Bell 407 accidents
The NTSB database holds 158 accidents and incidents involving the Bell 407, recorded between 1996 to 2026. 50 of them were fatal (32%), and 126 people died.
The deadliest year was 2004, with 15 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States, India and Mexico.
32 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
158
Records
50
Fatal
126
Deaths
32%
Share fatal
1996 to 2026
Period
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126 of 158 have coordinates
By decade
All 158 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2014 | Bell 407 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | Classic Medical Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2013 | Bell 407 | Rio Ablajo, Honduras | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2013 | Bell 407 | Ship Shoal 208H, United States | Panther Helicopters Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 2013 | Bell 407 | Columbia, Maryland, United States | Howard County Police Department | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 2012 | Bell 407 | Katra, India, India | Pawan Hans Limited | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Bell 407 | Big Lake, Texas, United States | MED Trans Corp | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Bell 407 | McAllen, Texas, United States | Air Evac EMS | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2012 | Bell 407 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Classic Helicopter Group, LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Bell 407 | Bath, New York, United States | State of New York | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2012 | Bell 407 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | PHI Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2012 | Bell 407 | Tlaxco, Mexico | Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Bell 407 | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | Med-Trans Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2012 | Bell 407 | Delray Beach, Florida, United States | Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2012 | Bell 407 | Loma Bonita, Veracruz, Mexico, Mexico | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2011 | Bell 407 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | Guardian Flight | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Bell 407 | Ladpur, India, India | M/s Swajas Air Charter | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2010 | Bell 407 | Riverdale, Utah, United States | Air Methods | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2010 | Bell 407 | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | Commonwealth of Virginia | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2009 | Bell 407 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Bell Helicopter Textron | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2009 | Bell 407 | High Island 138, United States | Rotorcraft Leasing Co LLC | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2009 | Bell 407 | Lancaster, Texas, United States | City of Dallas | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2008 | Bell 407 | Bow, New Hampshire, United States | JBI Helicopter Services, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2008 | Bell 407T | Talbot Bay, Australia | True North No. 2 Pty Ltd | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 2008 | Bell 407 | Santiago, Chile | - | Unknown | - |
| 7 Jan 2008 | Bell 407 | DeLand, Florida, United States | Volusia County Sheriff's Department | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2007 | Bell 407 | Hig Island A595, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2007 | Bell 407 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | Air Methods, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Bell 407 | Gulf of Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 2007 | Bell 407 | Warialda, Australia | Hunter Region Helicotper Rescue Service Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2006 | Bell 407 | Raytown, Missouri, United States | CJ Systems Aviation Group, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2006 | Bell 407 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2006 | Bell 407 | Havre, Montana, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2006 | Bell 407 | Bangalore, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2006 | Bell 407 | Morelia, Mexico | State of Michoacan | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2005 | Bell 407 | Inyokern, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2004 | Bell 407 | Hurst, Texas, United States | Bell Training Academy | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2004 | Bell 407 | Madera, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2003 | Bell 407 | Eugene Is. 27, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2003 | Bell 407 | Franklin, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2003 | Bell 407 | Gulf Of Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2003 | Bell 407 | Toluca, Mexico | Gobierno del Estado de Mexico | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Bell 407 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Bell 407 | High Island 443, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 12 Nov 2001 | Bell 407 | Whitley City, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Bell 407 | Erath, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2001 | Bell 407 | Copiapo, Chile | Reynaldo Urbina | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2001 | Bell 407 | Schoolcraft, Michigan, United States | Southside Landfill | Fatal | - |
| 4 May 2001 | Bell 407 | Vermillion 44, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2001 | Bell 407 | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Bell 407 | Golden, Canada | Alpine Helicopters Ltd. | No injuries | - |