# Accident 20050711017909A: Bell 430, Gulf Of Mexico, US, July 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2005, 09:02 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Airport: Offshore Oil Platform
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AC2A
- Aircraft: N430CV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N430CV-2013-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 430 (registry code 1182150, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,229 total, 246 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050711017909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SHORT FINAL TO THE HELIPORT, THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT A BUMP IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION ONTO THE HELIPORT. THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNTING STUDS BROKE AND THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY ROTATED UPWARDS CUTTING OFF THE VERTICAL FIN. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED IF THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK AN OBJECT ON LANDING.

## 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 DFW05LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA180), Jul 11, 2005: Bell 430 (N430CV), Gulf of Mexico, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter's tail rotor blade's contact with an unknown object during landing.

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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