# Incident 20221120022969I: Bell BHT-407, Searcy, AR, November 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2022, 16:00 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2VKA
- Location: 35.2411° N, 91.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searcy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2411&lon=-91.7352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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 BHT-407
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221120022969I

## Narrative

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

SEARCY ARKANSAS:^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BELL-407 HELICOPTER S/N 53087. AFTER COMPLETING PATIENT DROP-OFF, HELICOPTER PROCEEDED TO SEARCY RE-FUELER PAD. HELICOPTER COMPLETED OBERT AND CAME IN FOR LANDING ON THE CENTER OF PAD. HELICOPTER THEN PICKED BACK-UP TO REPOSITION. HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK POWER BOX. NO INJURIES.

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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