# Accident 20040821020899A: Bell 407, Battle Mountain, NV, August 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2004, 23:50 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JL9A
- Location: 40.4525° N, 117.4919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4525&lon=-117.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2YN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2YN-2007-01-23) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 9,022 total, 176 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04MA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04MA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040821020899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EMS HELICOPTER DEPARTED BAM HOSPITAL TRANSPORTING AN INFANT AND MOTHER TO WASHOE MEDICAL CENTER IN RENO NEVADA. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUNTAIN PEAK AT APPROX. 8,600 FEET MSL.

## 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 SEA04MA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04MA167), Aug 22, 2004: Bell 407 (N2YN), Battle Mountain, NV, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper decision to take the direct route over mountainous terrain, the dark night…

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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