# FAA incident reports: Bell 407 A list on [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 3 · 126 reports - [Accident 20260429004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260429004799A.md): Bell 407 · Young, AZ · Apr 29, 2026 · N407BB · Substantial damage > Pilot was flying the helicopter, for personal use, was landing in a clearing on a mountain range in Young, AZ. When during the landing sequence he struck a small tree with the tail rotor. He was still about 3-5 feet off the ground, when tail rotor struck, and… - [Accident 20260410004549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260410004549A.md): Bell 407 · Jacksonville, FL · Apr 10, 2026 · N314JP · Substantial damage > While conducting emergency procedures training (practice autorotation’s) with a third-party contractor the pilot flying (pf) entered an autorotation to a hard surfaced runway while under night vision goggles. The aircraft touched down with little forward… - [Accident 20260204001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260204001189A.md): Bell 407 · Flagstaff, AZ · Feb 4, 2026 · N56AZ · Destroyed · 2 fatal > Accident flight On the evening of February 4, 2026, at approximately 10:17 MST (local) a Bell 407 helicopter, registered as [privacy data omitted] and operating under 14 CFR part 91 “public use” was destroyed following a crash and post-crash fire while in… - [Accident 20251215019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251215019049A.md): Bell 407 · Las Vegas, NV · Dec 15, 2025 · N404LL · Substantial damage > 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… - [Accident 20250613015539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250613015539A.md): Bell 407 · Bountiful, UT · Jun 13, 2025 · N407SJ · Substantial damage > Pilot pulled helicopter from hangar on a wheeled platform. The aircraft was placed slightly below the open hangar door. The pilot elected to relocate the aircraft to an alternate location at the airport to take on fuel. During takeoff the main rotor blades… - [Incident 20240818009829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240818009829I.md): Bell 407 · Oakridge, OR · Aug 18, 2024 · N407RL · Minor damage > This incident occured on a civil aircraft, conducting pao for the us forest service, during wildland firefighting water bucket operations. Pilot noticed damage to aircraft during post flight. The damage consisted of the top of lefthand finlet of the… - [Accident 20240802014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240802014069A.md): Bell 407 · Burley, ID · Aug 2, 2024 · N20BH · Substantial damage > At approximately 55 minutes and 110 miles after departure from elko and 38 minutes and 77 miles out from pocatello, the barrier inlet air filter light started to flicker. The barrier filter had just been changed less than a week before, and the PIC thought… - [Incident 20240726011829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240726011829I.md): Bell 407 · Council Hill, OK · Jul 26, 2024 · N793SF · Minor damage > The Bell 407 helicopter was en route, returning to the base location after a patient transfer. During cruise flight at 1900 feet at night under night vision goggles, the aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure. The flight crew reported they saw an… - [Accident 20240711007499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240711007499A.md): Bell 407 · Stanley, ID · Jul 11, 2024 · N21BH · Substantial damage > Bell 407 helicopter was on a firefighting operation when it was attempting to refill the attached bucket with water from bench lake. The wind shifted/sheared and caused the helicopter to descend. The water bucket hit the lake surface, pilot lost control and… - [Accident 20231115019969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231115019969A.md): Bell 407 · Richmond, VA · Nov 15, 2023 · N26VA · Substantial damage > B407 main rotor contacted the left vertical finlet during landing. Aircraft was towed back to the hangar. Delayed notification. On advice from manufacturer engineering, maintenance personnel performed skid deflection check and determined that aircraft had… - [Incident 20230909012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230909012239I.md): Bell 407 · Frankfort, KY · Sep 9, 2023 · N453R · Minor damage > On September 09, 2023, a helicopter operating under FAR part 135 was repositioning in a hover taxi landing at Frankfort regional medical center when it experienced a tail rotor blade strike. The pilot stated that the helicopter would require a 180 degree turn… - [Accident 20230806010812A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806010812A.md): Bell 407 · Cabazon, CA · Aug 6, 2023 · N555AS · Destroyed · 3 fatal > On 08/06/2023 (08/07/2023 UTC) a Bell 407 helicopter and CH-54A helicopter separately departed the cal fire base located in hemet, CA engaged in fire support activities being operated in the vicinity of Cabazon, CA is visual meteorological conditions. Around… - [Incident 20230601005689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230601005689I.md): Bell 407 · Munising, MI · Jun 1, 2023 · N20BH · No damage > On 06/01/2023 at approximately 1825 EDT, a Bell 407 was performing firefighting operations when the aircraft experienced abnormal vibrations. The mechanical abnormality resulted with the pilot jettisoning the “bambi” bucket and performed an emergency landing… - [Incident 20230526009819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230526009819I.md): Bell 407 · Moab, UT · May 26, 2023 · N407TH · Minor damage > May 26, 2023 2145 MDT Near Moab Utah [privacy data omitted] Bell 407 had bird strike on tail boom/tail rotor. 