Bell B206 / Accidents

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04-Oct-11 N63Q Bell 206B New York, US-New York (2F)

Took off to about 20ft, then started spinning and ditched shortly after.  Sonia Marra Nicholson, aged 40, died after being trapped inside the helicopter. Her girlfriend Helen Tomaski died from her injuries the next week.  Her mother Harriet was in critical condition later in the day after being pulled unconscious from the water.  Her 72-year-old... Read more

26-Sep-11 PR-HLB Bell 206L4 Itaituba, Brazil

Tail rotor failure during climb out... Read more

18-Sep-11 D-HONY Bell B206B El Puerto de Santa María, Spain

Helicopter from Germany involved in filming came down in street in Spanish town.  Report says that pilot was trying to make a forced landing in an empty lot after engine failure.  Three occupants injured.... Read more

15-Sep-11 N3181J Bell 206B Spicewood, US-Texas

Photo shows B206 on its starboard side in a field.  The pilot was up and walking around near the crash site, while his passenger was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, investigators said.... Read more

27-Aug-11 N83AL Bell 206B 10m from Sabine Pass, US-Gulf of Mexico

Helicopter ditched in the Gulf of Mexico, 10 miles off Sabine Pass, TX.  Emergency floats deployed and photos show helicopter upright floating on the water.... Read more

18-Aug-11 XC-BAN Bell B206 Culiacán, Mexico (2F)

Fell into river while trying to rescue people trapped in car by flood waters... Read more

15-Aug-11 SE-HVI Bell 206L3 Gallivare, Sweden

A helicopter was damaged in an accident near the Aitik mine in Gällivare this afternoon. The pilot, who was the only one onboard, escaped without injuries. The cause of the outcome is unknown, but it will be examined by the Swedish Accident Investigation Board.... Read more

10-Aug-11 1632 Bell B206 Zoh Laguna, Mexico

Public Security reported that it learned of this incident that injured the pilot, copilot and mechanic, who were admitted to General Hospital Xpujil... Read more

02-Aug-11 PT-HCZ Bell B206 Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Force landing on a construction site following inflight loss of power.  Landing was very heavy – skids collapsed and fuselage ended up on the ground.  Pilot named as Boarini Bojikian Marcelo... Read more

01-Aug-11 N484AE Bell 206L4 Reliance, US-Tennessee

Contacted wires on take off with patient from road accident site... Read more

31-Jul-11 162820 Bell TH-57C Bayside, US-Wisconsin

Precautionary stop after indication of mechanical problems, while en route from EAA AirVenture back to its base in Indiana.  Landed at 9.45am and after being checked over and cleared to fly, departed 3.45pm... Read more

22-Jul-11 VH-CIV Bell B206L South Turramurra, Australia (2F)

Crashed and burned in bushland.  Rescuers had to abseil 10m cliff to reach crash site.  Pilot named as Colin Greenwood, age 35, and passenger was the helicopter’s owner Bruce Campbell, aged 65... Read more

03-Jul-11 Bell 206B Brentwood, US-California

Crop spraying helicopter crashed from low level during turn... Read more

22-Jun-11 V2-LGO Bell B206 Antigua

Low Transmission Pressure light illuminated and pilot Dominic Noon made emergency landing at Crabbs Rifle Range... Read more

21-Jun-11 N38EA Bell B206 Cosumnes River Preserve, US-California

Landed hard during practice autorotations, fell onto its side, then causing a grass fire which consumed the helicopter and 15-20 acres of grassland.  Pilot not injured... Read more

20-Jun-11 Bell 206 Innisfail, Australia

Helicopter involved in agricultural work.  Wire strike took out electricity in East Palmerston.  Initial reports sketch as to whether wires were cause or effect... Read more

01-Jun-11 2025 Bell 206L LongRanger Layyah, Pakistan (5F)

Crashed into Indus or Sindh River en route to Peshawar, and poor weather reported.  Five people on board including Major-General Mohammad Nawaz, director general of the Punjab Rangers along with two Captains and one Colonel.... Read more

31-May-11 N2072M Bell 206L.1 Peach Springs, US-Arizona

Engine cowling opened in flight and struck main rotor blades.  Helicopter landed without further incident.... Read more

29-May-11 C-GHXJ Bell 206 Loon River, Canada

Helicopter was doing a pipeline survey near Loon River, AB when the it struck a power line. The pilot managed to land the aircraft after the rotor blades sustained substantial damage – CADAORS ref 2011C1776... Read more

