Aircraft model
Bell 206B III accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell 206B III, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
41
Confirmed fatalities
26
Fatal incidents
11
Fatal rate
26.8%
Probable causes
Unknown18 incidents
Pilot error9 incidents
Mechanical failure5 incidents
Wire strike4 incidents
CFIT / Terrain2 incidents
Why these are filed here
Airframes built under licence by Agusta in Italy, Westland in the United Kingdom and Fuji in Japan carry their own serial ranges and are filed separately, under Agusta-Bell, Westland-Bell and Fuji-Bell. Surplus US military airframes rebuilt by third parties are filed under Bell, since the type is unchanged.
How many 206B III crashes have there been?
41 recorded incidents involving the Bell 206B III, from 1973 to 2026, with 26 deathsacross 11 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2026-06-14 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which killed 5.
What causes 206B III accidents?
The most common established cause is pilot error, in 9 of them, then mechanical failure in 5.
Where do 206B III accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | 🇺🇸Plymouth, United States | — |
| 2026-06-14 | 🇧🇷Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5 |
| 2025-03-19 | 🇺🇸Mountain Home Park, United States | 1 |
| 2024-09-29 | 🇪🇸near Monte Picayo, Puçol, Valencia, Spain | 3 |
| 2024-08-12 | 🇬🇹Siquinalá, Guatemala | — |
| 2024-07-31 | 🇬🇹El Níspero, Guatemala | 2 |
| 2021-06-09 | 🇯🇲Dunbeholden, Jamaica | — |
| 2021-05-01 | 🇬🇹Tiquisate, Guatemala | 4 |
| 2020-08-28 | 🇳🇬Opebi, Lagos, Nigeria | 3 |
| 2020-06-25 | 🇪🇸Cubillo del César, Burgos, Spain | — |
| 2018-11-26 | 🇯🇲Portmore, Jamaica | — |
| 2017-09-24 | 🇬🇹Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala | — |
| 2017-08-23 | 🇿🇼Hwange, Zimbabwe | — |
| 2017-02-19 | 🇬🇧Sandwich Bay Estate, Kent, United Kingdom | — |
| 2016-03-23 | 🇨🇴Angostura, Colombia | 3 |
| 2016-02-10 | 🇬🇧3 miles WNW of Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom | — |
| 2015-10-21 | 🇰🇮off Christmas Island, Kiribati | — |
| 2014-11-01 | 🇩🇴Boca Chica, Dominican Republic | 1 |
| 2014-04-04 | 🇺🇸Missoula, United States | — |
| 2013-02-11 | 🇺🇸Ponderosa, United States | — |
| 2012-05-09 | 🇺🇸Flora, United States | — |
| 2011-09-23 | 🇺🇸Seward, United States | — |
| 2011-05-27 | 🇺🇸Glendale, United States | — |
| 2011-04-11 | 🇲🇾Sibu, Malaysia | 1 |
| 2011-03-01 | 🇺🇸Tooele, United States | — |
| 2011-01-15 | 🇺🇸Three Forks, United States | — |
| 2011-01-14 | 🇯🇲Ocho Rios, Jamaica | — |
| 2010-07-24 | 🇺🇸Big Bear City, United States | — |
| 2009-06-13 | 🇵🇹Seia, Portugal | — |
| 2004-04-05 | 🇮🇪Newgrange, Ireland | — |
| 2001-07-05 | 🇵🇹Mértola, Portugal | — |
| 2000-10-11 | 🇯🇲Glastonbury, Trelawny, Jamaica | 1 |
| 2000-08-10 | 🇵🇹Figueira da Foz, Portugal | — |
| 1999-05-20 | 🇷🇴15 km from Petrosani, Romania | — |
| 1997-11-10 | 🇮🇪Ireland | — |
| 1992-04-13 | 🇬🇱10 miles south of Sardloq, near Narsarsuaq, Greenland | 2 |
| 1991-07-10 | 🇩🇰northeast of Frederikssund, Denmark | — |
| 1988-05-16 | 🇱🇸Campagne Castle, Lesotho | — |
| 1984-07-04 | 🇱🇸Thaba-Tseka, Lesotho | — |
| 1983-09-08 | 🇬🇱Nanortalik, Greenland | — |
| 1973-02-25 | 🇯🇲Jamaica | — |