Bell 47 — NTSB accident & incident reports

60 reports since 2015, most recent Jul 3, 2026 · 11 fatal · type designators B47G, B47J

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• Bell 47G — Collision during takeoff/land at 61TE (Springtown, TX)
  Jul 3, 2026 · Notice · 1 serious · N7985A
• Bell 47G-2 — Loss of control in flight at Troy, MO
  Jun 22, 2026 · Notice · 1 serious · N65520
• Bell 47G-2 — Miscellaneous/other at Wheeler Ridge, CA
  Jun 1, 2026 · Preliminary · None · N88755
• Bell 47G-3B — Loss of control in flight at Floral City, FL
  Jan 29, 2026 · Final · None · N347BH
• Bell 47G — Fuel starvation at Assumption, MN
  Jul 31, 2025 · Final · None · N102SH
• Bell 47G-3B-1 — Loss of engine power (total) at SMX (Garey, CA)
  Feb 23, 2024 · Final · 1 minor · N2618W
• Bell 47G-5 — Low altitude operation/event at Mifflinville, PA
  Aug 12, 2023 · Final · 1 fatal · N1503L
• Bell AB47G — Loss of control in flight at Arles, France
  Jul 12, 2023 · Preliminary · None · F-BIFN
• Bell 47 — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at Sainte-Marthe, France
  Jul 4, 2023 · Preliminary · 1 fatal · F-GKTR
• Bell 47G-2A-1 — Abnormal runway contact at N/A (Livonia, NY)
  Mar 21, 2023 · Final · None · N73905
• Bell UH-1 — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at San Clemente, Chile
  Nov 3, 2022 · Preliminary · 1 fatal, 1 serious · CC-CXZ
• Bell 47G2 — Fuel exhaustion at Mesa, AZ
  Oct 1, 2022 · Final · None · N24067
• Bell 47 — Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) at FLX (Fallon, NV)
  Feb 11, 2022 · Final · None · N1023V
• Bell 47D1 at PJC (Zelienople, PA)
  Oct 31, 2021 · Final · None · N132BR
• Bell 47G-2A-1 — Loss of control in flight at PVT (Brasstown, NC)
  Jun 28, 2021 · Final · 1 minor · N147AH
• Bell 47D — Loss of control in flight at KAVQ (Marana, AZ)
  Jan 1, 2021 · Final · 1 minor · N74823
• Bell 47G — Loss of engine power (total) at 59TN (Atoka, TN)
  Jun 14, 2020 · Final · None · N473TT
• Bell 47G — Hard landing at 6FL0 (Groveland, FL)
  Nov 7, 2019 · Final · None · N6746D
• Bell 47G — Hard landing at KIC (King City, CA)
  Oct 18, 2019 · Final · 1 minor · N7060J
• Bell 47G — Loss of control in flight at VGT (North Las Vegas, NV)
  Aug 27, 2019 · Final · None · N6064H
• Bell 47G — Fuel starvation at Montrose, CO
  Aug 20, 2019 · Final · 1 serious · N1170W
• Bell 47G — Miscellaneous/other at Limpopo Province, South Africa
  Jul 30, 2019 · Preliminary · 1 fatal, 1 serious · ZS-HGY
• Bell 47G 3B 1 — Loss of control in flight at Mosby, MT
  Jul 13, 2019 · Final · 2 serious, 1 minor · N3078G
• Bell 47G — Loss of control in flight at DTO (Denton, TX)
  May 6, 2019 · Final · None · N5990
• Bell 47G — Low altitude operation/event at Donna, TX
  Apr 17, 2019 · Final · None · N96671
• Bell 47G — Loss of control in flight at Belen, NM
  Jan 11, 2019 · Final · None · N3755Z
• Bell 47G — Loss of engine power (total) at F14 (Wichita Falls, TX)
  Nov 2, 2018 · Final · 1 serious, 1 minor · N1159W
• Bell 47G 3B — Loss of control in flight at OSD9 (Custer, SD)
  Aug 2, 2018 · Final · 1 minor · N347BH
• Bell 47J — Loss of engine power (total) at 3FK (Franklin, IN)
  Jul 15, 2018 · Final · 1 serious · N8568F
• Bell 47G — Part(s) separation from AC at Arlington, IN
  Jul 6, 2018 · Final · 1 fatal · N96195
• Bell 47 — Loss of engine power (total) at Ciudad Valles, Mexico
  May 25, 2018 · Preliminary · 1 fatal · XB-OSS
• Bell 47G at Libourne, France
  Apr 5, 2018 · Preliminary · 2 fatal · FGGLB
• Bell 47G — Fuel exhaustion at Pixley, CA
  Feb 28, 2018 · Final · 1 serious · N7800S
• Bell 47G — Low altitude operation/event at Llano Bonito de Pococí, Costa Rica
  Sep 18, 2017 · Preliminary · 1 fatal · TI-BGH
• Bell 47G 5 — Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) at SNS (Salinas, CA)
  Sep 17, 2017 · Final · 1 minor · N3285T
• Bell 47G — Fuel exhaustion at St Marys, PA
  Aug 20, 2017 · Final · None · N9526
• Bell 47G 3B — Loss of control in flight at Toterville, IA
  Jul 24, 2017 · Final · None · N47AH
• Bell 47D1 — Part(s) separation from AC at Big Lake, MN
  Jul 6, 2017 · Final · None · N153B
• Bell-Tellijohn 47G — Loss of control in flight at Hastings, MN
  Jun 15, 2017 · Final · 1 serious · N90529
• Bell-Carson 47G SUPER C 4 — Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) at PVT (Timmonsville, SC)
  Apr 21, 2017 · Final · 1 fatal · N865Z
• Bell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1 — Fuel starvation at Archer City, TX
  Feb 9, 2017 · Final · 1 serious · N2875F
• Bell 47G 2 — Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail at OSH (Oshkosh, WI)
  Jul 30, 2016 · Final · None · N975BH
• Bell 47G 5 — Miscellaneous/other at Laureles, TX
  Jun 9, 2016 · Final · 1 minor · N6203N
• Bell 47G — Loss of control in flight at Hastings, MN
  Jun 8, 2016 · Final · None · N25LB
• Bell 47G 3B 1 — Dynamic rollover at Portia, AR
  May 13, 2016 · Final · 1 fatal · N48316
• Bell 47G 5 — Loss of control in flight at San Ardo, CA
  Apr 29, 2016 · Final · 1 minor · N6288N
• Bell 47G-2A — Loss of control in flight at Los Fresnos, TX
  Apr 21, 2016 · Final · 1 serious · N64702
• Bell 47D1 — Loss of engine power (partial) at 9D4 (Myerstown, PA)
  Apr 20, 2016 · Final · None · N202CH
• Bell 47 — Miscellaneous/other at Agua Dulce, CA
  Mar 2, 2016 · Final · 1 minor · N568TB
• Bell 47G 3B 1 — Loss of control in flight at CXP (Carson City, NV)
  Feb 13, 2016 · Final · 2 minor · N1181W

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