26-May-11 N1815 Bell 206L-1 Newton, US-Kansas

Post maintenance test flight.  Landed in corn field and fell onto its side.... Read more

23-May-11 C-FCSL Bell B206 Montreal, Canada

Early reports only, two serious injuries – 48-year old pilot from Blainville, and his passenger, a 49 year old from Montreal... Read more

23-May-11 C-GGOZ Bell B206 Calling Lake, Canada

Helicopter was conducting slinging operations at an oil field well site when the conflicted with structures at the well site causing it to fall to the ground.  Pilot in his late 50s with non-life threatening injuries after a helicopter crash.  STARS air ambulance attended and ferried him to Edmonton for attention... Read more

18-May-11 Bell B206 Los Angeles, US-California

A police helicopter made an emergency landing on a soccer field near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after a warning light came on indicating a possible problem.   [Type not confirmed, but photo shows B206 in a parking lot – is this at the soccer field?]... Read more

09-May-11 HK-4718 Bell 206L-3 Puerto Wilches, Colombia

5 passengers and 2 crew members who were injured and were airlifted by helicopters of the Armed Forces to hospitals in Bucaramanga and Barrancabermeja... Read more

04-May-11 Bell B206 Forrest Beach, Australia

Clipped powerlines while crop spraying.  Pilot has electrical burns to his thighs... Read more

27-Apr-11 CC-PJI Bell B206 San Clemente, Chile (1F)

Crashed while firefighting, pilot Matuaze Héctor de la Fuente, 54, died at the scene of the accident, while his passenger, Cristián Sánchez Gabriel Orellana, 38, was seriously injured... Read more

13-Apr-11 N887T Bell B206 Venice, US-Louisiana

Water taxying on floats, turned sideways and fell onto its side... Read more

11-Apr-11 9M-AXH Bell B206 Dataran Sibu, Malaysia (1F)

B206 crashed in the town square of Dataran Sibu, just opposite a hotel where Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is due to attend a function.  Sole occupant pilot Sahimi Razali died later in hospital from his injuries... Read more

08-Apr-11 PT-YMJ Bell B206 Rio Grande da Serra, Brazil (2F)

Pilot Retoreto Seriba Marcelo, 39, and passenger Adrian Rodriguez, 54, were killed in the accident.... Read more

24-Mar-11 N32041 Bell B206L3 off Baton Rouge, US-Gulf of Mexico

Crashed into the water, unknown circumstances... Read more

24-Mar-11 Bell 206L4 Tari, Papua New Guinea

“The incident happened at about 3:30pm in rainy and windy condition when the Australian pilot failed to navigate the helipad belonging to the Ambua Lodge. “  All five on board survived.  Helicopter was inbound from Komo, in support of Essar LNG project there.  Pilot named as Haji Ruslan... Read more

16-Mar-11 Bell B206 Jönköping, Sweden

A Jet Ranger was damaged during a minor training mishap at Axamo Airport in Jönköping. The occupants were unharmed, and the cause of the incident is unknown... Read more

03-Mar-11 G-PTOO Bell B206L4 London City Airport, UK

Flights suspended from London City Airport after Bell JetRanger made emergency landing there and blocked the runway... Read more

01-Mar-11 N206BY Bell B206 Tooele Valley Airport, US-Utah

Very heavy landing on long-line training flight.  Helicopter ended up on starboard side with boom separated.... Read more

24-Feb-11 N796M Bell B206B Ridgeland, US-South Carolina

Main rotor struck tail boom during autorotation landing... Read more

22-Feb-11 N2611 Bell B206L-1 Abbeville, US-Louisiana

Emergency landing on road during post-maintenance check flight.  No injuries or damage... Read more

18-Feb-11 HK-4594 Bell B206B Galán Rio Negro, Colombia (4F)

Brig. Gen. Alfredo Bocanegra Navia, the 48-year-old commander of the army’s 5th Brigade, and his aides (Lt. John Alexander Salcedo, Pvt. German Alfonso Ortiz) were traveling from brigade headquarters in Bucaramanga, Santander’s capital, to the town of Aguachica in neighboring Cesar province.  Civilian pilot Jaime Landinez was also killed... Read more

