# Accident 20070221001619A: Bell 445, Mansfield, TX, February 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2007, 14:45 local time
- Place: Mansfield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5744° N, 97.1194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5744&lon=-97.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445HR-2008-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 445 (registry code 05621DD, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell HTS-900 series (registry code 33812, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-hts-900-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 445
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070221001619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 21, 2007 AT 1445 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON AIRCRAFT (HELICOPTER), N445HR, OWNED AND OPERATED BY BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT AUTOROTATION AND LANDING, AFTER AN UNSCHEDULED ENGINE FLAMEOUT, WHILE ENROUTE ON A VFR TEST FLIGHT WITH VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THE HELICOPTER'S SKID GEAR SEPARATED ON TOUCHDOWN, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CREW WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE MULTI-ENGINE, SINGLE-ENGINE LAND, ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER, AIRPLANE AND HELICOPTER INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE SECOND PILOT, OBSERVER, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE, SINGLE-ENGINE LAND, ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER, AIRPLANE AND HELICOPTER INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CST.

## 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 DFW07CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA066), Feb 21, 2007: Bell ARH-70 Exp. (N445HR), Mansfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to blockage in a fuel system check valve which was the result of the improper assembly of fuel boost pump by company maintenance personnel.

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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