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.

707 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,732

Records

397

Fatal

810

Deaths

23%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 1,025 of 1,732 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 39

1970s 266

1980s 464

1990s 302

2000s 286

2010s 235

2020s 140

Where these happened

United States 1,468 Canada 20 Colombia 17 Brazil 17 Australia 14 Guatemala 13

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 53 Air Logistics, 24 Air Evac EMS, Inc. 20 ERA Helicopter 17 Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. 11 US Forest Service 9

All 1,732 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
14 Oct 2003	Bell 206B N86W	Swisshome, Oregon, United States	Oregon Department of Forestry	Fatal	2
26 Jul 2003	Bell 206L-3 N6184D	Whiteriver, Arizona, United States	US Dept of Interior	Fatal	2
27 Jun 2002	Bell 206BIII N2779B	Raton, New Mexico, United States	Aero West	Fatal	2
16 Feb 2002	Bell 206L-1 N23PJ	New Smyrna Bch., Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Oct 2001	Bell 206B N8104J	N. Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States	Saber Cargo Airlines	Fatal	2
1 Aug 2001	Bell 206B N89FB	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Helicopter Transport Services	Fatal	2
4 Aug 2000	Bell 206B ZSHKP	Burgersfort, South Africa no coordinates	C. Gerber	Fatal	2
1 Nov 1999	Bell 206B N565KS	Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Oct 1999	Bell 206L-1 TGAMA	Quetzaltenango, Guatemala no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Oct 1999	Bell 206B N1285S	Centreville, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Aug 1999	Bell 206B N67JJ	Custer, South Dakota, United States	Rapid Helicopters Incorporated	Fatal	2
24 Mar 1998	Bell 206-A TGJET	Rio Hondo, Texas, United States	Pinarsa	Fatal	2
4 Apr 1996	Bell 206L-1 N79SP	Charleston, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1995	Bell 206-L1 N3886J	Johnsondale, California, United States	Henry Urgoti	Fatal	2
15 Jan 1995	Bell 206B N2209P	Los Angeles, California, United States	Wolfe Air Aviation Ltd.	Fatal	2
1 Mar 1994	Bell 206A N4712R	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	L & M Offshore Corporation	Fatal	2
22 Sep 1993	Bell 206B N285CA	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	Crescent Airways, Ltd.	Fatal	2
23 Apr 1993	Bell 206B III N2205X	Austin, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jan 1993	Bell 206B N3202A	Hayward, California, United States	Helinet Corp.	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1992	Bell 206B N200LT	St. Charles, Missouri, United States	Harold M. Arbeitman	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1992	Bell 206L-3 N6610L	Venice, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1992	Bell 206B N5003U	Wellington, Utah, United States	Summit Helicopter Systems Inc.	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1992	Bell 206L-3 N99TV	Fort Collins, Colorado, United States	Kusa Television	Fatal	2
23 Apr 1991	Bell 206B N213AL	So. Marsh 275 no coordinates	Offshore Logistics, Inc.	Fatal	2
13 Feb 1991	Bell 206B N2282T	Santa Paula, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1991	Bell 206L-1 N39HC	S Tim Blk 198 no coordinates	Evergreen Equity, Inc	Fatal	2
12 Apr 1989	Bell 206B N157P	Airville, Pennsylvania, United States	Commonwealth of PA.	Fatal	2
19 Oct 1988	Bell 206L-3 N99TV	Deckers, Colorado, United States	Kusa TV	Fatal	2
17 Jun 1988	Bell 206L-1 N114FH	Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States	Fleet Helicopter Services	Fatal	2
5 Feb 1987	Bell 206L-1 N5012Z	Matagorda 665 no coordinates	Air Logistics	Fatal	2
25 Nov 1986	Bell 206B N59610	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Oct 1986	Bell 206B-3 N3182V	Lompoc, California, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	2
3 Aug 1986	Bell 206B N49606	Alamo, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 May 1986	Bell 206B N244WC	Maui, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 May 1986	Bell 206B N27785	Pine Spring, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1985	Bell 206B N5828J	Cheshire, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Clarence Donald Morin	Fatal	2
12 Jul 1985	Bell 206-B N38942	Page, Arizona, United States	Ramsey Helicopters Service	Fatal	2
20 May 1985	Bell 206L N403DC	Duluth, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1984	Bell 206B N20DB	Beaumont, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Sep 1984	Bell 206B N7CF	Kernersville, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Jul 1984	Bell 206B N16981	Dallas, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Jul 1984	Bell 206B N3173L	Englewood, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Jan 1983	Bell 206L-3 N3899U	Goliad, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Dec 1982	Bell 206B N2752Y	Larkspur, Colorado, United States	Koa-Tv Channel 4	Fatal	2
31 May 1982	Bell 206B N1482W	Fairfield, Texas, United States	Mary Tout	Fatal	2
2 Mar 1982	Bell 206B N63AL	High Island Blk no coordinates	Air Logistics Inc.	Fatal	2
24 Nov 1981	Bell 206B N500NN	Honaker, Virginia, United States no coordinates	National Mines	Fatal	2
23 Sep 1981	Bell 206B N27670	E.rutherford, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Ronson Aviatio	Fatal	2
29 May 1981	Bell 206B N1087S	Montrose, New York, United States no coordinates	Peckham Materi	Fatal	2
6 May 1980	Bell 206L-1 N5017F	Gibson, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	2