Bell 205A-1 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
There are 188 Bell 205A-1 airframes on record (built 1968–1981), 56 currently registered. 2 have one or more NTSB accident records (2 records total). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.
188
Airframes
56
Registered
1968–1981
Years
2
NTSB records
Recent Bell 205A-1 accidents
The helicopter’s encounter with downdrafts during a low-altitude hovering maneuver while dipping for water.
The pilot's inability to adequately execute an emergency autorotation due to the flight's low altitude during external load operations, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was a torsionally overstressed tachometer shaft, which sent erroneous engine rpm readings to the cockpit.