Aircraft model
Bell 505 accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell 505, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
18
Confirmed fatalities
11
Fatal incidents
4
Fatal rate
22.2%
Probable causes
Under investigation11 incidents
Pilot error4 incidents
Unknown2 incidents
Mechanical failure1 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 505 crashes have there been?
18 recorded incidents involving the Bell 505, from 2019 to 2026, with 11 deathsacross 4 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2019-03-03 at Lake Turkana, Kenya, which killed 5.
What causes 505 accidents?
The most common established cause is pilot error, in 4 of them, then mechanical failure in 1.
Where do 505 accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | 🇺🇸Fort Worth, United States | — |
| 2025-12-19 | 🇺🇸Fort Worth, United States | — |
| 2025-12-13 | 🇺🇸Divot, United States | — |
| 2025-08-27 | 🇺🇸Fort Worth, United States | — |
| 2025-04-30 | 🇺🇸Bethany, United States | — |
| 2025-04-10 | 🇨🇭Petersgrat Mountain, Switzerland | — |
| 2025-02-20 | 🇺🇸Ririe, United States | 1 |
| 2024-11-11 | 🇺🇸Lago Vista, United States | — |
| 2024-08-23 | 🇺🇸Marianna, United States | — |
| 2024-07-30 | 🇮🇪Killucan, Ireland | 2 |
| 2024-05-16 | 🇵🇱Minsk, Poland | — |
| 2024-03-12 | 🇨🇭Bussnang, Switzerland | — |
| 2022-10-08 | 🇺🇸Fort Myers, United States | — |
| 2022-10-08 | 🇺🇸Moab, United States | — |
| 2022-08-28 | 🇺🇸Chamblee, United States | — |
| 2022-08-27 | 🇺🇸Chamblee, United States | — |
| 2019-06-06 | 🇬🇪Kazbegi, Georgia | 3 |
| 2019-03-03 | 🇰🇪Lake Turkana, Kenya | 5 |