# Accident 19981005028229A: Bell 407, October 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1998, 09:08 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N403PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403PH-1999-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS COLLIDED IN MID AIR WITH N5792H, A TEX AIR HELICOPTER, N403PH HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT HAS MINOR INJ.G (-23) WHILE LEVEL A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1,000 FEET MSL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A MIDAIR COLLISION WITH AN AS-355-F1 HELICOPTER, N5792H.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA001), Oct 5, 1998: Bell 407 (N403PH), Vermilion 331, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft during cruise flight. Factors were the failure of both pilots to use a known safety advisory recommendation and the failure of both…

## Other reports on N403PH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980513040989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513040989I), May 13, 1998: Bell 407 (N403PH), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. (-5)A helicopter experienced the illumination of several caution lights on the caution panel with no notice of yaw or decrease in engine noise. The throttle…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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