# Accident 20171119019549A: Bell 407, Stuttgart, AR, November 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2017, 20:00 local time
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 34.2844° N, 91.5439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2844&lon=-91.5439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620PA-2019-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119019549A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER IMPACTED BY NUMEROUS WATERFOWL AT NIGHT BREAKING THROUGH PLEXIGLASS ACRYLIC WINDSHIELD AND CHIN BUBBLE.

## 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 CEN18FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA033), Nov 20, 2017: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N620PA), Stuttgart, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control due to bird strikes.

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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