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 Brazil.
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
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571 of 669 have coordinates
By decade
All 669 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Sugarland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ronkonkoma, New York, United States | Helicopter Flight Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2015 | Robinson R22 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Universal Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | Alpine Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Escalante, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Pacific Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Eagle Lake, Texas, United States | Silver Star Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Fort Davis, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | San Bernardino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2015 | Robinson R22 BETA | Asherton, Texas, United States | Southwest Texas Helicopters, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Guidance Academy, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Vertical Limit Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | DED Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Robinson R22-BETA | Amaga, Colombia | Halcones Aviation Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Gardnerville, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | Los Angeles Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Robinson R22-BETA | Moscow Mills, Missouri, United States | Helicopter Services and Technologies, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Guidance Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | Mastopietro Kurt I | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Advanced Helicopter Concepts Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Borroloola, Australia, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Ocean Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Beaumont, Texas, United States | Heritage Helicopter Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2013 | Robinson R22-UNDESIGNAT | Herolds Bay, South Africa | Starlite Aviation | Unknown | - |
| 26 Oct 2013 | Robinson R22-ALPHA | Torreilles, France | - | Unknown | - |
| 2 Oct 2013 | Robinson R22-BETA | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Sun Aero Helicopters INC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2013 | Robinson R22 MARINER | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Marinephoto Helicopter LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Robinson R22 | Alta, Utah, United States | Upper Limit Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Robinson R22 BETA | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Bratcher Aviation, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2013 | Robinson R22 BETA | Lansing, Illinois, United States | Lakeshore Helicopter LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2013 | Robinson R22 BETA | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Pacific Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Robinson R22-BETA | New Plymouth, New Zealand, New Zealand | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Robinson R22 BETA | Chino Valley, Arizona, United States | Guidance Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2013 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Gillett, Texas, United States | Jams M. Janysek | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Robinson R22 | Kona, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2013 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | Northeast Helicopters Flight Services LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2013 | Robinson R22 BETA | Tampa, Florida, United States | Helicopter Academy | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2012 | Robinson R22 BETA | Corcoran, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2012 | Robinson R22 | Logan, Utah, United States | Mountain Ridge Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2012 | Robinson R22 BETA | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | Smith David L Trustee | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2012 | Robinson R22 | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | Helicopter Academy | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Robinson R22 BETA | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | Sean Kelly | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2012 | Robinson R22 MARINER | Lake Havasu, Arizona, United States | N2627M LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2012 | Robinson R22 BETA | Rockport, Washington, United States | Glacier Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2012 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alpine Air Alaska Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2012 | Robinson R22 BETA | Lake Newman, Washington, United States | Inland Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Robinson R22 BETA | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | Utah Helicopter | Serious injuries | - |