Aircraft model
Bell 429 accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell 429, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
15
Confirmed fatalities
9
Fatal incidents
6
Fatal rate
40.0%
Probable causes
Mechanical failure5 incidents
Unknown5 incidents
Pilot error3 incidents
Under investigation1 incident
Weather1 incident
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 429 crashes have there been?
15 recorded incidents involving the Bell 429, from 2015 to 2022, with 9 deathsacross 6 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2022-04-26 at Elba, United States, which killed 2.
What causes 429 accidents?
The most common established cause is mechanical failure, in 5 of them, then pilot error in 3.
Where do 429 accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-26 | 🇺🇸Elba, United States | 2 |
| 2022-01-26 | 🇳🇬Bauchi Airport, Nigeria | — |
| 2021-12-13 | 🇺🇸Manhattan, United States | — |
| 2021-11-21 | 🇦🇹Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 1 |
| 2021-10-07 | 🇺🇸Batavia, United States | — |
| 2021-04-28 | 🇺🇸Eden, United States | 1 |
| 2019-08-03 | 🇳🇬Abuja, Nigeria | — |
| 2019-01-02 | 🇬🇧Melksham Airbase, Wiltshire, United Kingdom | — |
| 2018-11-25 | 🇬🇧On approach to Edinburgh Airport, United Kingdom | — |
| 2017-05-10 | 🇸🇰Presov, Slovakia | 2 |
| 2017-02-15 | 🇺🇸Shreveport, United States | 2 |
| 2016-09-01 | 🇺🇸Rikers Island, United States | — |
| 2016-07-11 | 🇺🇸Georgetown, United States | 1 |
| 2016-01-01 | 🇷🇺Rostov-on-Don, Russia | — |
| 2015-08-21 | 🇺🇸Port O'Connor, United States | — |