Aircraft model
Bell 222 accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell 222, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
13
Confirmed fatalities
7
Fatal incidents
3
Fatal rate
23.1%
Probable causes
Unknown4 incidents
Pilot error4 incidents
Mechanical failure2 incidents
Under investigation1 incident
Wire strike1 incident
Where incidents occurred
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 222 crashes have there been?
13 recorded incidents involving the Bell 222, from 1988 to 2025, with 7 deathsacross 3 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2008-10-15 at Aurora, United States, which killed 4.
What causes 222 accidents?
The most common established cause is pilot error, in 4 of them, then mechanical failure in 2.
Where do 222 accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | 🇺🇸Huntington Beach, United States | — |
| 2019-04-26 | 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | — |
| 2019-03-30 | 🇺🇸Montgomery, United States | — |
| 2010-09-04 | 🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States | — |
| 2010-06-02 | 🇺🇸Midlothian, United States | 2 |
| 2010-05-06 | 🇻🇪La Cava Colonia Tovar, Venezuela | — |
| 2010-04-09 | 🇺🇸Santa Maria, United States | — |
| 2009-04-08 | 🇺🇸Gulf of Mexico, United States | — |
| 2009-03-13 | 🇺🇸Milliken, United States | — |
| 2008-10-15 | 🇺🇸Aurora, United States | 4 |
| 2007-09-21 | 🇬🇱Greenland | — |
| 2005-10-12 | 🇲🇬Imerinimady, near Antananarivo, Madagascar | — |
| 1988-05-21 | 🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica | 1 |