Nothing but fond memories
I have nothing but very fond memories of flying many models of the Bell 206 series. Many of my generation began our aviation careers in the Jet Ranger. Like many, I began my aviation journey in the TH-57A. Many years later I finished up that journey flying a very nice 206L-4. With a few thousand flight hours spanning most 206 models and many mishap free full touchdown autorotations under my belt, I would have to say from my perspective that it is one of the safest air vehicles ever put in service. This is further substantiated by the shear numbers. Numbers published in a Rotor & Wing article dated Oct 2007 indicated that, at that time, more than 7000 Bell 206 aircraft had been produced. Those aircraft had accumulated more than 55 Million flight hours. One would have to believe that if it is not the safest aircraft, it has to be right there near the top of the list.