# Accident 20250613015539A: Bell 407, Bountiful, UT, June 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2025, 09:00 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Airport: Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8681° N, 111.9275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8681&lon=-111.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce M250 series (registry code 54260, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-m250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC M250 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,170 total, 98 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250613015539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PULLED HELICOPTER FROM HANGAR ON A WHEELED PLATFORM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED SLIGHTLY BELOW THE OPEN HANGAR DOOR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO AN ALTERNATE LOCATION AT THE AIRPORT TO TAKE ON FUEL. DURING TAKEOFF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE OPEN DOOR OF THE HANGAR. CAUSING FAILURE OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND SUBSEQUENT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR25LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA173), Jun 13, 2025: Bell 407 (N407SJ), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to depart with inadequate clearance from a hangar door.

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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