Accident: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
Jun 4, 2022 · Fairfield, NJ
NTSB numberERA22FA257Event id20220604105184
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure the tail rotor crosshead drive plate and the failure of maintenance personnel, the maintenance pilot, and the accident pilot to detect the error, which led to the helicopter’s loss of tail rotor antitorque. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to maintain the helicopter’s airspeed at or above effective translational lift and perform a run-on landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
- Registration
- N98ZA
- Year built
- 2015
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Essex County Airport (CDW)0 nm (1 km) south-west
- Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU)8 nm (15 km) south-west
- Teterboro Airport (TEB)10 nm (18 km) east
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