# Incident 20041113031689I: Bell 430, Wayne, MI, November 13, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2004, 05:16 local time
- Place: Wayne, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 42.2769° N, 83.3881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2769&lon=-83.3881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433UM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N433UM-2024-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 430 (registry code 1182150, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 153 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041113031689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE HELICOPTER AT OAK WOOD GENERAL HOSPITAL LOCATED IN WAYNE MI. WHILE LANDING THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE LIGHT POLE. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO ALL 4 MAIN ROTOR BLADES. THERE WAS NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR OR THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N433UM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120429007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120429007099I), Apr 29, 2012: Bell 430 (N433UM), Tecumseh, MI, No damage. The pilot landed the Bell BHT-430 helicopter on a main street in downtown Tecumseh, MI to retrieve an accident victim for transport to the university of…

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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