# Accident 20120215002739A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Jackson, WY, February 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2012, 14:05 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7261° N, 110.1997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7261&lon=-110.1997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407HL-2012-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,250 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12GA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12GA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120215002739A

## Narrative

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

02/15/2012, @1405MST, BELL HELICOPTER, B407, N407HL, WAS DESTROYED DURING A HARD LANDING IN TREES NE OF JACKSON, WY. 3 POB, 1 FATAL, 2 SERIOUS. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 WPR12GA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12GA106), Feb 15, 2012: Bell 407 (N407HL), Moran Junction, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control while hovering at high density altitude, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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