4 Persons on board, no injuries. Aircraft diverted to grand junction Colorado The aircraft was evaluated, here is a list of the damage found: • All… - [Incident 20230101000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230101000019I.md): Bell 407 · Ward, AR · Jan 1, 2023 · N267SF · Minor damage > Ward Arkansas: [privacy data omitted] Bell-407 helicopter s/n 53102. After completing patient drop-off in little rock, helicopter was transitioning back to searcy Arkansas base. At approxamently 1100 ft. just to the west of Ward Arkansas helicopter struck a… - [Accident 20221229018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221229018769A.md): Bell 407 · Galliano, LA · Dec 29, 2022 · N595RL · Destroyed · 4 fatal > Aircraft departing helideck WD106, enroute back to Galliano, crashed back on helideck during take-off. Aircraft subsequently broke apart and fell into the gulf; no surviors found. Helicopter found with passengers and pilot and brought to area in baton rouge… - [Incident 20221120022969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221120022969I.md): Bell BHT-407 · Searcy, AR · Nov 20, 2022 · N184SF · Substantial damage > Searcy Arkansas:[privacy data omitted] Bell-407 helicopter s/n 53087. After completing patient drop-off, helicopter proceeded to Searcy re-fueler pad. Helicopter completed obert and came in for landing on the center of pad. Helicopter then picked back-up to… - [Incident 20221030013419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221030013419I.md): Bell 407 · Rockdale, TX · Oct 30, 2022 · N421PH · Minor damage > [privacy data omitted]Struck power lines while landing at a parking lot for a medical emergency pick up at approximately 10PM on October 31, 2022 in Rockdale Texas. The cut power lines resulted in a transformer explosion and power outage. The pilot had made a… - [Accident 20221026011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221026011179A.md): Bell 407 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · Oct 26, 2022 · N34BM · Substantial damage · 1 fatal > Aircraft departed ship shoal 349(SS349) a manned offshore oil platform at 1631HRS for abbeville airport(iya) with an ETA of 1755HRS. At 1720 company flight following received an overdue aircraft warning after the satellite tracking system was not able to… - [Incident 20221005010129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221005010129I.md): Bell 407 · Grand Junction, CO · Oct 5, 2022 · N407TH · Minor damage > Around 1930 on 5 October 2022, air ambulance helicopter took off from Grand Junction hospital to return to moab utha. A couple minutes after take off, a large flick of ducks flew up from below aircraft. One duck hit the right windscreen, which broke through.… - [Accident 20220904018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220904018929A.md): Bell 407 · Upland, CA · Sep 4, 2022 · N687AM · Substantial damage > At approximately 0800L,[privacy data omitted] single turbo-shaft engine helicopter departed hesperia (L26) to cow canyon saddle lz for a lift mission. The flight mission was transporting supplies and fire fighters between cow canyon saddle (4,300 feet… - [Incident 20220623005149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220623005149I.md): Bell 407 · Seguin, TX · Jun 23, 2022 · N404PH · Minor damage > Aircraft took off and came to a hover. During hover the aircraft drifted back and struck a light pole with the main rotor blades. Aircraft landed with no other damage. - [Accident 20220608008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608008059A.md): Bell 407 · Ocean View, HI · Jun 8, 2022 · N402SH · Substantial damage > Aircraft departed on a part 135 air tour flight from kona airport at approximately 1700L. At approximately 1730 aircraft crashed in lava field near south point on the island of hawai'i. initial inspection of the wreckage revealed the tailboom separated from… - [Accident 20220114001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220114001679A.md): Bell 407 · Houma, LA · Jan 14, 2022 · N167RL · Destroyed · 2 fatal > On January 14, 2022, at approximately 7:54 am local time, a Bell 407 helicopter, with n registration N167RL departed patterson, LA (ptn) operating under part 135 operations for rotor craft leasing company, with stops in mc 194 and Venice la. Pilot in command… - [Incident 20211110020829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211110020829I.md): Bell 407 · Eloy, AZ · Nov 10, 2021 · N619DE · Minor damage > Helicopter was in cruise flight on an estimated heading of 325° and at 2000?MSL (about 450?AGL) indicating 125 KTS of airspeed when it experienced an un-commanded left yaw of the helicopter. Assuming an engine problem, the pilot reduced power to try to… - [Accident 20210925013101A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210925013101A.md): Bell 407 · Patterson, LA · Sep 25, 2021 · N662RL · Substantial damage > Fog in the area caused the windscreen to be in need of clearing. Airman departed with poor visibility through the windscreen. This caused her to unknowingly drift rearward into the rotating blades of another 407 helicopter. The airman completed a successful… - [Accident 20210621008079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210621008079A.md): Bell 407 · Tampa, FL · Jun 21, 2021 · N512TP · Substantial damage > On June 21, 2021, at 2145 EST, N512TP, a 2002 Bell 407[privacy data omitted] was conducting straight in full touchdown auto rotations at Tampa executive airport(vdf - Tampa Florida). The aircraft had a hard landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed… - [Incident 20210513004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210513004009I.md): Bell 407 · Midlothian, TX · May 13, 2021 · N432PH · Minor damage > On may 13, 2021, at approximately 1600 central daylight time, a Bell 407, N432PH, bottom wire strike stuck into the ground in the grassy area along the right side of runway 36 at Mid-Way Regional Airport (kjwy). During a day emergency procedure practice… - [Incident 20201108021819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201108021819I.md): Bell 407 · Loiza, PR · Nov 8, 2020 · N139PD · Minor damage > Helicopter orbiting on VFR conditions and in contact with sju tower 4NM east. During the interview, PIC stated that during hover they experienced what appeared to be a loud flapping noise and stiffness in the cyclic and pedals he continued flying sideways to… - [Incident 20201104015589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201104015589I.md): Bell 407 · Searcy, AR · Nov 4, 2020 · N3191 · Minor damage > 11/04/2020 - While preforming auto rotations for a check ride, the aircraft hit the ground hard from ten feet. One main rotor blade glanced the top of the right vertical fin. No damage to the blade. Minimal damage to the fin. Aircraft skids had minor… - [Accident 20200915021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200915021479A.md): Bell 407 · Fort Worth, TX · Sep 15, 2020 · N489DM · Substantial damage > On 09/15/2020 at 1720 CDT a Bell 407 helicopter suffered a hard landing on taxiway papa at alliance airport in Fort Worth, TX during autorotation training. The instructor pilot took over controls immediately before impact and applied both throttle and… - [Incident 20200606007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200606007869I.md): Bell 407 · Silver City, NM · Jun 6, 2020 · N27HX · Minor damage > On June 6, 2020, a Bell 407 helicopter, N27HX, registered to [privacy data omitted], experienced a wire strike while attempting to land at Mimbres Valley Helispot, Silver City, new Mexico, while On a part 91 smoke jumper crew shuttle flight. Visual… - [Accident 20200122004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200122004599A.md): Bell 407 · Minot, ND · Jan 22, 2020 · N947LH · Substantial damage > Pilot was relocating aircraft from Minot airport to the hospital helipad to load medical equipment and staff for a air ambulance flight. On approach to the helipad pilot pulls up on the collective and aft cyclic to slow aircraft, tail of the helicopter dips… - [Accident 20191225019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191225019869A.md): Bell 407 · Headland, AL · Dec 25, 2019 · N663SF · Substantial damage · 1 fatal > On final approach for landing the pilot of a helicopter air ambulance became unresponsive as reported by the medical flight crew. The aircraft rolled to the left and the main rotor blades contacted the ground. The aircraft settled onto its left side and was… - [Accident 20191207021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191207021249A.md): Bell 407 · Grand Isle, LA · Dec 7, 2019 · N79LP · Destroyed · 2 fatal > December 7, 2019. Helicopter made a 10 minute out call to offshore platform that was the destination. Helicopter never made it to the platform. Operator made phone calls to locate helicopter. All phone calls were no helicopter not here. Operator checked other… - [Incident 20191110018459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191110018459I.md): Bell 407 · Fourchon, LA · Nov 10, 2019 · N496PH · Minor damage > During approach to SS218B, pilot was late in arresting the apparent rate of closure prior to touchdown, resulting in a harder than normal touchdown. Pilot inspected the aircraft for damage and noted the right skid was slightly out of alignment at the rear… - [Incident 20191107016959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191107016959I.md): Bell 407 · Chesterfield, MO · Nov 7, 2019 · N64AE · Minor damage > On November 7th at approximately 8:15PM central time, helicopter N634AE, Bell BHT407-407 operating under part 91 was in level flight approximately 6 NM east of Spirit of st. Louis airport, Chesterfield, MO (ksus) with 3 passengers. He was inbound and cleared… - [Accident 20190310000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190310000529A.md): Bell 407 · Galliano, LA · Mar 10, 2019 · N577AL · Destroyed · 2 fatal > Pilot dispatched out of Galliano, LA(gao) with passenger direct to venice, LA (LS08). After departure pilot climbed to 600FT then started slow