Accident: Bell 407
Aug 7, 2023 · Cabazon, CA
NTSB numberWPR23FA302Event id20230807192807
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The Skycrane flight crew’s decision to enter the Fire Traffic Area’s 7-nm NOCOM ring at an altitude significantly above their maximum cleared altitude, which resulted in their need for an aggressive descent into congested airspace and subsequent failure to see and avoid the Bell 407.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Bell 407
- Registration
- N555AS
- Year built
- 2004
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Public aircraft
- Defining event
- Enroute Midair collision
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-64E
- Registration
- N4037S
- Year built
- 1975
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Public aircraft
- Defining event
- Enroute Midair collision
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.
- Banning Municipal Airport (BNG)2 nm (4 km) west
- Hemet Ryan Airport (HMT)15 nm (28 km) south-west
- Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)16 nm (29 km) east
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