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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1980 | Bell 206L-1 | Cougar, Washington, United States | Omni Flight HE | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1980 | Bell 206L-1 | Creole, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1980 | Bell 206B | Intracstl Cy, Louisiana, United States | Commercial HEL | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1980 | Bell 206 | Grafton, Wisconsin, United States | Rotor-Aire Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Bell 206L-1 | Intracstl Cty, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Bell 206B | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1980 | Bell 206B | Byers, Colorado, United States | West Coast HEL | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1980 | Bell 206L | Cortez, Colorado, United States | Mathis Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Bell 206A | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | Lieber Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1980 | Bell 206B | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1980 | Bell 206B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | The Hardesty C | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1980 | Bell 206B | Dallas, Texas, United States | Pumpkin Air In | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Bell 206B | Pennington Gap, Virginia, United States | Harbert Constr | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1980 | Bell 206B | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1980 | Bell 206B | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Fast Line, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1980 | Bell 206A | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1980 | Bell 206B | Intercstl City, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Firebaugh, California, United States | Arborn Speclts | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Winslow, Washington, United States | Puget Sound FL | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Omni Flight HE | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Brighton, Utah, United States | Hosking Explor | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | U.s.d.i. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Supai, Arizona, United States | Superior AVN | Fatal | - |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Bell 206L-1 | Holly Beach, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Hlpt | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Bell 206B | Ashfork, Arizona, United States | Superior AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1980 | Bell 206B | Ft Collins, Colorado, United States | Combined Commu | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Bell 206B | Burlington, Colorado, United States | Mayo Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1980 | Bell 206B | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | Rocky MTN HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1980 | Bell 206B | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Chevron USA In | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1980 | Bell 206L | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | DON Mathis | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1980 | Bell 206L | Pikeville, Kentucky, United States | MAC Mining Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1980 | Bell 206B | Anaheim, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1980 | Bell 206B | Moab, Utah, United States | Arrowhead, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1980 | Bell 206B | Sebastion, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1980 | Bell 206 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Royal Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1980 | Bell 206B | Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States | Kentucky Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1979 | Bell 206B | Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States | Rocky Mt.helic | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1979 | Bell 206B | Sea Island, Georgia, United States | C&P Airways | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1979 | Bell 206A | Amity, Oregon, United States | Corvallis Aero | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1979 | Bell 206L | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Trans GAS Pipe | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1979 | Bell 206B | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1979 | Bell 206B | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Bell 206 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Eagle Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1979 | Bell 206B | Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States | Digital Equipm | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1979 | Bell 206B | Lagrange, Texas, United States | COD Concrete | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1979 | Bell 206B | Rotonda, Florida, United States | George Hunt | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1979 | Bell 206B | Absarokee, Montana, United States | Central Helico | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1979 | Bell 206B | Houston, Texas, United States | Exec Jet Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1979 | Bell 206B | Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |