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APSA Public Safety Accident Database

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The accident reports contained in this database were written by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Department of Transportation

If you are aware of official government accident reports involving public safety aviation aircraft, please let us know by emailing safety@PublicSafetyAviation.org.

To access the individual reports, click on the report line for a summary and the hyperlink in the summary for details.

 

AgencyAircraft Make/ModelProbable CauseDate
Oakland Country SheriffEurocopter AS 350 B2Autorotation training2004-08-17
Los Angeles City Fire DepartmentBell 206BAutorotation training2004-06-23
San Antonio Police DepartmentSchweizer 269DEngine failure2004-02-19
Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeHughes TH-55AAutorotation training2003-11-25
United States Border PatrolEurocopter AS 350 B3Mechanical failure2003-11-24
United States Border PatrolHughes OH-6ALoss of control (LTE)2003-10-07
Santa Rosa SheriffCessna 172PCFIT2003-09-03
Alaska Department of Public SafetyPiper PA-18-160Loss of control2003-07-09
United States Customs ServiceEurocopter AS 350 B2Loss of control2003-06-13
Louisiana Department of Public SafetyBell 407Anti-torque failure2003-05-19
United States Border PatrolHughes OH-6ALoss of control2003-05-12
California Highway PatrolEurocopter AS 350 B3Autorotation training2003-04-30
South Carolina Depart. of Natural ResourcesAero Commander 500SFuel contamination2003-04-14
United States Border PatrolMcDonnell Douglas 369ELoss of control (LTE)2003-04-11
Pasco County Sheriff's OfficeHughes OH-6Engine failure2003-01-02
Snohomish County Sheriff's OfficeHughes OH-6AEngine failure2002-11-29
Jacksonville Sheriff's DepartmentBeech A200Mechanical failure2002-10-09
Civil Air PatrolCessna 172SEngine failure2002-07-17
Jefferson County Police DepartmentHughes 369DEngine failure2002-06-26
Saint Lucie County Sheriff's OfficeAgusta A119Mechanical failure2002-06-12
Erie County Sheriff's DepartmentHughes OH-6ALoss of control2002-05-29
Alaska Department of Public SafetyPiper PA-18Loss of control2002-05-16
Tampa Police DepartmentHughes OH-6ALoss of control (LTE)2002-04-14
Charlotte County Sheriff's DepartmentBell OH-58CLoss of control2002-04-08
Butte County Sheriff's DepartmentBell OH-58AEngine failure2002-03-28
Strathclyde PoliceEurocopter EC135T1Loss of control (IIMC)2002-02-17
2002-01-04
2001-12-27
Tampa Police DepartmentHughes OH-6AAutorotation training2001-11-25
El Paso Police DepartmentBell OH-58AEngine failure2001-11-09
Desoto County Sheriff's DepartmentHughes OH-6AAutorotation training2001-10-22
Millard County Sheriff's OfficeCessna 206Loss of control2001-09-07
Polk County Sheriff's OfficeBell OH-58ALoss of control (IIMC)2001-08-23
Fayette County Sheriff's OfficeBell 47GLoss of control2001-07-25
United States Border PatrolPiper PA-18-150Loss of control (stall)2001-07-25
Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentMDHI 520NAnti-torque failure2001-06-25
Jacksonville Sheriff's DepartmentBell 206B3Loss of control (LTE)2001-06-20
Alaska Department of Public SafetyPiper PA-18-150Fuel exhaustion2001-04-29
Volusia County Sheriff's DepartmentBell 206L4Autorotation training2001-04-17
Jefferson County Police DepartmentHughes 369DAutorotation training2001-04-03
Alaska Department of Public SafetyCessna 207Loss of control2001-02-21
PrivateBell OH-58AFuel exhaustion2001-02-04
United States Border PatrolMcDonnell Douglas 600NAnti-torque failure training2001-02-01
Alaska Department of Public SafetyRobinson R-44Loss of control2000-10-17
United States Coast GuardPiper PA-32-300Loss of control2000-09-22
United States Marshals ServiceBoeing B-727-61Mechanical failure2000-08-29
Wayne County Sheriff's DepartmentBell 47G-5ALoss of control (landing)2000-08-18
Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentBell 206L-1Loss of control (dynamic rollover)2000-08-08
