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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Hickory, KY · July 11, 2016

Date: July 11, 2016 · 11:23 local
Place: Hickory, KY
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N427TV
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16FA248
Reported as: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,300 total

N427TVRegistration cancelled Aug 16, 2018 · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407S/N 54106 · Built 2012 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C47BTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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On 07/11/2016 at approximately 11:23 am CDT according to witnesses aircraft N427TV approached the tva facility yard from the south and was landing in the cleared area of the tva storage yard. Witness stated ?everything sounded and looked normal and then at approximately 100 feet above the ground the pitch in the rotor dramatically changed and the helicopter suddenly tilted right and impacted the ground on its right side." The pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/11/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:23 AM CDT ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AIRCRAFT N427TV APPROACHED THE TVA FACILITY YARD FROM THE SOUTH AND WAS LANDING IN THE CLEARED AREA OF THE TVA STORAGE YARD. WITNESS STATED ?EVERYTHING SOUNDED AND LOOKED NORMAL AND THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE PITCH IN THE ROTOR DRAMATICALLY CHANGED AND THE HELICOPTER SUDDENLY TILTED RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS RIGHT SIDE." THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA16FA248Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHickory, KYCompany maintenance personnel's inappropriate removal without replacement of the safety wires on the collective lever pin screws during a recent maintenance inspection, which resulted in the screws backing out and led to a loss of collective control in flight.Jul 11, 2016 · Substantial damage