List of accidents and incidents involving helicopters

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This article is a list of accidents and incidents involving helicopters and which are notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia. It is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.

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The wreckage of the Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur. Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Yasur Crash Site, Romania.jpg
The wreckage of the Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur.

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The damaged crane after the 16 January accident.

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