# Incident 20020629021249I: Bell 407, Galveston, TX, June 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2002
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020629021249I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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