Milwaukee County SheriffBell OH-58CLoss of control2000-06-20
Hillsborough County Sheriffs OfficeBell OH-58CAutorotation training2000-06-13
Georgia Department of Public SafetyBell OH-58Loss of control (dynamic rollover)2000-06-03
Topeka Police DepartmentSchweizer 269CLoss of control (LTE)2000-05-08
Essex PoliceAerospatiale AS355F2Engine Fire2000-04-21
Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 500NAutorotation training2000-04-20
South Wales and Gwent PoliceAerospatiale AS355F2Loss of control (LTE)2000-03-14
2000-02-11
2000-01-11
United States Border PatrolHughes OH-6AMaintenance failure2000-01-11
Compton PoliceBell OH-58CElectrical failure1999-12-20
Utah Department of Public SafetyBell OH-58A+Loss of control1999-11-09
San Francisco Police DepartmentBell OH-58ACFIT (IIMC)1999-11-06
Jicarilla Apache PoliceBell OH-58CLoss of control (LTE)1999-10-25
Lee County Sheriff's OfficeHughes OH-6AMechanical failure1999-10-07
Boulder County Sheriff's DepartmentBeech A60Mechanical failure1999-10-07
Huntington Park Police DepartmentBell OH-58AEngine failure1999-09-22
San Jose Police DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 500NLoss of control1999-09-07
1999-09-01
1999-08-17
Riverside County Sheriff's DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 369ELoss of control (LTE)1999-08-03
Texas Department of Public SafetyBell 206BAutorotation training1999-07-29
New York State PoliceBell 206L-1Wire strike1999-07-14
Desoto County Sheriff's DepartmentHughes OH-6ALoss of control (LTE)1999-07-13
United States FBIPiper PA-28-18CFIT1999-07-06
Delaware State PoliceBell 407Loss of control (IIMC)1999-06-30
Suffolk County Police DepartmentEurocopter AS 350Hydraulic failure training1999-06-15
United States Border PatrolHughes OH-6AEngine failure1999-06-11
Houston Police DepartmentHughes 269CAutorotation training1999-05-17
St. Louis County Police DepartmentHughes OH-6AAutorotation training1999-05-15
New Jersey State PoliceBell 206L-3Loss of control (LTE)1999-05-10
Oklahoma City Police DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 500EAutorotation training1999-04-09
United States Border PatrolHughes OH-6AFuel exhaustion1999-03-09
Minnesota Dept of Natural ResourcesPiper PA-18-150Loss of control (stall)1999-02-07
Missouri State Highway PatrolBell OH-58ALoss of control (jacket)1999-02-02
Alaska Department of Public SafetyPiper PA-18Loss of control (T/O)1999-01-31
Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesCessna 180JLoss of control (T/O)1999-01-30
Minnesota State PoliceBell 206BFuel exhaustion1998-12-07
San Bernardino County Sheriff's DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 600NLoss of control (IIMC)1998-11-04
United States ATFPiper PA-32RT-300Loss of control (T/O)1998-10-23
Lakeland Police DepartmentBell OH-58CCFIT (tug)1998-10-09
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 369DAutorotation training1998-09-25
Riverside County Sheriff's DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 369EEngine failure1998-09-18
Little Rock PoliceBell OH-58AEngine failure1998-03-23
Baltimore PoliceSchweizer 269CEngine failure1997-10-30
United States Border PatrolCessna 182PCFIT1997-09-17
East Midlands PoliceEurocopter AS355NLoss of control (IIMC)1997-09-12
United States DEAHughes OH-6AAutorotation training1997-04-10
United States Customs ServiceAeroSpace Technologies N22SMid-air collision1997-03-19
Los Angeles City Fire DepartmentBell 205A-1Loss of component (tail rotor)1997-02-16
1996-11-23
1996-04-21
Illinois State PoliceAerospatiale AS350BCFIT1996-04-04
Tarrant County SheriffBell OH-58ALoss of control1995-07-10
National Park ServiceBell 205A-1Loss of control (IIMC)1995-02-22
Indiana State PoliceBell OH-58ALoss of control (CG)1995-01-18
Cleveland PoliceSchweizer 269CEngine failure1994-06-30
San Diego Sheriff's OfficeMcDonnell Douglas 369DSpatial disorientation1994-03-19
