# Accident 20040427010949A: Bell 407, Fort Worth, TX, April 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FW8S
- Location: 32.8000° N, 97.1669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8000&lon=-97.1669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407BP) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,200 total, 950 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040427010949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 27, 2004 AT 11:30AM, A BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, MODEL 407, N407BP, OWNED BY TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORP. WAS DAMAGED WHILE CONDUCTING AN AUTOROTATION DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE TAILBOOM FROM UPWARD COMPRESSION. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR STUDENT WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT HOLDS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING. THE TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 10:30 AM LOCAL TIME AT THE BELL HELICOPTER FACILITY IN HURST TEXAS AND TERMINATED AN HOUR LATER AT THE ORIGINATING LOCATION.

## 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 FTW04LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA117), Apr 27, 2004: Bell 407 (N407BP), Hurst, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's excessive flare prior to touchdown during the practice autorotation which resulted in the tailboom stinger striking the ground. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's…

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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