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
31
Confirmed fatalities
25
Fatal incidents
10
Fatal rate
32.3%
Probable causes
Unknown12 incidents
Pilot error8 incidents
Wire strike3 incidents
Mechanical failure3 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?
31 recorded incidents involving the Bell 206B III, from 1988 to 2026, with 25 deathsacross 10 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 8 of them, then wire strikes in 3.
Where do 206B III accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | 🇺🇸Plymouth, United States | — |
| 2026-06-14 | 🇧🇷Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 2009-06-13 | 🇵🇹Seia, Portugal | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1992-04-13 | 🇬🇱10 miles south of Sardloq, near Narsarsuaq, Greenland | 2 |
| 1988-05-16 | 🇱🇸Campagne Castle, Lesotho | — |