Aircraft type safety record

S61 — accident and safety record

Every recorded S61 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1965–2026).

OCCURRENCES42
FATAL9
HULL LOSSES5

S61 safety overview

Most affected: GB (13), US (7), CA (3), ES (2), ZA (1)

Top operators: San Francisco And Oakland Helicopter Airlines (3), dont l’exploitation est assurée par CHI Aviation (1), USDA Forest Service (1), New York Airways,inc. (1), Helijet International Inc. (1)

S61 accidents by decade0510151960197019801990200020102020TotalFatal

All recorded S61 occurrences

  • 2026-03-24 (hull loss)
  • 2025-01-10 — dont l’exploitation est assurée par CHI Aviation — N703HG (incident)
  • 2025-01-10 — CONSTRUCTION HELICOPTERS INC (incident)
  • 2022-09-01 — Croman Corporation (incident)
  • 2022-05-16 (1 fatal)
  • 2022-02-22 — CROMAN CORP (4 fatal)
  • 2020-04-20 — CHI Aviation (incident)
  • 2018-02-01 — G-ATBJ (incident)
  • 2018-02-01 (incident)
  • 2016-09-06 — AAR Airlift Group (3 fatal)
  • 2012-10-10 — HRT (incident)
  • 2008-08-06 — USDA Forest Service (9 fatal)
  • 2008-07-19 — N91158 (incident)
  • 2008-07-19 — Aeromaster (incident)
  • 2008-02-23 — EC-FVO (1 fatal)
  • 2006-07-08 — EC-FJJ (hull loss)
  • 2004-09-15 — G-BDOC (incident)
  • 2004-04-20 — G-BFFJ (incident)
  • 2002-12-16 — Hayes Helicopter Services Limited (incident)
  • 2002-08-28 — ZS-RLL (incident)
  • 2002-07-15 — G-BBHM (incident)
  • 2001-01-15 — Hayes Heli-Log Services Ltd. (incident)
  • 2000-09-14 — Helijet International Inc. (incident)
  • 1998-08-26 — G-ATBJ (incident)
  • 1997-11-19 — G-BCLC (1 fatal)
  • 1997-11-19 — Bristow Helicopters (1 fatal)
  • 1990-07-25 — G-BEWL (incident)
  • 1988-11-10 — G-BDES (incident)
  • 1988-10-17 — G-BDII (incident)
  • 1988-07-13 — G-BEID (incident)
  • 1988-07-13 (incident)
  • 1983-10-07 — Aerotecnica Ltd. — YV323 (incident)
  • 1983-07-16 — G-BEON (incident)
  • 1983-07-16 (20 fatal)
  • 1979-04-18 — New York Airways,inc. — N618PA (3 fatal)
  • 1977-10-01 — G-BBHN (incident)
  • 1975-07-22 — N301Y (incident)
  • 1973-11-17 — San Francisco And Oakland Helicopter Airlines — N4606G (incident)
  • 1970-11-15 — G-ASNM (incident)
  • 1966-10-11 — San Francisco And Oakland Helicopter Airlines — N4606G (incident)
  • 1966-06-06 — San Francisco And Oakland Helicopter Airlines — N4606G (incident)
  • 1965-01-21 — N92866 (incident)

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