# Accident 20031220032349A: Bell 407, Morehead, KY, December 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2003, 21:30 local time
- Place: Morehead, KY
- Airport: Morehead Rowan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 38.1967° N, 83.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1967&lon=-83.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,855 total, 21 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220032349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MEDAVAC HELICOPTER HIT A STAND PIPE IN MOREHEAD, KY IN A RV PARK CAMP SITE. PILOT STATED THAT THEY HAD USED THE FIELD IN THE PAST AND THE OWNER OF THE RV PARK HAD RECENTLY INSTALLED THE PIPE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR AND TO THE TAIL BOOM. PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR TO THE OTHER TWO CREW MEMBERS. THE HELICOPTER WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BELL SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION (BHT-407-MM-1) HELICOPTER WAS THEN SIGNED OFF BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THEN THE HELICOPTER WAS FLOWN TO LEXINGTON, KY AIRPORT WHERE THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC04CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA049), Dec 21, 2003: Bell B407 (N508MT), Morehead, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground personnel's failure to identify the hazardous condition. Factors were blowing snow and night conditions.

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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