Accident: Bell 407
Dec 11, 2015 · McFarland, CA
NTSB numberWPR16FA037Event id20151211X13514
- 4
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control and collision with terrain while attempting a course reversal after inadvertently entering an area of reduced visibility weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience with night time operations.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell 407
- Registration
- N408FC
- Year built
- 2000
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute Loss of control in flight
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.
- Shafter Airport - Minter Field (MIT)12 nm (22 km) south-west
- Meadows Field (BFL)14 nm (27 km) south
- Bakersfield International Airport (KL45)21 nm (39 km) south
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