# Incident 20091109051509I: Bell 407, Brighton, CO, November 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2009, 20:38 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912GX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYCE 250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,104 total, 181 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091109051509I

## Narrative

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

BELL 407, N912GX, S/N53785 OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT  AND DECIDED TO LAND. UPON APPROACH, THE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 20-30 FT AGL AND AT 10 FT AGL. ENGINE QUIT. PILOT LANDED THE HELICOPTER SUCCESSFULLY AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

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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