New Mexico State PoliceAerospatiale AS355F1Loss of control1994-01-04
Dyfed Powys PoliceAerospatiale AS355NLoss of control1993-11-19
West Virginia State PoliceBell 206L-1Loss of component (tail boom)1993-07-14
Highlands County SheriffPiper L-21ACFIT2004-10-15
Massachusetts State PoliceEurocopter AS 350 BFuel contamination2004-09-26
2004-09-15
2004-06-22
Tampa Police DepartmentHughes 369ESpatial disorientation2004-05-28
Utah State Highway PatrolHughes OH-6AWire strike2004-05-20
Lake County Sheriff's OfficeHughes 369ALoss of control2004-05-14
Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentBell 206BWire strike2004-05-03
United States DEAHughes 369HSCFIT2003-12-07
United States Customs ServiceSikorsky UH-60AWire strike2003-10-07
United States Border PatrolHughes OH-6ACFIT2003-05-03
United States Marshals ServiceMcDonnell Douglas MD-82Engine failure2002-10-03
Jefferson County Sheriff's DepartmentBell OH-58CLoss control/Disorient2002-06-25
Alabama State Department of Public SafetyBell 206BLoss of control (LTE)2001-03-17
United States DEACessna T206HEngine failure2004-10-25
California Highway PatrolEurocopter France AS350 B3CFIT2005-01-18
Franklin County Sheriff's OfficeHughes 269ACFIT2005-01-19
Kern County Sheriff's DepartmentBell OH-58A+Engine failure2005-04-07
Hillsborough County Sheriffs OfficeBell OH-58AEngine failure2005-04-27
United States Customs ServiceCessna 210LEngine failure2005-06-01
Warren Police DepartmentSchweizer 269CMechanical failure2005-06-29
San Bernardino County Sheriff's DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 600NEngine failure2005-07-13
Ontario Police DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas 369EEngine failure2005-08-06
East Bay Regional Park DistrictEurocopter France AS-350-B2Engine failure2005-08-08
United States Border PatrolOH-6AEngine failure2005-08-31
San Antonio Police DepartmentSchweizer 269DLoss of control (dynamic rollover)2005-11-18
Alaska Department of Public SafetyCessna 185Loss of control2006-01-12
Colorado Springs Police DepartmentBell OH-58CLoss of control (landing)2006-01-08
United States FBIHughes 369FFLoss of control (fast rope)2004-09-04
United States Border PatrolEurocopter AS 350 B2Loss of control (LTE)2004-08-22
St. Johns County Sheriff's OfficeBell OH-58AEngine failure2002-08-07
Sacramento County Sheriff's DepartmentEurocopter EC120BEngine failure2000-09-29
Bernalillo County Sheriff's DepartmentHughes 369HSLoss of control2006-03-30
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentHughes 369DAutorotation training2006-04-18
State of Minnesota DNRCessna 182REngine failure2006-05-16
Topeka Police DepartmentSchweizer 269CLoss of control2006-04-21
United States Border PatrolAerospatiale AS350-B2Wire strike2006-06-06
California Highway PatrolCessna T206HLoss of control (landing)2006-08-02
Nebraska State PatrolPiper PA-18-150Loss of control2006-11-05
Oklahoma Highway PatrolCessna 182QLoss of control (stall)2006-11-18
Missouri State Highway PatrolHughes 369AMechanical failure2006-10-16
Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeHughes TH-55AAutorotation training2008-10-13
Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficePiper PA-31-310Bird strike on takeoff2007-06-05
United States DOJPiper PA-31-310Engine failure2007-09-30
United States Border PatrolAerospatiale AS350-B3Loss of control (training)2008-02-08
Alaska Department of Public SafetyAmerican Eurocopter AS350 B3Loss of control (IIMC)2008-04-05
Lake County Sheriff's DepartmentSchweizer 269CAutorotation training2008-07-13
Louisville Police DepartmentMD520NLoss of control (training)2008-10-01
California Highway PatrolEurocopter AS 350 B3Autorotation training2009-02-19
Lee County Sheriff's OfficeEurocopter AS 350 BAGround resonance2009-05-12
Missouri State Highway PatrolCessna 182RLoss of control (landing)2009-10-16
Arizona Department of Public SafetyBell 407Crew member walked into main rotor/Pilot erro2009-06-09
