# Accident 20250826011589A: Bell Textron Canada Ltd 407, Lincoln, MT, August 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2025, 01:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, MT
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 8LFA
- Location: 46.9551° N, 112.6809° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9551&lon=-112.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182215, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TEXTRON CANADA LTD 407
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,345 total, 63 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250826011589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR25LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA260), Aug 26, 2025: Bell Textron Canada 407 (N38AJ), Lincoln, MT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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