Bell 214 accidents
The NTSB database holds 24 accidents and incidents involving the Bell 214, recorded between 1977 to 2025. 9 of them were fatal (38%), and 30 people died.
The deadliest year was 1999, with 12 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (4 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Saudi Arabia.
14 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
24
Records
9
Fatal
30
Deaths
38%
Share fatal
1977 to 2025
Period
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10 of 24 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 24 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1999 | Bell 214ST | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | Aramco Aviation Department | Fatal | 12 |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Bell 214B-1 | Hobart Bay, Alaska, United States | RMH Aerologging | Fatal | 6 |
| 16 Jan 2012 | Bell 214 | Camp Bastion, Afghanistan | AAR Airlift | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jun 1985 | Bell 214B-1 | Squaw Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Bell 214B | Near Randle, Washington, United States | Chas. Perry/Paramount Helicopt | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 1979 | Bell 214B-1 | Darby, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Mar 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Liberty, Washington, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Feb 1982 | Bell 214B-1 | Quincy, California, United States | Paramount Heli. Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Bell 214B-1 | Squamish, Canada | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Bell 214 | Nipigon, Canada | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Bell 214 | Dongducheon, Republic Of Korea | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2012 | Bell 214ST | Avalon, Texas, United States | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Bell 214 | Gulf of Mexico, Mexico | Asesa | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2007 | Bell 214ST | McCall, Idaho, United States | US Forest Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2004 | Bell 214B-1 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 2000 | Bell 214ST | Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia | Aramco | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1992 | Bell 214B-1 | Hobart Bay, Alaska, United States | Rocky Mountain Aerologging Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 May 1989 | Bell 214B-1 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1988 | Bell 214B-1 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1982 | Bell 214ST | Intracoastal Ci, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1980 | Bell 214B-1 | Bend, Oregon, United States | Paramount HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Bell 214B-1 | Darby, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Silverthorne, Colorado, United States | Rocky Mt.helic | Fatal | - |
| 25 May 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Happy Camp, California, United States | Croman Corpora | Serious injuries | - |