# Accident 20251215019049A: Bell 407, Las Vegas, NV, December 15, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2025, 04:10 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Sunrise Medical Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 36.1341° N, 115.1355° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1341&lon=-115.1355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404LL) (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
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251215019049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONDUCTED PREFLIGHT ON RAMP AT LAS VEGAS AIRPORT.  DURING THE PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT FOUND A DENT ON ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE AND ON THE VERTICAL FIN.  PILOT CANCELED THE FLIGHT UNTIL MECHANIC COULD CLASSIFY THE DAMAGE.  THE DAMAGE ON THE TAIL ROTOR WAS FOUND TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR AND CONSTITUTES SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE TAIL ROTOR WAS SENT OUT FOR REPAIR.

## 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 WPR26LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA062), Dec 15, 2025: Bell 407 (N404LL), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Tail rotor blade impact from an unidentified object at an undetermined time.

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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