# Accident 20240329002669A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Moran, KS, March 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2024, 12:15 local time
- Place: Moran, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M3XA
- Location: 37.8500° N, 95.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8500&lon=-95.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910GX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910GX) (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 HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,524 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240329002669A

## Narrative

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

EMS HELICOPTER HAD BEEN DISPATCHED AND WAS ENROUTE VFR TO PICK UP A PATIENT. AIRCRAFT WAS 130 KIAS AT ABOUT 2500 FEET MSL. PILOT SPOTTED 3 BIRDS BUT HAD NO TIME TO AVOID. THE PILOT HEARD THE INPACT AND IMMEDIATELY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A VERTICAL HOP. THE PILOT NOTIFIED DISPATCH THAT HE WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN OPEN PASTURE WAS SELECTED AND A PROPER LANDING WAS EXECUTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.

## 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 CEN24LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA143), Mar 29, 2024: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N910GX), Moran, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with birds while in cruise flight.

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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