Aircraft model
Bell 206L-1 accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell 206L-1, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
36
Confirmed fatalities
18
Fatal incidents
9
Fatal rate
25.0%
Probable causes
Unknown15 incidents
Mechanical failure11 incidents
Under investigation4 incidents
Pilot error3 incidents
Weather2 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 206L-1 crashes have there been?
36 recorded incidents involving the Bell 206L-1, from 1990 to 2026, with 18 deathsacross 9 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2010-08-31 at Walnut Grove, United States, which killed 3.
What causes 206L-1 accidents?
The most common established cause is mechanical failure, in 11 of them, then pilot error in 3.
Where do 206L-1 accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | 🇺🇸Chimney Rock, United States | — |
| 2026-01-18 | 🇺🇸Kamas, United States | — |
| 2025-07-23 | 🇺🇸Thibodaux, United States | 1 |
| 2024-10-27 | 🇺🇸Canal Winchester, United States | — |
| 2023-12-28 | 🇺🇸Walland, United States | — |
| 2023-11-30 | 🇬🇹Lago Itzá Farm, Corozal, San José, Guatemala | — |
| 2023-07-05 | 🇺🇸Amity, United States | — |
| 2022-09-10 | 🇺🇸Banning, United States | — |
| 2022-03-11 | 🇦🇺Cooma, Australia | — |
| 2021-10-26 | 🇸🇿Mhlambanyatsi, Eswatini | 1 |
| 2021-08-27 | 🇺🇸Glide, United States | — |
| 2020-07-16 | 🇺🇸Homer, United States | — |
| 2019-10-08 | 🇸🇪Kiruna, Sweden | — |
| 2019-08-10 | 🇸🇪Vuoggatjålme, Sweden | — |
| 2015-08-07 | 🇬🇹Lake Petén Itzá, Guatemala | — |
| 2015-03-30 | 🇺🇸Saucier, United States | 2 |
| 2015-01-17 | 🇬🇹Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Guatemala | — |
| 2014-10-04 | 🇺🇸Wichita Falls, United States | 3 |
| 2013-10-11 | 🇺🇸Seeley, United States | — |
| 2013-08-28 | 🇺🇸Payson, United States | — |
| 2013-07-13 | 🇺🇸Inyokern, United States | — |
| 2013-06-06 | 🇺🇸Manchester, United States | 3 |
| 2013-05-07 | 🇺🇸La Junta, United States | — |
| 2013-05-01 | 🇺🇸Anaktuvuk Pass, United States | — |
| 2013-04-23 | 🇺🇸Grand Canyon, United States | — |
| 2012-09-09 | 🇺🇸Grand Canyon, United States | — |
| 2010-08-31 | 🇺🇸Walnut Grove, United States | 3 |
| 2009-11-23 | 🇺🇸Grand Canyon, United States | — |
| 2009-07-02 | 🇺🇸Breckenridge, United States | — |
| 2008-09-25 | 🇺🇸Homer, United States | — |
| 2008-08-31 | 🇺🇸Greensburg, United States | 3 |
| 2008-08-11 | 🇺🇸Heber Springs, United States | — |
| 2008-05-09 | 🇨🇩Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 |
| 2008-02-12 | 🇵🇬Foasi, Papua New Guinea | — |
| 1999-12-01 | 🇦🇴28 miles off Cabinda, Angola | 1 |
| 1990-10-28 | 🇱🇺near Heiderscheid, Luxembourg | — |