# Incident 20230101000019I: Bell 407, Ward, AR, January 1, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2023, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ward, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2VKA
- Location: 35.0138° N, 91.9577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ward, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0138&lon=-91.9577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N267SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N267SF) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,315 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230101000019I

## Narrative

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

WARD ARKANSAS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BELL-407 HELICOPTER S/N 53102. AFTER COMPLETING PATIENT DROP-OFF IN LITTLE ROCK, HELICOPTER WAS TRANSITIONING BACK TO SEARCY ARKANSAS BASE. AT APPROXAMENTLY 1100 FT. JUST TO THE WEST OF WARD ARKANSAS HELICOPTER STRUCK A MALLARD DUCK. WITH AN OPEN FIELD JUST BELOW PILOT COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH NO INJURYS.

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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