Bell 206 accidents
The NTSB database holds 1,732 accidents and incidents involving the Bell 206, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 397 of them were fatal (23%), and 810 people died.
The deadliest year was 1986, with 30 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (209 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Colombia.
180 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 527 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
1,732
Records
397
Fatal
810
Deaths
23%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
1,552 of 1,732 can be placed
(527 approximate)
By decade
Where these happened
All 1,732 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2009 | Bell 206L-1 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Papillon Airways Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2009 | Bell 206B | Lyons, Oregon, United States | Leading Edge Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2009 | Bell 206 | High Island A-442A, United States | Rotorcraft Leasing Company LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2009 | Bell 206 | Eupora, Mississippi, United States | Provine Helicopter Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Bell 206L-3 | White Plains, New York, United States | Itai Shoshani | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2009 | Bell 206 | Gumboro Township, Delaware, United States | Helicopter Applicators Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Bell 206B | Burlington, Washington, United States | Farm & Forest Helicopter Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2009 | Bell 206L-1 | Breckenridge, Colorado, United States | Mile High Helicopter Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Bell 206B | Justin, Texas, United States | Textron Financial Corp | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2009 | Bell 206 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Air Coastal Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2009 | Bell 206 | Vick, Texas, United States | Air Evac EMS, INC. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2009 | Bell 206L-3 | Abilene, Texas, United States | Air Evac EMS Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2009 | Bell 206 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Air Evac EMS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2009 | Bell 206B | St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles | Bell 206 Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2009 | Bell 206 | Galliano, Louisiana, United States | Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2008 | Bell 206B | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | Air Coastal Helicoters Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Bell 206B | Cougar, Washington, United States | Northwest Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Bell 206B | Woods Landing-Jelm, Wyoming, United States | James E Simon | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2008 | Bell 206L-1 | Homer, Alaska, United States | Maritime Helicopters Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Bell 206B | Eutaw, Alabama, United States | Chem Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2008 | Bell 206A | Barnesville, Pennsylvania, United States | No. 1 Contracting Corporation | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Bell 206L-1 | Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Bell 206L-4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2008 | Bell 206B | Murietta, California, United States | Go Heli LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Bell 206B | Oxnard, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Bell 206L | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | John Oney | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2008 | Bell 206-L3 | Mysore, India | Deccan Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2008 | Bell 206 B2 | La Verna, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2007 | Bell 206-L4 | Talladega, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Bell 206A | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Gerald Haye | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2007 | Bell 206L-1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2007 | Bell 206B | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | USA Airmobile Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Bell 206B-III | Medora, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2007 | Bell 206L-1 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Air Logistics LLC, a Bristow Company | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2007 | Bell 206-B2 | Rosamond, California, United States | William P. Francis | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2007 | Bell 206B | Prajuabkhirikha, Thailand | Thai Agricultural Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2007 | Bell 206B | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Ocean Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Bell 206-L4 | Mullinville, Kansas, United States | Air MD LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2007 | Bell 206 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Evergreen Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Bell 206B | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2007 | Bell 206B | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Rotors of the Rockies | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2007 | Bell 206B | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2007 | Bell 206B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Arnold Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2007 | Bell 206B | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Bell 206L-1 | Marks, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2007 | Bell 206L-3 | High Island 138, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Bell 206B II | Sheep Mountain, Montana, United States | Ronald L. Young | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2007 | Bell 206B | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2007 | Bell 206B | Cedartown, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 2007 | Bell 206B | Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |