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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2009 | Robinson R22 | Indian Key, Florida, United States | G & S Helicopters Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Pahokee, Florida, United States | Palm Beach Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Georgetown, Kentucky, United States | Fleming Properties LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Marsing, Idaho, United States | Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Scranton, South Carolina, United States | V T Whitlock Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2009 | Robinson R22 | Irvine, California, United States | NU Vista Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Avaition Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Jerome, Arizona, United States | Guidance Helicopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | East Coast Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | Lewis and Clark Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2009 | Robinson R22 | Del Ray Beach, Florida, United States | Airmen Testing and Training, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | Richard H. Bock | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Spitzer Matthew | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Harlingen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Delta Leasing Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Chowchilla, California, United States | American Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Paul D Jackson | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2009 | Robinson R22 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Airfotos LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Douglas, Arizona, United States | Richard Snure | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2009 | Robinson R22 | Midland, Texas, United States | Registration Pending | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | O'Donnell, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Encinitas, California, United States | DDG Management, LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Cypress, Texas, United States | Helicopter Services Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | Scenic Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Temecula, California, United States | USA Academy of Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Richard R Snure | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Buffalo, North Dakota, United States | Strategic Air, LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2008 | Robinson R22 | Rosharon, Texas, United States | William T. Skinner | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2008 | Robinson R22 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Upper Limit Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Robinson R22 MARINE | Austin, Texas, United States | Boat Pix | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | Premier Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States | Kent Leighton | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | North Palm Bch, Florida, United States | Silver State Helicopters LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Plant City, Florida, United States | Tim Bias | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Tim Roland | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Fresno, California, United States | Golden Eagle Enterprises, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Robinson R22 | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | Aaron Jackson | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ramona, California, United States | Silver State Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Parma, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | Los Angeles Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Oakland, California, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | El Monte, California, United States | Universal Air Academy | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | Smith Helicopters Inc | Serious injuries | - |