Helicopter Accidents

US Army Aviation accidents

Bell 206 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
unknown	oh-58a	40838	N258LE : Collier County Sheriffs Office at Naples, FL from Jun96; w/o unk, "destroyed" by Aug98
unknown	oh-58a	40863	N557CP : Columbus Police (CPD) from Mar95; w/o unk; canc May00 as destroyed
unknown	oh-58a	40934	N558CP : Columbus Police (CPD) Apr95; w/o unk; canc Jan00 as destroyed
unknown	oh-58a	42110	N997SD : Riverside County Sheriffs Department (RCSD) from Oct95; canc 17jan97 as w/o
1970	oh-58a	40063	68-16749 : US Army; 01dec70 w/o
1970	oh-58a	40117	68-16803 : US Army; 04dec70 w/o
1971	oh-58a	40300	68-16986 : US Army; 15mar71 w/o
1971	oh-58a	40332	69-16111 : w/o 1971 in Vietnam. Her nick name was Triple Penny
1973	oh-58a	40471	69-16250 : US Army; 11aug73 w/o
1974	oh-58a	40238	68-16924 : w/o 11feb74
1977	oh-58a	41496	71-20635 : w/o 06may77 asg 82nd AVN
1978	oh-58a	40516	69-16295 : w/o at Grafenwoehr, Germany
1978	oh-58a	40531	69-16310 : w/o 03mar78 Co B 25th CAB
1980	oh-58a	40418	69-16197 : w/o crashed on a flight from Ft. Bragg, NC killing a Army friend of mine Lt. Duane Castro. Remember this like it was yesterday. I flew this aircraft the day before. Should have never happen. Very sad for our company and myself
1983	oh-58a	41060	70-15509 : US Army; w/o 20may83
1984	oh-58a	40258	68-16944 : w/o 25sep84 involved in a Class A accident and destroyed beyond repair
1984	oh-58a	41082	70-15531 : w/o 20jan84, crash
1985	oh-58a	40145	68-16831 : w/o 26mar85 25th Infantry Division
1986	oh-58a	41793	72-21127 : asg Delta Company 4th Combat Aviation Battalion. D/4 CAB; A/C was reportedly flying NOE back to Butts AAF and struck a tree and crashed at approx 0840 hours about 12 mi S of Ft Carson after supporting division artillery
1986	oh-58a	41970	72-21304 : w/o 17jan86 asg 11 ACR, Germany. Mid air collision with Cobra during Reforger 86
1989	oh-58a	40617	70-15066 : US Army; w/o at Fort Irwin, AZ
1990	oh-58d	43006	83-24129 : w/o near air base Dharan
1991	oh-58a	40067	68-16753 : 04apr91 type:OH-58C w/o
1992	oh-58a	41548	71-20687 : US Army; 23oct92 w/o
1992	oh-58d	43007	83-24130 : US Army cnvt. from ex OH-58A 69-16317; 21mar92 w/o
1993	oh-58c	41465	71-20604 : US Army; w/o ; 24mar95 pictured at El Mirage, CA
1994	oh-58a	40877	70-15326 : w/o 25jan94, Fort Hood, TX
1997	oh-58a	40445	69-16224 : Aircraft destroyed in Dynamic Rollover Incident in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Class B mishap, beyond repair
1997	oh-58a	41110	N912AU : Knox County Sheriffs Department at Knoxville, TN from Jun97; w/o unk; canc 02jan98
1997	oh-58a	41450	N919AU : Knox County Sheriffs Depart at Knoxville, TN from Jun97; w/o unk; canc 02jan98
1998	oh-58d	43296	92-00582 : US Army type:OH-58D(I) 92-0582; cnvt. from ex OH-58A 72-21061; 11dec98 w/o
1998	oh-58d	48625	96-0017 : US Army 96-00017; 17mar98 w/o
1999	oh-58a	40674	N911RN : Huntington Beach Police Department (HPPD), Huntington Park, CA from Sep98; w/o 06nov99 at La Puente, CA. Airframe 3,550 hs; canc Jan00
1999	oh-58d	48621	96-0013 : US Army 96-00013; 26may99 w/o
2000	oh-58a	40093	N913SP : Georgia State Police GSP; w/o 20jun00 crash at Rome, Georgia
2000	oh-58a	42029	N901SF : SFPD ex 72-21363 from Jan97 to w/o 11Jan00
2001	oh-58a	40896	N91335 : Registered N91335 by Jan 2000; w/o 12 Apr 2001 (on Mosquito control flight ?) at Panama City Beach, FL
2001	oh-58a	41855	N911DB : Polk County Sheriff Office (PCSO) from Nov95; w/o 22oct01 at Bartow, FL. 2 fatalities
2003	oh-58d	48648	96-0040 : US Army 96-00040; 25nov03 w/o
2004	oh-58d	43237	90-00370 : w/o 02jan04 asg Troop D 1-17th CAV shot down near Fallujah, Iraq; Pilot Cpt Kimberly Hampton became the first American female military pilot to be shot down and killed as a result of hostile fire
2004	oh-58d	43400	96-0125 : US Army 96-00125; 25feb04 w/o
2004	oh-58d	43404	97-0124 : US Army 97-00124, OH-58D(R) type; w/o 25feb04 asg 4-3rd ACR hit wires west of Baghdad, Iraq
2004	oh-58d	48623	96-0015 : US Army 96-00015; 08aug04 w/o
2004	oh-58d	48641	96-0033 : US Army 96-00033; 16dec04 w/o
2008	oh-58a	40381	69-16160 : US Army OH-58C; loaned to US Navy Test Pilot School (USNTPS); w/o 20Oct08; 25Feb09 Stricken
2009	oh-58a	40918	70-15367 : Went to Ft Bragg as a downed aircraft trainer. Good Scooter, great bird!
