# Incident 20080107013559I: Bell 407, Deland, FL, January 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2008, 18:45 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VC9C
- Location: 28.9844° N, 81.2994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9844&lon=-81.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C47B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,120 total, 1,608 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080107013559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A LEFT YAW. HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION AND EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL NIGHT AUTOROTATION. EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OF A TURBINE DISC.

## 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 NYC08LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA077), Jan 7, 2008: Bell 407 (N801DS), DeLand, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of a third stage turbine wheel blade.

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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