# Incident 20170803016879I: Bell 407, Midlothian, TX, August 3, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Midway Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VE7A
- Location: 32.4583° N, 96.9125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID-WAY RGNL (JWY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4583&lon=-96.9125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47B (registry code 03109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,970 total, 256 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803016879I

## Narrative

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

CREW WAS TRAINING A STUCK PEDAL MANEUVER WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE LEFT HAND VERTICAL FIN.

## Other reports on N434PH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180211002389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180211002389I), Feb 11, 2018: Bell 407 (N434PH), Lancaster, TX, Minor damage. Helicopter departed heliport (73T) enroute to lnc airport. The purpose of the flight was to conduct emergency procedures training, practicing touchdown…

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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