# Accident 20260430005769A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, Chapmansboro, TN, April 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2026, 02:05 local time
- Place: Chapmansboro, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 36.3408° N, 87.1666° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3408&lon=-87.1666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 (registry code 1181455, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,821 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260430005769A

## Narrative

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

AFTER RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY EVENT, PATIENT WAS LOADED INTO AIRCRAFT WITH AIRCREW PERSONNEL. EMS PERSONNEL LOST CONTROL OF MEDICAL EQIUPMENT (STRETCHER) AND IT ROLLED AFT INTO THE TAIL ROTOR CUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED.

## 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 ERA26LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA194), Apr 30, 2026: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 (N409AE), Chapmansboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the volunteer fire department personnel to properly monitor and secure a stretcher, which resulted in it rolling into the helicopter’s tail rotor.

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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