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
Where these happened
All 1,732 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1982 | Bell 206L-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1981 | Bell 206B | Napa, California, United States | Aris Helo Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1981 | Bell 206B | Govt Camp, Oregon, United States | Aero-Copters | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1981 | Bell 206B | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1980 | Bell 206B | Grassy Butte, North Dakota, United States | Imperial Helic | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Intracstl Cy, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Malabar, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1980 | Bell 206B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Houston Hlcptr | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1980 | Bell 206B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | ERA Helicopter | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1980 | Bell 206B | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Hlpt | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1980 | Bell 206B | Montegut, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1980 | Bell 206B | Montegut, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 1979 | Bell 206B | Old Westbury, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1979 | Bell 206B | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Dec 1978 | Bell 206B | Port Oconner, Texas, United States | Euergreen Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 1978 | Bell 206B | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | Perroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1978 | Bell 206B | Palacids, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1977 | Bell 206B | Intracoastal C, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Hptr | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 1977 | Bell 206-A | Jayuya, Puerto Rico, United States | Helicopter REN | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1976 | Bell 206B | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 1976 | Bell 206B | Intercstl City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1976 | Bell 206B | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Kenai Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 1975 | Bell 206A | Milford, Connecticut, United States | Island Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1975 | Bell 206B | Parshall, Colorado, United States | Sky Choppers | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1974 | Bell 206 | Honokaa, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii County | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1974 | Bell 206B | Berthoud Fls, Colorado, United States | Interwest Corp | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 1974 | Bell 206A | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Kenai Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 1974 | Bell 206B | Reno, Nevada, United States | Lear Avia Corp | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 1974 | Bell 206B | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1973 | Bell 206A | Webster, Pennsylvania, United States | Keystone Aircr | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Bell 206A | New York, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Bell 206B | Amelia, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Bell 206A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1970 | Bell 206A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Tundra Copters | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1970 | Bell 206A | Hurricane, Alaska, United States | Trans Alaska H | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1970 | Bell 206-A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Dec 1969 | Bell 206A | Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States | Halvorson-Lent | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1969 | Bell 206A | Kingman, Arizona, United States | Bell Helicopte | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1968 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Bell 206A | Saginaw, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Bell 206 | Trompsburg districts, South Africa | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Bell 206B | Stonewall, Oklahoma, United States | Industrial Helicopters LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Bell 206B | Saint Joseph, Illinois, United States | Helicopter Services of Illinois LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 2026 | Bell 206-L4 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Southern Utah University | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Bell 206L-1 | Chimney Rock, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Bell 206L-1 | Kamas, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Bell 206L-3 | Logsden, Oregon, United States | Weyerhaeuser NR Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Bell 206 | Queensland, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Bell 206 | Uruyen, Venezuela | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Bell 206 | Archer City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |