Aircraft model
Bell 47G-4A accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell 47G-4A, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
105
Confirmed fatalities
20
Fatal incidents
17
Fatal rate
16.2%
Probable causes
Unknown44 incidents
Pilot error23 incidents
Mechanical failure16 incidents
Wire strike7 incidents
Weather5 incidents
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 47G-4A crashes have there been?
105 recorded incidents involving the Bell 47G-4A, from 1953 to 2026, with 20 deathsacross 17 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 1953-10-26 at Belp, Switzerland, which killed 3.
What causes 47G-4A accidents?
The most common established cause is pilot error, in 24 of them, then mechanical failure in 17.
Where do 47G-4A accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | 🇺🇸near Lake Wales, United States | — |
| 2026-06-22 | 🇺🇸Troy, United States | — |
| 2026-04-16 | 🇫🇷Saint-Julien-de-Concelles, France | — |
| 2026-01-29 | 🇺🇸Floral City, United States | — |
| 2025-07-31 | 🇺🇸Assumption, United States | — |
| 2024-02-23 | 🇺🇸Garey, United States | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 🇺🇸Mifflinville, United States | 1 |
| 2023-03-21 | 🇺🇸Livonia, United States | — |
| 2022-10-01 | 🇺🇸Mesa, United States | — |
| 2021-11-20 | 🇺🇸Lancaster, United States | — |
| 2021-06-28 | 🇺🇸Brasstown, United States | — |
| 2020-06-14 | 🇺🇸Atoka, United States | — |
| 2019-11-07 | 🇺🇸Groveland, United States | — |
| 2019-10-18 | 🇺🇸King City, United States | — |
| 2019-08-27 | 🇺🇸North Las Vegas, United States | — |
| 2019-08-27 | 🇺🇸North Las Vegas, United States | — |
| 2019-08-20 | 🇺🇸Montrose, United States | — |
| 2019-07-30 | 🇿🇦Limpopo Province, South Africa | 1 |
| 2019-07-13 | 🇺🇸Mosby, United States | — |
| 2019-05-06 | 🇺🇸Denton, United States | — |
| 2019-04-17 | 🇺🇸Donna, United States | — |
| 2019-01-11 | 🇺🇸Belen, United States | — |
| 2018-11-02 | 🇺🇸Wichita Falls, United States | — |
| 2018-08-02 | 🇺🇸Custer, United States | — |
| 2018-07-06 | 🇺🇸Arlington, United States | 1 |
| 2018-04-05 | 🇫🇷Libourne, France | 2 |
| 2018-02-28 | 🇺🇸Pixley, United States | — |
| 2017-09-18 | 🇨🇷Llano Bonito de Pococí, Costa Rica | 1 |
| 2017-09-17 | 🇺🇸Salinas, United States | — |
| 2017-08-20 | 🇺🇸St Marys, United States | — |
| 2017-07-24 | 🇺🇸Toterville, United States | — |
| 2017-06-15 | 🇺🇸Hastings, United States | — |
| 2017-04-21 | 🇺🇸Timmonsville, United States | 1 |
| 2016-07-30 | 🇺🇸Oshkosh, United States | — |
| 2016-06-09 | 🇺🇸Laureles, United States | — |
| 2016-06-08 | 🇺🇸Hastings, United States | — |
| 2016-05-13 | 🇺🇸Portia, United States | 1 |
| 2016-04-29 | 🇺🇸San Ardo, United States | — |
| 2016-04-21 | 🇺🇸Los Fresnos, United States | — |
| 2016-02-13 | 🇺🇸Carson City, United States | — |
| 2015-10-18 | 🇺🇸Searchlight, United States | — |
| 2015-10-05 | 🇺🇸Huntsville, United States | — |
| 2015-08-03 | 🇺🇸Camden, United States | — |
| 2015-07-25 | 🇺🇸De Queen, United States | — |
| 2015-07-24 | 🇺🇸Gilbert, United States | — |
| 2015-06-20 | 🇺🇸Salinas, United States | 1 |
| 2015-05-28 | 🇺🇸Fort Pierre, United States | — |
| 2015-02-27 | 🇺🇸Ivanhoe, United States | — |
| 2015-01-29 | 🇺🇸North Little Rock, United States | — |
| 2014-08-12 | 🇺🇸MANSFIELD, United States | 1 |
| 2014-08-10 | 🇺🇸Jeanerette, United States | 1 |
| 2014-07-18 | 🇺🇸Merced, United States | — |
| 2014-07-03 | 🇺🇸Gaston, United States | — |
| 2014-05-18 | 🇺🇸Bakersfield, United States | — |
| 2014-05-03 | 🇺🇸El Monte, United States | — |
| 2014-03-30 | 🇺🇸Oglesby, United States | — |
| 2014-02-18 | 🇺🇸Greenfield, United States | — |
| 2013-09-11 | 🇺🇸King City, United States | — |
| 2013-08-31 | 🇺🇸Sandy Hook, United States | — |
| 2013-08-28 | 🇺🇸Wichita Falls, United States | — |
| 2013-08-06 | 🇺🇸Vinton, United States | — |
| 2013-07-06 | 🇺🇸Plover, United States | — |
| 2013-06-19 | 🇺🇸Maplewood, United States | 1 |
| 2013-01-03 | 🇺🇸Five Points, United States | — |
| 2012-12-01 | 🇺🇸Walkerville, United States | 1 |
| 2012-08-14 | 🇺🇸Flandreau, United States | — |
| 2012-07-27 | 🇺🇸Austin, United States | — |
| 2012-07-25 | 🇺🇸Akeley, United States | — |
| 2012-07-09 | 🇺🇸Treynor, United States | — |
| 2012-01-01 | 🇺🇸Lohn, United States | — |
| 2011-08-21 | 🇺🇸Los Banos, United States | — |
| 2011-08-14 | 🇺🇸Los Banos, United States | — |
| 2011-08-02 | 🇺🇸Charles City, United States | — |
| 2011-07-31 | 🇺🇸Porterville, United States | — |
| 2011-07-27 | 🇺🇸Nicolett, United States | — |
| 2011-07-20 | 🇺🇸Watsonville, United States | — |
| 2011-06-18 | 🇺🇸Montgomery City, United States | — |
| 2011-05-25 | 🇺🇸Lakeville, United States | — |
| 2011-04-06 | 🇺🇸Torrance, United States | — |
| 2011-02-09 | 🇻🇪El Tocuyo, Venezuela | 1 |
| 2010-09-26 | 🇺🇸Gaston, United States | — |
| 2010-09-03 | 🇺🇸Salinas, United States | — |
| 2010-07-24 | 🇺🇸Rochester, United States | 1 |
| 2010-06-13 | 🇺🇸Plymouth, United States | — |
| 2010-06-08 | 🇺🇸Shaw Island, United States | — |
| 2010-01-22 | 🇺🇸Shafter, United States | — |
| 2009-08-11 | 🇺🇸Covert, United States | — |
| 2009-07-08 | 🇺🇸Turlock, United States | — |
| 2009-07-07 | 🇺🇸Ocean Shores, United States | — |
| 2009-06-05 | 🇺🇸San Marcos, United States | — |
| 2009-05-30 | 🇺🇸Kyle, United States | — |
| 2008-08-14 | 🇺🇸Kenyon, United States | — |
| 2008-07-24 | 🇺🇸Mayville, United States | 1 |
| 2008-07-24 | 🇺🇸Lafetyette, United States | — |
| 2008-07-15 | 🇺🇸Shafter, United States | — |
| 2008-07-11 | 🇺🇸Port Edwards, United States | — |
| 2008-07-01 | 🇺🇸Mullen, United States | — |
| 2008-04-11 | 🇺🇸Denio, United States | — |
| 1997-07-17 | 🇱🇺near Ahn, Luxembourg | — |
| 1989-05-18 | 🇱🇺Machtum, Luxembourg | — |
Showing 100 most recent of 105 total incidents.