# Accident 20140911016599A: Bell 407, Moab, UT, September 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2014, 11:09 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MINA
- Location: 38.4597° N, 109.6353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4597&lon=-109.6353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140911016599A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON A ROCKY HILLSIDE PILOT INADVERTENTLY PITCHED DOWN (POSSIBLY CAUSED BY CATCHING TOE OF SKID ON A ROCK) AND STRUCK A LARGE BOULDER WITH THE MAIN ROTOR.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT REACT VIOLENTLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO ROLL DOWN THE HILLSIDE INJURING THE PILOT AND ONE BYSTANDER.

## 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 WPR14CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA373), Sep 11, 2014: Bell 407 (N142MA), Moab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure adequate clearance from terrain while landing on sloped terrain.

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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