15-Feb-11 N285AE Bell 206L.3 Tulsa, US-Oklahoma

Precautionary landing after bird strike... Read more

02-Feb-11 C-GITZ Bell 206B Peace River, Canada

Helicopter was harvesting pine cones and descending to unload. At about 100ft agl, tail rotor authority was lost and the helicopter began to rotate. The main rotor contacted trees and the helicopter crashed on its left side. The pilot was the sole occupant and sustained minor injuries. CADAORS ref 2011C0421... Read more

28-Jan-11 N515MT Bell 407 Colorado Springs, US-Colorado

Precautionary landing on school field after warning light illuminated.  Timed at 3.30am local... Read more

20-Jan-11 ZK-ISF Bell 206L3 Bream Bay, New Zealand

Pilot was Scott Finlayson, rescued safely and briefly hospitalised.... Read more

15-Jan-11 N78BR Bell B206 Three Forks, US-Montana

Main blades severed tail boom during autorotation on training flight... Read more

14-Jan-11 6Y-JCA Bell 206 St Ann, Jamaica

Reportedly developed mechanical difficulties and crashed into a coconut tree while landing... Read more

11-Jan-11 N95TV Bell 206L4 Boston, US-Massachusetts

TV reporting helico0pter for WCVB – Boston’s Channel 5.  Warning light came on and pilot made immediate emergency landing.  No damage to helicopter.  Pilot Michael Young employed buy Helicopters Inc, and photographer Karen Lippert of WCVB were aboard.... Read more

21-Dec-10 PR-HQB Bell B206 Aracaju, Brazil (1F)

The accident was fatal victim Colonel Dionysos Bomfim, 65, and left the injured co-pilot Yves Monte Costa... Read more

16-Dec-10 N101AE Bell B206L-1 Peoria, US-Illinois

Landing accident, damage level not given in FAA preliminary report... Read more

10-Dec-10 N263CH Bell B206B Isom, US-Kentucky

Wire strike during low level patrol.  Pilot Tim Kearns was flying in Isom with Mike Lasslo from Kentucky Power and Ed Toppings from United Coal.... Read more

09-Dec-10 Bell B206 Cap-Chat, Canada

Heavy landing on shoreline and skid splayed out.  Three passengers with minor injuries, two others have no injuries.... Read more

08-Dec-10 N955GT Bell B206L Pahokee, US-Florida

NTSB officials said the pilot, identified as Jerry Freeman, 53, of Miami, told investigators he had been flying since 3 a.m. and was tired when he crashed. FAA reports the person suffered serious, but not life-threatening, injuries Helicopter was involved in low-level operations to keep frost from forming on crops... Read more

23-Nov-10 Bell TH-67 Fort Rucker, US-Alabama

Instructor and student suffered minor injuries in an accident during helicopter flight training... Read more

03-Nov-10 N8533F Bell B206 Meeker, US-Colorado (1F)

Wirestrike reported. Piloted by former ABC7 pilot Rich Westra, the accident tragically killing his wife Kelly Westra.... Read more

26-Oct-10 Bell B206 Laurel, US-Mississippi

Gene Monteleone, 55, of Texas said he was flying his Jet Ranger helicopter from Waynesboro at about 8:15 a.m. Monday when the caution light came on.... Read more

15-Oct-10 N96MP Bell 206 Chesterfield, US-Missouri (1F)

No emergency call made, pilot was only one on board. Ended up on a road in a very wooded area. Deceased named as Joseph Schuengel, age 47, 17 year veteran MSHP officer... Read more

14-Oct-10 N2763M Bell B206 American River Canyon, US-California

The pilot and one passenger onboard walked away unharmed after the aircraft tipped over as a result of a heavy landing... Read more

14-Oct-10 N5373U Bell B206 Lewiston, US-Idaho

The FBI is investigating a report that a hunter fired gunshots at a helicopter in north-central Idaho, hitting it twice.... Read more

13-Oct-10 N499BH Bell 206 Newton, US-Texas

Helicopter used to spray herbicide crashed after refueling and chemical hoses were not disconnected before takeoff... Read more

08-Oct-10 N664PD Bell B206 Hollywood, US-California

LAPD helicopter put down in a park at 2.50am after a warning light came on. Engineers called to the scene cleared it for onward flight approx three hours later... Read more

27-Sep-10 N6122 Bell 206L3 Logan, US-Utah

Foreign object debris struck main blades on takeoff. Landed without further incident... Read more

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