# Accident 20141221023231A: Bell 430, Miami Gardens, FL, December 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2014, 12:45 local time
- Place: Miami Gardens, FL
- Airport: Dolphin Stadium Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9600° N, 80.2372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9600&lon=-80.2372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 430 (registry code 1182150, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C40B (registry code 54525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c40b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C40B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,530 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141221023231A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVER TAXIING HELICOPTER (N430WH) TO A PARKING PAD THE TAIL ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIP OF AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED HELICOPTER (N155WH).

## 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 ERA15CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA081), Dec 21, 2014: Bell 430 (N430WH), Miami Gardens, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of his helicopter's position relative to a parked helicopter during a pedal turn.

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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