Bell 206B3 accidents
The NTSB database holds 31 accidents and incidents involving the Bell 206B3, recorded between 1978 to 2011. 6 of them were fatal (19%), and 16 people died.
The deadliest year was 2006, with 4 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (1 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Brazil and Nicaragua.
11 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
31
Records
6
Fatal
16
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1978 to 2011
Period
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20 of 31 have coordinates
By decade
All 31 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2006 | Bell 206B3 | Mutata, Colombia | Helicargo Ltda | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Apr 1994 | Bell 206B3 | Lamoille, Nevada, United States | El Aero Services | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jan 1993 | Bell 206B3 | Ogden, Utah, United States | South Coast Helicopters | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Bell 206B3 | Dear, South Africa | Helipower Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1992 | Bell 206B3 | Block 651A | Industrial Helicopters | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Dec 1980 | Bell 206B3 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 2011 | Bell 206B3 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | N57AW LLC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Bell 206B3 | Three Forks, Montana, United States | Skymission LLC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2007 | Bell 206B3 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Tiger Aviation Sales LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2006 | Bell 206B3 | Fallbrook, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2006 | Bell 206B3 | San Paulo, Brazil | PanaBrazil Taxi Aero | Unknown | - |
| 23 Sep 2005 | Bell 206B3 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Helicopter Adventures Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2004 | Bell 206B3 | Eureka, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2004 | Bell 206B3 | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2004 | Bell 206B3 | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2004 | Bell 206B3 | Atlantic City, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2003 | Bell 206B3 | Lansing, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2003 | Bell 206B3 | Canberra, Australia | Heli-Muster Pty, Ltd. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2000 | Bell 206B3 | Hurst, Texas, United States | Bell Helicopter Textron | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2000 | Bell 206B3 | Brazos 542 | Horizon Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1996 | Bell 206B3 | Ballston, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1995 | Bell 206B3 | Neacon, Nicaragua | Helica Helicopteros SA. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1994 | Bell 206B3 | Inver Grove Hts, Minnesota, United States | Roger A. Greenan | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1993 | Bell 206B3 | Pine, Arizona, United States | United States Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jun 1993 | Bell 206B3 | Stoneyford, California, United States | Smith Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1993 | Bell 206B3 | Brigham City, Utah, United States | South Coast Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1990 | Bell 206B3 | Williamsport, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1988 | Bell 206B3 | Missoula, Montana, United States | Minuteman Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Bell 206B3 | Livengood, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1985 | Bell 206B3 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Bell 206B3 | Westwater, Utah, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |