Accident: Bell 407
Jan 24, 2017 · Fort Worth, TX
NTSB numberCEN17LA188Event id20170518X61152
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to prevent the engine/rotor overspeed condition during the demonstration maneuver and the excessive descent rate during the emergency landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the engine/rotor overspeed condition was the flight instructor's failure to comply with the demonstration procedure.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell 407
- Registration
- N6040Y
- Year built
- 1999
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing Hard landing
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW)4 nm (7 km) south
- Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW)14 nm (26 km) south
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)16 nm (29 km) south-east
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