2009	oh-58a	41626	N911AF : Marion County Sheriff Dept at Ocala, FL from Jan95; w/o substantially damaged following a hard landing at Ocala International Airport (OCF) Florida; canc Jun10
2009	oh-58d	48637	96-0029 : US Army 96-00029; 27may09 w/o
2009	oh-58d	48649	96-0041 : US Army 96-00041; 08nov09 w/o
2010	oh-58a	40419	N9286U : 1997 new private; 02feb10 w/o
2011	oh-58a	40043	: 18mar16 GSA sold to Stephen Ratliff USMC Ret., Huntsville, AL. wolf
2011	oh-58a	41251	N911SL : Feb/Mar 2015 pictured for sale as salvage airframe on GSA Auctions
2011	oh-58d	43239	90-00372 : US Army OH-58D(I) 90-0372; w/o 12dec11
2011	oh-58d	43405	97-00125 : US Army OH-58D(R) 97-0125; w/o 12dec11
2012	oh-58a	40703	N911FA : Pasadena Police, at Hansen Dam Park
2012	oh-58a	42030	N96BM : Pasadena Police Department from Jul97; w/o 17nov12 collided with N911FA at Yucca Lane helipad, Altadena, CA
2013	oh-58a	40494	N911RN : Arrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A+ type; Morris Equipment at Yuma, AZ from Oct08; w/o 04may13 crash during crop-dusting duties
2013	oh-58a	41217	N911PT : w/o 08jan13 impacted terrain during agricultural spraying/crop-dusting near Highway 41 and Harlan Avenue east of Riverdale, CA, no fatal
2013	oh-58a	42003	N337PW : Feb15 being sold as salvage on GSA auction website
2014	oh-58a	40683	EN-1905 : w/o 10oct14 near Pedernales
2014	oh-58a	41601	N650MH : w/o 30may14 helicopter crashed in Whitefield Maine 1 mile from home base
2016	oh-58a	41257	N139RD : Helicopter Applicators Inc at Gettysburg, PA from Mar14; w/o 01nov16 during agricultural ops at Moore County, NC
2016	oh-58a	42098	N588MP : Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical Inc at Ulysses, KS from Jun03; w/o 10jul16 impacted farm field terrain during an agricultural aerial application flight in Maricopa County, AZ
2017	oh-58a	41228	N993YC : Klinkborg Aerial Spraying & Seeding Inc at Parkersburg, IA from Jul12; w/o 07may17 hit powerlines during agricultural work at Foster Pond, Bluff Precinct, Monroe County, IL
2017	th-67a	5271	N911GE : Marion County Sheriff at Ocala, FL from Dec15; w/o 02may17 pictured during firefighting near Fort McCoy, Marion Cty, FL
2018	oh-58a	40186	N942SC : Spalding County Sheriffs Office from Sep05; w/o 29jan18 at Zebulon, Pike County, GA
2018	oh-58a	40935	N303HP : North Carolina State Highway Patrol; w/o 19jun18 on takeoff from training facility in Raleigh, NC
2018	th-67a	5270	N54331 : w/o 16aug18 11am during maintenance check. One retired officer/ senior pilot is seriously injured; pictured (pic2) (pic3) and video
2019	oh-58a	41316	N109PD : damaged tail-boom after hard landing NW North Omaha Airport, Omaha, pictured; not repaired, wfu
2020	oh-58a	41527	N183MP : w/o Livingston, Columbia County, NY
2020	oh-58d		327 : w/o crashed into sea near Šibenik. 2 fatalities
2021	oh-58a	41107	N176SJ : w/o impact farm field terrain during aerial application flight near Ulysses, Kearny County, KS
2022	oh-58a	41930	N132HD : w/o 27jul22 hit powerlines during agricultural work in Bloomsburg, PA. no fatalities
2022	oh-58a	42178	N281SP : w/o 26apr22 twice in a day. Lake Apopka, FL