# Incident 20061211026119I: Bell 407, Raytown, MO, December 11, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2006, 21:17 local time
- Place: Raytown, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 39.0493° N, 94.4902° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0493&lon=-94.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C47B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 101 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07IA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061211026119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 11, 2006, AT 2217 CST, A BELL 407, N302LE, OPERATED BY CJ SYSTEMS AVIATION GROUP (DBA LIFE FLIGHT EAGLE) AS AN AIR AMBULANCE, EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SCHOOL PARKING LOT NEAR RAYTOWN, MISSOURI. PILOT STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AGL, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND EXPERIENCED A LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION. A RUN-ON EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PARKING LOT OF RAYTOWN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF ROTATING COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE HOT SECTION.

## 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 CHI07IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07IA042), Dec 12, 2006: Bell 407 (N302LE), Raytown, MO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to third stage turbine wheel blade fatigue and subsequent separation, which resulted in an emergency 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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