Accident: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
May 23, 2023 · Abbeville, LA
NTSB numberCEN23LA199Event id20230523192228
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper helicopter control during autorotation that resulted in an abnormal ground contact which caused the subsequent main rotor strike on the tail boom that severed the tail rotor driveshaft. Contributing to the accident was the main rotor blowback condition, due to the aft tilting of the main rotor disk.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
- Registration
- N451PH
- Year built
- 2012
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Autorotation Hard landing
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA)11 nm (21 km) east
- Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)15 nm (27 km) north
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