# Incident 20170716011809I: Bell 407, Dubois, WY, July 16, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dubois, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JAPA
- Location: 43.5461° N, 109.6480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubois, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5461&lon=-109.6480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407FC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,180 total, 550 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170716011809I

## Narrative

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

WHILE REPOSITIONING THE EMS HELICOPTER DURING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY TO A NEW LANDING ZONE THE HELICOPTER?S TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A ROCK.  THE PILOT CONTINUED TO A NEW LOCATION A FEW FEET AWAY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.  DURING THE FAILED ATTEMPT THE PILOT HAD A GROUND CREW MEMBER ASSISTING AS A GROUND GUIDE.  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR, TAIL BOOM, HORIZONTAL ELEVATOR, MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL ROTOR AND MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOXES.

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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