# Incident 20121115026119I: Bell 407, East Of Rivert, WY, November 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2012, 07:15 local time
- Place: East Of Rivert, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JAPA
- Location: 42.8253° N, 107.5906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8253&lon=-107.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7160V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7160V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,650 total, 107 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13IA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121115026119I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/15/12 AT APPROX 0715 LCL, N7160V, A BELL 407, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER CONTACTING ELECTRIC POWER WIRES 30 MILES ESE OF RIVERTON, WYOMING. THREE SOLES ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. DAY VFR 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 WPR13IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13IA059), Nov 15, 2012: Bell 407 (N7160V), Riverton, WY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear power lines while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow company operating…

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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