Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 155 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 airframes on record (built 1992–2018), 103 currently registered. 8 have one or more NTSB accident records (8 records total). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 accidents
The inflight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid while en route, which resulted in a midair collision.
The ground crew’s failure to secure the backpack at the landing zone (LZ), that resulted in the tail rotor impacting the backpack during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate selection of an area at the LZ, the lack of awareness of the backpack at the LZ, and the absence of communication between the pilot and the ground crew during the landing.
The pilot's failure to compensate for adverse wind on final approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and aircraft control.
Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the engine’s outer combustion case, which resulted in the failure of the case due to fatigue cracks that initiated on the inside surface of the case and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
Inadvertent contact with wires due to the lack of visual cues regarding their presence and the low angle of the sun, which was directly in the takeoff path.
The failure of the tail rotor driveshaft and coupling during engine start due to the mechanic's failure to properly reattach the tail rotor driveshaft and coupling during maintenance.