Bell 205 accidents

The NTSB database holds 54 accidents and incidents involving the Bell 205, recorded between 1969 to 2024. 20 of them were fatal (37%), and 72 people died.

The deadliest year was 1972, with 17 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (19 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Chile.

30 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

Deaths

37%

Share fatal

1969 to 2024

Period

Show these on the map 24 of 54 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 1

1970s 22

1980s 11

1990s 8

2000s 4

2010s 3

2020s 5

Where these happened

United States 45 Canada 4 Chile 2 Central America 1 Other-International Waters 1 South America 1

Operators involved

Evergreen Heli 6 ERA Helicopter 5 Petroleum Heli 4 U.s. Forest Service 3 Air Logistics 2 Evergreen Hele 1

All 54 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
6 Aug 1980	Bell 205A-1 N95AL	Houma, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Air Logistics	Fatal	13
23 Apr 1976	Bell 205-A1 N8167J	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	12
29 May 1972	Bell 205A-1 N2256W	Dulac, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	11
7 Feb 1990	Bell 205A-1 CGNMJ	Wrangell, Alaska, United States	Northern Mountain Helicopters	Fatal	6
26 Aug 1972	Bell 205-A1 N8119J	Ojai, California, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Fatal	6
23 Mar 1998	Bell 205A-1 N90230	Los Angeles, California, United States	Los Angeles City Fire Dept.	Fatal	4
12 Sep 1997	Bell 205A-1 N90HJ	Sequim, Washington, United States	National Park Service	Fatal	3
9 Oct 1974	Bell 205A N2970W	Medfra, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Fatal	3
8 Oct 1978	Bell 205A-1 N2215W	Kenai, Alaska, United States no coordinates	ERA Helicopter	Fatal	2
26 Jan 1969	Bell 205A N4048G	Tyonek, Alaska, United States no coordinates	ERA Helicopter	Fatal	2
24 Mar 2011	Bell 205 CC-CID	San Clemente, Chile	FAASA Chile Servicio Aereos LTDA	Fatal	1
23 Jul 2007	Bell 205 A1++ N205BR	Happy Camp, California, United States no coordinates	US Dept. of Agriculture	Fatal	1
20 Apr 1990	Bell 205A-1 N67HJ	Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States	Heli Jet Corporation	Fatal	1
18 Jan 1985	Bell 205A-1 N830V	Newhall, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
22 Oct 1981	Bell 205A-1 N1496W	Fremont, California, United States no coordinates	Evergreen HEL	Fatal	1
18 Jul 1980	Bell 205A-1 N6207N	Arcola, Texas, United States no coordinates	Airwest Offsho	Fatal	1
18 Aug 1978	Bell 205A N480AS	Dennison M, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Nov 1975	Bell 205A-1 N59438	Celtiberia, South America no coordinates	Evergreen Hele	Fatal	1
4 Nov 1974	Bell 205-A1 N59436	Marblemount, Washington, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Helo	Fatal	1
24 Jul 1973	Bell 205A-1 N83044	Luna, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Jelco, Inc.	Fatal	1
12 Nov 2024	Bell 205 CC-ATF	Región del Maule, Chile no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
7 Sep 2022	Bell 205A-1 N66HJ	Cougar, Washington, United States	Kachina Aviation	Minor injuries	-
31 Aug 2022	Bell 205 C-GZGK	La Ronge, SK, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
15 Jan 2022	Bell 205A-1 N502HQ	El Cajon, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Aug 2020	Bell 205 N386HQ	LaVerne, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Jun 2018	Bell 205 C-FYHD	Hudson Bay, Canada no coordinates	Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By I	No injuries	-
4 Sep 2011	Bell 205 N205WW	Tehachapi, California, United States	Kern County	Minor injuries	-
16 Jul 2005	Bell 205A-1 C-GADA	Lac de la Solit, Canada	Heli Express, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Sep 2001	Bell 205 N458CC	Troy, Montana, United States	U.S. Forest Service	No injuries	-
31 Jul 2001	Bell 205A-1 N205BR	Jackson, Wyoming, United States	U.S Forest Service	No injuries	-
3 Jan 1999	Bell 205A-1 N58126	Van Nuys, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
3 Apr 1998	Bell 205 N508DD	Wewahitchka, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1996	Bell 205A-1 N68HJ	Grove Hill, Alabama, United States	-	No injuries	-
3 Aug 1992	Bell 205A-1 N66HJ	Arco, Idaho, United States	U.s. Forest Service	Unknown	-
5 Dec 1984	Bell 205A-1 N5019N	Rifle, Colorado, United States	Heli-Jets Inc	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1984	Bell 205A-1 N58116	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Dec 1983	Bell 205A-1 N1084N	Cokeville, Wyoming, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Sep 1983	Bell 205A-1 N58034	Elk Rock, Washington, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
6 Jul 1983	Bell 205-A1 N1347N	John Day, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1983	Bell 205A-1 N17AL	Deadhorse, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Jun 1983	Bell 205A-1 N98HJ	Near Randle, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1978	Bell 205A-1 N94AL	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Air Logistics	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1978	Bell 205A-1 N67HJ	Castle Rock, Washington, United States no coordinates	Heli-Jet	Minor injuries	-
13 Sep 1976	Bell 205A-1 N58116	Drift River, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Anchorage Heli	Minor injuries	-
3 Sep 1975	Bell 205A-1 N2969W	Byron, California, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Minor injuries	-
14 Aug 1974	Bell 205A-1 N4763R	Cook, Washington, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Serious injuries	-
21 Jul 1974	Bell 205A-1 N58087	Umiat, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Serious injuries	-
2 Sep 1973	Bell 205-A1 N1440W	Lester, Washington, United States no coordinates	ERA Helicopter	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1973	Bell 205-A1 N2215W	Thompson Fls, Montana, United States no coordinates	ERA Helicopter	No injuries	-
23 Jan 1973	Bell 205A N4049G	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	ERA Helicopter	Minor injuries	-