29.3014° N, 94.7978° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 29, 2002
Place
Galveston, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N741PH
Reported as
Bell 407
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The blade on the fm radio antenna broke off in flight and damaged both tail rotor blades and one main rotor blade. The remaining portion of the antenna exhibited signs of fatigue. The source of the fatigue could not be determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE BLADE ON THE FM RADIO ANTENNA BROKE OFF IN FLIGHT AND DAMAGED BOTH TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE ANTENNA EXHIBITED SIGNS OF FATIGUE. THE SOURCE OF THE FATIGUE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.