20250826011589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell Textron Canada 407 · Lincoln, MT · August 26, 2025

Date
August 26, 2025 · 01:00 local
Place
Lincoln, MT
Airport
Lincoln
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
8LFA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N38AJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA260
Reported as
Bell Textron Canada 407
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,345 total63 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During aided landing after sunset, acft descended on lz and contacted a sign not seen by pilot or crewmembers. Acft rotor struck the sign forcing acft to the ground causing a rollover

As the FAA filed it

DURING AIDED LANDING AFTER SUNSET, ACFT DESCENDED ON LZ AND CONTACTED A SIGN NOT SEEN BY PILOT OR CREWMEMBERS. ACFT ROTOR STRUCK THE SIGN FORCING ACFT TO THE GROUND CAUSING A ROLLOVER

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.