Robinson Helicopter has produced its 12,000th helicopter
 

Robinson Helicopter has produced its 12,000th helicopter, the Torrance, California-based helicopter manufacturer announced late last week. Company CEO Kurt Robinson said the helicopter rolled off the assembly line on December 23 and called the milestone “a nice way to end the year.”
Robinson Readies To Deliver Its 12,000th Helicopter | Business Aviation News: Aviation International News

Well done Robinson Helicopter.



[So there are as many Robbies as Mi-8/17 in the world? That explains a lot.]

I agree, well done Mr Robinson, having owned and operated five of them over a period twenty years plus, and with thousands of hours in them, they do what it says on the tin. Just don' fly them like an idiot and keep within the operating limits.

Took a tour thru the Torrance plant a few years back. Very impressive facility. Much of their product was manufactured in-house, and the place was absolutely spotless.

How many are still in service?

Probably the same proportion as any other machine which has been taken from its designed area of operation and used for other purposes.

In southern (south) Africa, almost 2/3 of crashes are attributed to Robbies, wondering if that's a global phenomenon.
Granted crash doesn't equal write off but there's a correlation.