Sikorsky plane crashes

48 crashes involving Sikorsky aircraft since 1926, with 145 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 48
Fatal crashes: 28
Fatalities: 145
First recorded: September 21, 1926
Most recent: August 25, 2026

Deadliest

August 8, 1944: Sikorsky S-42, Antilla Holguín, Cuba (17 fatalities)
August 13, 1939: Sikorsky S-43, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (14 fatalities)
August 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Colón Colón, Panama (14 fatalities)
January 3, 1947: Sikorsky S-43, São Paulo de Olivença Amazonas, Brazil (11 fatalities)
June 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Desertores Island Región de Los Lagos, Chile (9 fatalities)

Models

Countries

Years

1941 (5)
2026 (5)
1932 (4)
1937 (4)
1931 (3)
1933 (3)
1934 (3)
1936 (3)
1938 (3)
1929 (2)
1935 (2)
1939 (2)

All crashes

August 25, 2026: MH-60M Black Hawk (160th SOAR), Thorodin Mountain / north of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, west of Denver, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
August 7, 2026: Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, Near Richfield / Three Creeks Reservoir, Utah, United States (2 fatalities)
July 10, 2026: Sikorsky S-76D, Near Huntersville, West Virginia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
July 1, 2026: MH-60S Seahawk, Arabian Sea, World (1 fatality)
June 22, 2026: MH-60 Jayhawk, Harbor Mountain, Sitka, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
January 3, 1947: Sikorsky S-43, São Paulo de Olivença Amazonas, Brazil (11 fatalities)
August 3, 1945: Sikorsky S-43, Fort-de-France Martinique, Martinique (4 fatalities)
August 8, 1944: Sikorsky S-42, Antilla Holguín, Cuba (17 fatalities)
July 27, 1943: Sikorsky S-42, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
December 11, 1941: Sikorsky S-38, Biscayne Bay Florida, United States (3 fatalities)
October 10, 1941: Sikorsky S-38, Guayaramerín Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1941: Sikorsky S-42, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2 fatalities)
June 26, 1941: Sikorsky S-43, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
March 26, 1941: Sikorsky S-43, Borinquen, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
December 26, 1940: Sikorsky S-43, Salvador Bahia, Brazil (0 fatalities)
January 24, 1940: Sikorsky S-38, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City, Argentina (4 fatalities)
August 13, 1939: Sikorsky S-43, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (14 fatalities)
August 12, 1939: Sikorsky S-38, Calabar Cross River, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1938: Sikorsky S-38, Rio Branco Acre, Brazil (0 fatalities)
April 25, 1938: Sikorsky S-43, Kingston Kingston City District, Jamaica (0 fatalities)
January 11, 1938: Sikorsky S-42, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
August 8, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Daya Bay Guangdong, China (3 fatalities)
August 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Colón Colón, Panama (14 fatalities)
June 2, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Desertores Island Región de Los Lagos, Chile (9 fatalities)
February 8, 1937: Sikorsky S-43, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 6, 1936: Sikorsky S-38, Colombia (0 fatalities)
April 11, 1936: Sikorsky S-42, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (3 fatalities)
February 14, 1936: Sikorsky S-41, Barranquilla Atlántico, Colombia (2 fatalities)
December 20, 1935: Sikorsky S-42, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (3 fatalities)
September 27, 1935: Sikorsky S-38, Colquiri Cochabamba, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
August 10, 1934: Sikorsky S-38, Ningbo Zhejiang, China (1 fatality)
April 10, 1934: Sikorsky S-38, Hangzhou Zhejiang, China (4 fatalities)
March 10, 1934: Sikorsky S-38, El Águila Valle del Cauca, Colombia (4 fatalities)
November 24, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Hangzhou Zhejiang, China (0 fatalities)
July 25, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Oceanside California, United States (7 fatalities)
June 11, 1933: Sikorsky S-38, Glenview Illinois, United States (9 fatalities)
December 31, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, Colombia (0 fatalities)
September 25, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, São João de Meriti Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (4 fatalities)
September 13, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, Angmagssalik (Tasiilaq) Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Greenland (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1932: Sikorsky S-38, New York New York, United States (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1931: Sikorsky S-38, David Chiriquí, Panama (4 fatalities)
August 12, 1931: Sikorsky S-38, San Juan, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
February 7, 1931: Sikorsky S-38, Colón Colón, Panama (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1930: Sikorsky S-38, Mérida Yucatán, Mexico (5 fatalities)
September 19, 1929: Sikorsky S-38, Miami Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
March 22, 1929: Sikorsky S-29, Pacoima California, United States (1 fatality)
December 23, 1927: Sikorsky S-36, Cape Cod Massachusetts, United States (4 fatalities)
September 21, 1926: Sikorsky S-35, Roosevelt Field New York, United States (2 fatalities)