Georgia State Drug Task ForceBell 206BLoss of control due to loss of tailrotor effe2009-06-22
Houston Police DepartmentSchweitzer 269DMechanical failure2007-05-22
U.S. Customs & Border ProtectionHughes OH-6Maintenance Failure2009-08-04
Topeka Police DepartmentRobinson R44Mechanical Failure/Pilot error2009-10-10
California Highway PatrolEurocopter France AS350 B3of control due to unknown reasons & pilot err2009-10-19
U.S. Customs & Border ProtectionEUROCOPTER AS350Loss of control during governor manual-mode t2007-07-13
United States Customs and Border ProtectionMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 600reported engine anomaly encountered during cr2009-08-13
Alaska State Troopers, Fish and Wildlife ServROBINSON HELICOPTER R442009-06-04
Huntington Beach Police DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N2009-10-12
New Mexico Department of Public SafetyAGUSTA SPA A109E2008-09-27
Office of Homeland SecurityPiper PA-18-1502010-02-11
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3pilot's encounter with a vortex ring state an2010-02-11
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)EUROCOPTER AS 350B32007-10-29
Marion County Sheriff's OfficeBell OH-58A2009-08-17
South Carolina Law Enforcement DivisionMcDonnell Douglas 369E2010-05-07
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Air OperationEurocopter France AS350 B3a loss of control for undetermined reasons, w2010-05-11
Los Angeles Police Department - Air Support DEUROCOPTER AS 350 B22010-04-02
HUGHES OH-6A2010-04-19
Department of Homeland Security Customs andMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N2010-01-17
Maryland State Police (MSP)Eurocopter AS365N12010-01-05
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePiper PA-18-150 airplaneCollided with terrain during an emergency des2010-05-30
Maryland State Police (MSP)Eurocopter AS 365 N22010-08-16
City of Columbus Police DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas Helicopters 369E2010-09-22
Lee County Division of Public SafetyEUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC-1452010-10-15
California Highway PatrolCessna T206H2010-09-24
Virginia State PoliceBELL 4072011-01-31
State of Alaska, Department of Public SafetyPIPER PA-18-1502011-02-23
Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentCESSNA T206H2011-03-18
Department of Fish and Wildlife CESSNA 182R2011-03-24
California Department of Fish and Game (DFG)BELL 206B2009-02-27
City of Memphis Police DepartmentBELL 206B2008-06-08
U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionBELL UH1H2008-11-25
New York City Police Aviation UnitBELL 4122003-07-30
Missouri State Highway PatrolBELL 206B2002-06-03
Dekalb County PoliceEUROCOPTER AS-3502011-05-27
Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF2011-05-29
Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentEurocopter AS350-B22011-10-04
Missouri State Highway PatrolCessna 210N2011-12-08
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WildCESSNA A185F2012-01-17
Bell 407The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate2012-02-15
Bell 206L-4The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft cont2012-02-29
City of Columbus Police DepartmentMcDonnell Douglas Helicopters 369EThe uncontained engine failure due to the fat2012-03-23
Texas' Jim Hogg CountyHughes 269ALoss of engine power for undetermined reasons2012-04-27
Omega AirBoeing Helicopters Div. H500DThe complete loss of engine power at cruise f2012-08-16
Bay County Sherriff's OfficeBELL OH-58C2012-08-18
St. Lucie County Sheriffs Office BELL OH-58A2012-08-18
US Customs and Border PatrolEUROCOPTER EC120B2012-08-31
Alachua County Sheriffs Office/ Gainesville Bell OH-58C2012-08-31
Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceAS350-B32012-10-13
Teton County Sheriff's Office Hillsboro AviatBELL 407 2012-11-17
California Highway PatrolEUROCOPTER AS 350 B32012-09-02
Palm Beach County Sheriffs OfficeBELL 407 2012-09-24
