# Accident 20200122004599A: Bell 407, Minot, ND, January 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CTYA
- Location: 48.2322° N, 101.2933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2322&lon=-101.2933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,458 total, 98 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200122004599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RELOCATING AIRCRAFT FROM MINOT AIRPORT TO THE HOSPITAL HELIPAD TO LOAD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND STAFF FOR A AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT.  ON APPROACH TO THE HELIPAD PILOT PULLS UP ON THE COLLECTIVE AND AFT CYCLIC TO SLOW AIRCRAFT, TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER DIPS BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE HELIPAD AND AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSES OVER THE EDGE OF THE HELIPAD AND SAFETY FENCE THE VERTICAL FIN AND TAIL ROTOR STRIKE THE SAFETY FENCE OUTER SUPPORT AND FENCING.

## 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 CEN20LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA068), Jan 22, 2020: Bell 407 (N947LH), Minot, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from fencing around the landing pad during landing, which resulted in the tail rotor contacting the fence.

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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