Aircraft model
Bell 412 accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell 412, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
34
Confirmed fatalities
64
Fatal incidents
15
Fatal rate
44.1%
Probable causes
Unknown16 incidents
Mechanical failure5 incidents
CFIT / Terrain4 incidents
Under investigation3 incidents
Wire strike2 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 412 crashes have there been?
34 recorded incidents involving the Bell 412, from 1998 to 2026, with 64 deathsacross 15 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2008-03-11 at Santa Cruz, United States, which killed 10.
What causes 412 accidents?
The most common established cause is mechanical failure, in 5 of them, then controlled flight into terrain in 4.
Where do 412 accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | 🇦🇷Ischigualasto, Argentina | 7 |
| 2025-09-22 | 🇲🇽Talpa de Allende, Mexico | 2 |
| 2025-09-05 | 🇪🇸Guadarranque Reservoir, Castellar de la Frontera, Spain | — |
| 2023-12-06 | 🇬🇾Arau, Guyana | 5 |
| 2023-06-21 | 🇲🇽GOM, Mexico | 2 |
| 2022-12-22 | 🇲🇽Ocean, Mexico | 2 |
| 2022-09-01 | 🇵🇹Amares, Portugal | — |
| 2022-06-08 | 🇮🇩Timika, Indonesia | 1 |
| 2022-03-11 | 🇨🇱Coelemu, Chile | — |
| 2022-01-13 | 🇪🇸Amadorio Reservoir, near Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain | — |
| 2021-12-29 | 🇦🇷Quillén, Neuquén, Argentina | 2 |
| 2021-07-11 | 🇪🇸Ejea de los Caballeros, Zaragoza, Spain | — |
| 2020-07-11 | 🇪🇸Marroxo, Lugo, Spain | — |
| 2019-10-11 | 🇪🇬Mediterranean, 65 miles N of Port Said, Egypt | — |
| 2018-08-10 | 🇯🇵Nakanojo, Japan | 9 |
| 2017-12-30 | 🇪🇸Alicante, Spain | 1 |
| 2017-03-05 | 🇯🇵Matsumoto, Japan | 9 |
| 2015-08-17 | 🇺🇸Whittier, United States | — |
| 2015-04-10 | 🇳🇬Lagos, Nigeria | — |
| 2012-07-02 | 🇪🇸Valencia, Spain | 1 |
| 2011-10-15 | 🇻🇪Santa Rosa, Venezuela | — |
| 2011-09-25 | 🇮🇩Mataram, Indonesia | 2 |
| 2011-03-16 | 🇦🇪PC03 Wellhead Tower, Zakum Field, United Arab Emirates | — |
| 2010-11-13 | 🇲🇽Trujillo, Mexico | 3 |
| 2010-09-22 | 🇺🇸Brooklyn, United States | — |
| 2010-04-16 | 🇳🇬Warri, Nigeria | — |
| 2009-07-01 | 🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica | — |
| 2008-03-11 | 🇺🇸Santa Cruz, United States | 10 |
| 2008-01-11 | 🇲🇽Puebla, Mexico | 8 |
| 2006-01-23 | 🇱🇸Lesotho | — |
| 2005-05-28 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | — |
| 2005-03-03 | 🇦🇪near Palm Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates | — |
| 2000-05-04 | 🇦🇪85km W of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | — |
| 1998-01-09 | 🇱🇸near Thaba Putsoa, Lesotho | — |