4029Q	Arlington, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Nov 2003	Robinson R22 BETA II N206TV	Torrance, California, United States	Pacific Coast Helicopters	Fatal	2
28 Sep 2003	Robinson R22 VH-UXF	Derby, Australia	Helimuster, Ltd.	Fatal	2
23 Dec 2002	Robinson R22 BETA N888KB	Dolan Springs, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 May 2002	Robinson R22 BETA N7194J	Mammoth Lakes, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Aug 2000	Robinson R22 BETA N8313Z	Watsonville, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Mar 1999	Robinson R22 BETA N2323V	Houston, Texas, United States	Helicopter Services, Inc.	Fatal	2
24 Sep 1993	Robinson R22 BETA N40049	Wildomar, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Jul 1993	Robinson R22 N9021Z	Warsaw, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Sep 1992	Robinson R22-B N8069X	Martinez, California, United States	Helicopter Adventures Inc.	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1992	Robinson R22 N83858	Richmond, California, United States no coordinates	Sierra Academy of Aeronautics	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1989	Robinson R22 BETA N26198	Stockton, California, United States	David & Patricia Heath	Fatal	2
3 Jun 1987	Robinson R22 MARINER N2287L	So. Windsor, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	No.east Helicopters	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1987	Robinson R22 N9073Y	Myersville, Maryland, United States	Steven Phillips Helicopters	Fatal	2
22 Feb 1984	Robinson R22 N8404S	Thousand Oaks, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1983	Robinson R22 N9066P	Canton, Pennsylvania, United States	Muth Aircraft Company	Fatal	2
11 Nov 1981	Robinson R22 N9073Q	Livermore, California, United States no coordinates	Cheyenne Aviat	Fatal	2
5 Jul 1981	Robinson R22 N9044Z	Columbus, Texas, United States no coordinates	HDC Equipment	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1981	Robinson R22 C-GBPK	El Paso, Texas, United States no coordinates	Lallier Automo	Fatal	2
3 May 1980	Robinson R22 N9011M	Rnch Palos Vrd, California, United States no coordinates	SW Skyways Inc	Fatal	2
20 Apr 2026	Robinson R22 VH-ESG	Jericho, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Oct 2025	Robinson R22 VH-LYD	Rutland Plains, Australia	-	Fatal	1
3 Oct 2025	Robinson R22 VH-RDL	Brogans Creek, Australia	-	Fatal	1