# Accident 20260819011162A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Carlisle, PA, August 19, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2026, 18:52 local time
- Place: Carlisle, PA
- Airport: Carlisle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1879° N, 77.1741° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1879&lon=-77.1741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260819011162A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING ON NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 28 APPROXIMATELY 150 FROM CENTERLINE HELICOPTER WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A CESSNA 150. SINCE THIS WAS A MID-AIR COLLISION REFERENCE SECOND REPORT NUMBER AEA1326011.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N23330, Cessna 150H: [Accident 20260819011152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260819011152A)

## 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 ERA26FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA309), Aug 19, 2026: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N873ST), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, 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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