# Accident 20111213028699A: Bell 407, Rock Springs, WY, December 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2011, 16:20 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6578° N, 109.2700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6578&lon=-109.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8067Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111213028699A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 13, 2011, AT 16:20 MST, N8067Z, A BELL/TEXTRON MODEL BHT 407, HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LOW LEVEL MANUEVERING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR ROCK SPRINGS, WY.  THE FIVE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. VMC WEATHER CONTIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 WPR12LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA065), Dec 13, 2011: Bell 407 (N8067Z), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unauthorized operation of the helicopter by a non-certificated and unqualified individual who failed to maintain helicopter control.

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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