Alaska Department of Public SafetyPIPER PA-18-150 2012-11-03
Columbus Police Department MD HELICOPTER 3692012-11-23
US Customs and Border PatrolAMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B3 2012-11-23
San Juan Police Department BELL 206B 2013-02-14
New York State PoliceBELL 407 2013-03-21
Pueblo County Sheriffs OfficePIPER PA-122013-03-30
Jackson Police DepartmentBELL OH-58A2013-04-12
Pasadena Police DepartmentBELL OH-58A 2013-05-17
Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesCESSNA 182P2013-05-23
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF2013-05-30
Atlanta Police DepartmentHUGHES OH-6A2013-06-25
US Customs and Border ProtectionEurocopter AS 350B32013-07-09
King County Sheriffs DepartmentBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 4072013-07-22
Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentBELL OH-58APending Investigation2013-07-26
German State PoliceSA330 Puma and AS365 DolphinPending Investigation2013-07-29
State of Alaska, Department of Public SafetyEUROCOPTER AS350Pending Investigation2013-10-26
Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeBELL OH-58C Pending Investigation2013-11-01
Federal Bureau of InvestigationUnknownPending Investigation2013-11-05
National Bolivarian Police Force (PNB) - VeneBO-105Wire Strike (Aggravated by Instrument Meteoro2013-11-29
Howard County Police DepartmentBELL 407Pending Investigation
Pinal County Sheriffs Office (AZ)MD 500EPending Investigation
Peruvian National PoliceUnknown (possibly Bo105)Pending Investigation
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentBELL HH-1HPending Investigation
Oklahoma Highway PatrolCESSNA 182SPending Investigation
United States Drug Enforcement AdministrationMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369EWire Strike
Missouri State Highway PatrolBELL OH-58A Pending Investigation
Sacramento Police DepartmentBell OH-58Wire Strike
US Customs and Border PatrolEurocopter AS350Projectile thrown from the ground
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Tulare County Sheriff's OfficeFLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLSStall / Spin 2016-02-10
German Federal Police - BundespolizeiAirbus H135Loss of Control2016-02-26
Minnesota Department of Public SafetyBELL 206 L4Unknown2016-04-18
Delaware State PoliceBELL 429Operator fall from aircraft2016-07-11
King County Sherriff's DepartmentBELL UH 1HLoss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness2016-07-17
Botswana PoliceH125Unknown2016-07-30
Tulsa Police DepartmentBell 206L4Gunfire2016-08-01
Kansas City Police DeptMD 500Unknown mechanical problem2016-08-03
U.S. Customs and Border Protection AS350Gunfire2016-08-08
Stanislaus County Sheriffs DepartmentBell 206 L1Fuel starvation2016-07-30
Alaska Department of Public SafetyPiper Saratoga PA-32R-301Investigation Pending2016-11-11
Sacramento Police DepartmentBell OH-58APending Investigation2016-12-04
Brazilian National PoliceAirbus H125Unknown2016-11-20
French National PoliceAirbus H135Pending Investigation2016-11-20
US Customs and Border PatrolAirbus EC 120Rollover in unoccupied aircraft2016-06-13
City of Honolulu Fire DepartmentMD 500NPending Investigation2016-09-02
Alaska Department of Public SafetyPIPER PA 18Midair collision2015-01-31
Travis County STAR FlightEUROCOPTER BK 117Rescue specialist was not properly attached2015-04-27
New York Police DepartmentBell 407Loss of control2015-04-21
South African PoliceBK 117IIMC2010-07-23
Brazil National PoliceBell 206Training Loss of Control2015-07-21
Brazil National PoliceUnknownFell during fast rope2015-06-26
Brazil National PoliceBell 206LLoss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness - LOC2015-09-23
Placer County Sheriff's DepartmentAirbus AS350B3LOC During autorotation training2015-10-24
Utah State PoliceAirbus AS350B3Rope entering rotor system2015-09-09
Fort Worth Police DeptBell 206B3Engine Failure2015-03-07

 

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