Bell 47 accidents
The NTSB database holds 1,633 accidents and incidents involving the Bell 47, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 158 of them were fatal (10%), and 222 people died.
The deadliest year was 1966, with 22 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (603 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Other-International Waters.
1,133 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,633
Records
158
Fatal
222
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
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500 of 1,633 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 1,633 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2014 | Bell 47G 3B | Oglesby, Texas, United States | Lazy 7 Agricultural Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2014 | Bell 47G 5A | Greenfield, California, United States | Wilbur-Ellis Co | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Vinton, Iowa, United States | Speas Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2013 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Plover, Wisconsin, United States | Reabe Spraying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2013 | Bell 47G | Five Points, California, United States | Marquis Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2012 | Bell 47G-2 | Flandreau, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Bell 47G-2A | Austin, Indiana, United States | Helicopter Applicators Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Treynor, Iowa, United States | Custom Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Bell 47G-4 | Los Banos, California, United States | Double Springs LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2011 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Los Banos, California, United States | Double Springs Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2011 | Bell 47G-2 | Charles City, Iowa, United States | Scotts Helicopter Services Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2011 | Bell 47G | Porterville, California, United States | Agra Fly | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2011 | Bell 47G-2A | Nicolett, Minnesota, United States | Scotts Helicopters Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2011 | Bell 47G-5 | Watsonville, California, United States | Gomes Farm Air Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Bell 47G-4A | Montgomery City, Missouri, United States | Rhineland Grain Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2011 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Scotts Helicopter Services Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2011 | Bell 47G | Torrance, California, United States | Rodriguez Danny | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2010 | Bell 47G | Gaston, Oregon, United States | Farm and Forest Helicopter Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2010 | Bell 47G | Salinas, California, United States | Frank Gomes | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2010 | Bell 47G | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Bell 47G-4A | Shaw Island, Washington, United States | Brantigan John W | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2010 | Bell 47G-4A | Shafter, California, United States | Inland Crop Dusters Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2009 | Bell 47G-2A | Covert, Michigan, United States | Paul Ekoniak | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2009 | Bell 47G-2 | Turlock, California, United States | Titus J. Headings | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2009 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Ocean Shores, Washington, United States | Farm & Forest Helicopter Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2009 | Bell 47G | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Continental Helicopter Services Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 May 2009 | Bell 47G | Kyle, Texas, United States | Michael E. Mollere Lamm Ranch | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Bell 47J-2A | Florence, Arizona, United States | Loflite LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Bell 47G-3B | Kenyon, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2008 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Lafetyette, Indiana, United States | Townsend Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2008 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Shafter, California, United States | Slykerman Ag Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Bell 47G-3B | Port Edwards, Wisconsin, United States | Reabe Spraying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2008 | Bell 47G-3B | Mullen, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Denio, Nevada, United States | Helicopter Roundup Service, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Bell 47G-2A | Wautoma, Wisconsin, United States | Reabe Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Avondale, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Bell 47G-5A | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2007 | Bell 47G-2A | Mercedes, Texas, United States | Hendrickson Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Bell 47G-5 | Jesup, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2006 | Bell 47G | Angels Camp, California, United States | Arrow Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2006 | Bell 47G-2 | Hayden, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Bell 47G-5 | Sanborn, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Bell 47G-2 | Petersburg, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2006 | Bell 47G-4A | Sheridan, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 2006 | Bell 47-G5 | Soledad, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2006 | Bell 47G-2 | Rosenberg, Texas, United States | Continental Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2006 | Bell 47-B3 | Dennison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2005 | Bell 47G-3B | Summerville, Tennessee, United States | Billy G Meeks | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Bell 47G | Swifton, Arkansas, United States | Sissom and Woods Farms, Inc | Serious injuries | - |