Research
The whole record, reshaped by a question.
Every count below is the Board's own coding across the cases in scope — findings, occurrences, phases, recommendations, the evidence held. Click any bar to make it the filter. No fleet-exposure data exists here, so these are cases, never rates.
AircraftAllBoeing / McDonnell DouglasAirbusEmbraerBombardier / De HavillandBellSikorskyRobinsonCessnaPiperBeechcraft
OccurrenceAllTurbulence encounterCollision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) Loss of control in flightGround collisionFire/smoke (non-impact)Cabin safety eventPowerplant sys/comp malf/failSys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)TailstrikeControlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)Air traffic eventRunway excursion
Showing 7 cases · Robinson
7
cases in this slice
7
fatal accidents
16
lives lost
5
with a probable cause
3
with coded findings
0
safety recommendations
The record over time
cases per year by cohort, and the lives lost — click a year to focus on itCases per year
Major investigationPart 121 airlinePart 135 fatal
Fatalities per year
Fatalities
Why accidents happen
3 coded casesthe Board's findings taxonomy — causal findings in the probable cause, contributing factors beside them; occurrences and the phase of flight the defining event sat inPersonnel issues3 cases · 5 causal · 0 contributing
- Psychological — Perception/orientation/illusion, Attention/monitoring2
- Task performance — Use of equip/info1
- Action/decision — Info processing/decision1
Environmental issues3 cases · 6 causal · 0 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Ceiling/visibility/precip, Light condition2
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance1
Aircraft2 cases · 3 causal · 0 contributing
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters2
- Aircraft propeller/rotor — Main rotor system1
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Unknown or undetermined · 2 defining2
- VFR encounter with IMC · 1 defining1
- Inflight upset · 1 defining1
- Low altitude operation/event · 1 defining1
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Maneuvering3
- Enroute2
Aircraft and operators
by manufacturer family and operating rule — counts of cases, with no fleet-size denominator, so a busy family simply flies moreWhat changed because of them
0 recommendations · 0 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the responseNo safety recommendations arise from this slice.
Evidence held
what the corpus can show for this slice, year by year — a docket, decoded flight data, a transcript, photographs, controller audioWhat the record says for this slice
a pattern, not a findingthe causal findings the Board cited most often across the 3 coded cases here- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 67%2 cases
- Psychological › Perception/orientation/illusion · Personnel issues · 33%1 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip · Environmental issues · 33%1 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Light condition · Environmental issues · 33%1 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 33%1 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Convective weather · Environmental issues · 33%1 cases
- Aircraft propeller/rotor › Main rotor system · Aircraft · 33%1 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 33%1 cases
- Physical environment › Object/animal/substance · Environmental issues · 33%1 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 33%1 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 33%1 cases
The cases
7 of 7newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | CEN26FA207 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 | Prestige Helicopters | Dawsonville, GA | Fatal · 2 | no docket · open |
| 2025-06-04 | ANC25FA044 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 | Pollux Aviation | Kaparuk, AK | Fatal · 2 | no docket · open |
| 2021-09-16 | ERA21FA362 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 | Atlanta Helicopters LLC | Monticello, GA | Fatal · 3 | 20 docs |
| 2019-04-29 | WPR19FA123 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON R44 | Novictor Aviation LLC | Kailua, HI | Fatal · 3 | 23 docs |
| 2018-06-09 | CEN18FA215 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 | MF HELICOPTERS LLC | Oshkosh, WI | Fatal · 1 | 8 docs |
| 2007-08-02 | SEA07FA223 Part 135 fatal | Robinson R44 II | Classic Helicopter Corp | Easton, WA | Fatal · 4 | 19 docs |
| 2003-05-29 | FTW03LA163 Part 135 fatal | Robinson R44 | Brazos Blk 532 | Fatal · 1 | no docket |