Are helicopters more dangerous than planes?
Score: 4.2/5 (35 votes) According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), helicopters crash at a higher rate than airplanes. The crash rate for general aircraft is 7.28 crashes per 100,000 hours of flight time. For helicopters, that number is 9.84 per 100,000 hours. ... But, the rate of ...