Sikorsky aircraft accidents

166 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Sikorsky aircraft (1982–2026), with 99 people killed and 65 seriously injured. 19% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Among accidents with a coded cause, Pilot or crew was the main factor in 45%, followed by aircraft or equipment (43%).
• Recorded accidents went from 3 in 1982 to 2 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Sikorsky S-61N, Weaverville, CA (Aug 6, 2008) · 9 killed
2. Sikorsky S76, Calabasas, CA (Jan 26, 2020) · 9 killed
3. Sikorsky S-76B, P'ohang, KS (Jul 5, 2001) · 8 killed
4. Sikorsky S-76C, Morgan City, LA (Jan 4, 2009) · 8 killed
5. Sikorsky S76, Port Harcourt, NG (Oct 24, 2024) · 8 killed
6. Sikorsky S76, Istanbul, TR (Mar 10, 2017) · 7 killed
7. Sikorsky UH-60M (S-70), Lanyu, TW (Feb 5, 2018) · 6 killed
8. Sikorsky UH-60A, Hortense, GA (Jul 14, 1993) · 4 killed
9. Sikorsky S-76A, Jackson, KY (Jun 15, 1999) · 4 killed
10. Sikorsky S-61N, Kekaha, HI (Feb 22, 2022) · 4 killed

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Aircraft models

Other aircraft makers

• Cessna · 24,148 accidents
• Piper · 13,241 accidents
• Beech · 4,780 accidents
• Bell · 2,250 accidents
• Boeing · 1,579 accidents
• Robinson · 1,575 accidents
• Mooney · 1,237 accidents
• Grumman · 1,000 accidents
• Air Tractor · 932 accidents
• Bellanca · 918 accidents

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.