19-Jan-12 LV-ZXO Bell 412EP Petit Martinique, Grenada
Emergency landing. No injuries.
19-Jan-12 N369TL Robinson R44 St Mary Parish, US-Louisiana (2K)
Crash. 2 fatal.
19-Jan-12 Forrestdale Lakes, Australia
Emergency landing. No injuries.
18-Jan-12 Eurocopter EC225 Aberdeen, UK
Emergency landing. No injuries.
17-Jan-12 C-FMPG Eurocopter AS350B3 Cultus Lake, Canada (1F)
Crash. 1 fatal
16-Jan-12 N5748M Bell 214ST Nadi-Ali, Afghanistan (3F)
Crash. 3 fatal
16-Jan-12 N59479 Bell 206B Comfort, US-West Virginia
Emergency landing. No injuries.
16-Jan-12 N63HZ Fairchild-Hiller FH1100 Soest, Germany
Crash. No injuries.
16-Jan-12 N605PD Bell 407 Rockville Centre, US-New York
Emergency landing. No injuries.
16-Jan-12 G-FIRS Robinson R22 Llanwddyn, UK
Crash. 2 - minor injuries
So - most of these "accidents" were only emergency landings. The Canadian RCMP Squirrel was flying in Canadian winter conditions on an emergency exercise, and the Bell 214 in Afghanistan, a war zone. Somewhat different than going out for an agreeable lunch at a hotel.