Bell OH-58A accidents
The NTSB database holds 54 accidents and incidents involving the Bell OH-58A, recorded between 1996 to 2025. 4 of them were fatal (7%), and 8 people died.
The deadliest year was 1997, with 2 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States.
1 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
54
Records
4
Fatal
8
Deaths
7%
Share fatal
1996 to 2025
Period
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53 of 54 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 54 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2001 | Bell OH-58A | Bartow, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Feb 2000 | Bell OH-58A+ | Woods Cross, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 May 1999 | Bell OH-58A | Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Sep 1997 | Bell OH-58A | Newark, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Bell OH-58A | Caseville, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Bell OH-58A | Hegins, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2023 | Bell OH-58A | Brawley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2023 | Bell OH-58A | Estacada, Oregon, United States | Edgefield Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Bell OH-58A | Guernsey, California, United States | Blair Helicopter Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Bell OH-58A | Blanchard, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Bell OH-58A | Wade, Oklahoma, United States | Prentice Aviation, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2023 | Bell OH-58A | Yuma, Arizona, United States | TRI Rotor Spray & Chemical | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2022 | Bell OH-58A | Merced, California, United States | American AG Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2021 | Bell OH-58A | Molalla, Oregon, United States | Edgefield Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2021 | Bell OH-58A | Holtville, California, United States | Farm Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2020 | Bell OH-58A | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Bell OH 58A | Colexico, California, United States | A Farmer Service Corp | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2019 | Bell OH 58A | Fort Meade, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2019 | Bell OH 58A | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Omaha Police Department | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Bell OH 58A | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States | St Johns County Sheriffs Office | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2018 | Bell OH 58A | Carson City, Nevada, United States | Washoe County Sheriffs Office | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2018 | Bell OH 58A | Juana Diaz, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Bell OH 58A | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | North Carolina State Highway Patrol | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2016 | Bell OH 58A | Sacramento, California, United States | City of Sacramento | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2016 | Bell OH 58A | Ponce, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Bell OH 58A | Lake Mills, Iowa, United States | North Star Helicopter Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2016 | Bell OH 58A | Brawley, California, United States | Farm Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Bell OH-58A | Tehachapi, California, United States | Kern County Sheriffs Department | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2013 | Bell OH-58A | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | Missouri State Highway Patrol | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2013 | Bell OH-58A | Pine Springs, Texas, United States | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Bell OH-58A | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | Jackson Police Department | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2012 | Bell OH-58A | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | B & S Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2011 | Bell OH-58A | Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States | St Lucie Cnty Sheriffs Office | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2010 | Bell OH-58A | Taylorsville, Mississippi, United States | Cahaba Forestry Services | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Bell OH-58A | Covington, Tennessee, United States | B & S Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2010 | Bell OH-58A | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | North Star Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2009 | Bell OH-58A | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2009 | Bell OH-58A | Arvin, California, United States | San Joaquin Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2008 | Bell OH-58A | Brawley, California, United States | Farm Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Bell OH-58A | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | St. Johns County Sheriff's Office | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 2004 | Bell OH-58A+ | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2003 | Bell OH-58A | Ruskin, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Bell OH-58A | Calipatria, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Bell OH-58A | Chico, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2001 | Bell OH-58A | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2001 | Bell OH-58A | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2001 | Bell OH-58A | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1999 | Bell OH-58A | La Puente, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1999 | Bell OH-58A | Ratcliff, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1999 | Bell OH-58A | Bastrop, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |