Accident: Bell 407
Feb 27, 2017 · Chauvin, LA
NTSB numberCEN17FA112Event id20170228X30735
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude resulting in a collision with water for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell 407
- Registration
- N1371
- Year built
- 1997
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Houma Terrebonne Airport (HUM)8 nm (16 km) north-west
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