decent to 200FT. A commanded left turn was initiated lowering altitude to 150FT last reported. Aircraft contacted… - [Incident 20180211002389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180211002389I.md): Bell 407 · Lancaster, TX · Feb 11, 2018 · N434PH · Minor damage > Helicopter departed heliport (73T) enroute to lnc airport. The purpose of the flight was to conduct emergency procedures training, practicing touchdown auto-rotations in the grass parallel to rwy 31. The pic/instructor was demonstrating an auto-rotation to… - [Incident 20171205022709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171205022709I.md): Bell BHT-407 · Watkins, CO · Dec 5, 2017 · N686AM · Minor damage > On December 5, 2017 at 1437 hours, a Bell helicopter model 407, N686AM, serial number 53160, sustained minor damages, following a hard landing, while performing a routine maintenance check flight autorotation, at Front Range Airport (ftg) in Watkins,… - [Incident 20171105018259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171105018259I.md): Bell 407 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · Nov 5, 2017 · N522RL · Minor damage > Airman was enroute from galliano, LA airport (gao) to an oil rig (MP281) in the Gulf Of Mexico (appx 20 miles east of gao) when he encountered a flock of birds on the right of his aircraft. He veered left to miss them and then turned back to the right. He… - [Incident 20171022020199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171022020199I.md): Bell 407 · Fourchon, LA · Oct 22, 2017 · N422PH · Minor damage > Aircraft departed SS207A to return to SS207D, a satellite platform, to pick up four remaining construction crew members. Pilot initiated an approach to overfly the middle of the crane boom cables, but felt a twang and/or bump as the aircraft approached… - [Accident 20170812011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812011609A.md): Bell 407 · Charlottesville, VA · Aug 12, 2017 · N31VA · Destroyed · 2 fatal > Date: August 14, 2017 Subject: Virginia state trooper helicopter accident in Charlottesville, VA ? On Saturday, August 12, 2017, 2017, about 5:00 p.m. eastern daylight time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N31VA, operated by the Virginia state police (vsp),… - [Incident 20170803016879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803016879I.md): Bell 407 · Midlothian, TX · Aug 3, 2017 · N434PH · Minor damage > Crew was training a stuck pedal maneuver when the main rotor blades contacted the left hand vertical fin. - [Incident 20170716011809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170716011809I.md): Bell 407 · Dubois, WY · Jul 16, 2017 · N407FC · Substantial damage > While repositioning the EMS helicopter during a medical emergency to a new landing zone the helicopter?s tail rotor struck a rock. The pilot continued to a new location a few feet away and landed the aircraft. During the failed attempt the pilot had a ground… - [Accident 20170502005009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170502005009A.md): Bell 407 · Boothville, LA · May 2, 2017 · N457PH · Substantial damage > A Bell 407 helicopter was enroute to an offshore location. At approximately three (3) minutes after takeoff on the first flight of the day, the pilot heard a "pop" which was followed by a vibration he diagnosed as emanating from the tail section of the… - [Accident 20170227007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170227007449A.md): Bell 407 · Chauvin, LA · Feb 27, 2017 · N1371 · Destroyed · 1 fatal > Westwind helicopters reposition flight, from offshore to base in houma, LA (butler aviation.) Company chdo is houston FSDO. Aircraft reported overdue via skyconnect after failing to transmit automated position report: *10:14 - Departed platform message via… - [Accident 20170124007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170124007419A.md): Bell 407 · Fort Worth Tx, TX · Jan 24, 2017 · N6040Y · Substantial damage > During simulated fadec failure the engine and rotor entered into an overspeed condition. PIC pulled up on the collective to try to slow the rotor system causing the aircraft to rapidly climb to 20-30 feet AGL. PIC then rapidly lowered the collective and the… - [Accident 20160929016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160929016039A.md): Bell 407 · Lawton, OK · Sep 29, 2016 · N361SF · Substantial damage > Emergency services (EMS) rotorcraft N361SF, Bell 407, was on the approach segment inbound to comanche county community Hospital?s rooftop heliport (180K) and was forced to make an emergency landing. The pilot was occupying the right seat. The aircraft was… - [Accident 20151210023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151210023319A.md): Bell 407 · Mcfarland, CA · Dec 10, 2015 · N408FC · Destroyed · 4 fatal > On December 10, 2015, at 1908 PDT, N408FC, an EMS Bell 407 helicopter, was involved in a fatal accident when the helicopter impacted with terrain in the vicinity of Mcfarland, CA. The aircraft was enroute from porterville airport (kptv) to the san joaquin… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407/incidents.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('1182206') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.