# Incident 20100614006129I: Bell 407, Fargo, ND, June 14, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2010, 01:00 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N509MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509MT-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100614006129I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE/LOW APPROACH TO HOSPITAL HELIPAD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES OUT THE PILOT WINDSHIELD FAILED LOSING 90% OF THE WINDOW. INVESTIGATION BY COMPANY PERSONNEL REVEALED A DENT IN THE WINDSHIELD METAL TRIM JUST FORWARD OF THE PILOT DOOR. THE DENT WAS ABOUT EYE LEVEL AND APPEARED TO BE PUSHED IN HARD ENOUGH THAT IT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE PLEXIGLAS AND SET UP A STRESS POINT. IT IS SUSPECTED THE DENT WAS CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH ANOTHER A/C DURING HANGAR STORAGE OR DUE TO BEING HIT DURING OTHER GROUND ACTIVITIES OR MAINTENANCE ACTIONS SOMETIME PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING PREFLGIHT. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE SOMETHING WAS STRUCK DURING FLIGHT BUT NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND DURING A THOROUGH INSPECTION FOR ANY TYPE OF FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE SUCH AS HARDWARE OR OTHER UNKNOWNS.

## Other reports on N509MT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120414010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120414010679A), Apr 14, 2012: Bell 407 (N509MT), Aberdeen, SD, Substantial damage. Accident occurred on 4-14-2012, about 0200 CDT (0700Z) near Aberdeen, SD. Pilot had just refueled at the Aberdeen (abr) airport and was ferrying the aircraft…

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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