Aircraft model
Bell UH-1B accident history
Complete safety record for the Bell UH-1B, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
16
Confirmed fatalities
13
Fatal incidents
6
Fatal rate
37.5%
Probable causes
Mechanical failure8 incidents
Unknown5 incidents
Pilot error2 incidents
Weather1 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 UH-1B crashes have there been?
16 recorded incidents involving the Bell UH-1B, from 1982 to 2023, with 13 deathsacross 6 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2022-06-22 at Amherstdale, United States, which killed 6.
What causes UH-1B accidents?
The most common established cause is mechanical failure, in 8 of them, then pilot error in 2.
Where do UH-1B accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-02 | 🇺🇸Orland, United States | — |
| 2022-06-26 | 🇺🇸Clear, United States | 1 |
| 2022-06-26 | 🇺🇸Clear, United States | 1 |
| 2022-06-22 | 🇺🇸Amherstdale, United States | 6 |
| 2019-03-08 | 🇺🇸Forks, United States | 1 |
| 2017-06-21 | 🇺🇸Williams, United States | — |
| 2016-05-06 | 🇺🇸Maxwell, United States | — |
| 2016-05-06 | 🇺🇸Maxwell, United States | — |
| 2015-05-07 | 🇺🇸Kettle Falls, United States | — |
| 2013-09-16 | 🇺🇸Detroit, United States | 1 |
| 2013-08-08 | 🇺🇸Tok, United States | — |
| 2010-12-21 | 🇨🇷Bataan, Costa Rica | — |
| 2009-09-06 | 🇺🇸Arvilla, United States | — |
| 2009-05-13 | 🇺🇸Richvale, United States | — |
| 2008-06-29 | 🇺🇸Iliamna, United States | — |
| 1982-02-18 | 🇸🇬off Sultan Shoal, Singapore | 3 |