Rolled over on landing. Supporting work on radio repeater site on the mountain
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Safety, Two Bears Aviation, US-Montana
Bird strike, windscreen broken, landed without further incident, no injuries
Tags: Air Evac Lifeteam, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Texas
We have a recent report in of an emergency landing at 10.28pm of an EMS helicopter near the junction of New River and Cross Mountain roads in New River, Arizona - northern outskirts of Phoenix. Air Methods operating for "Guardian Air"
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Arizona
Bird strike to side of helicopter very shortly after night take-off
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Med-Trans, Safety, US-Nebraska
Three killed in night time accident north of Ventura - pilot Gene Grell, nurse Shelly Lair-Langenbau and paramedic Russell Piehl. Reports state it was the helicopter based at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa - which our records show to be Bell 407 N445MT (see photos). Post impact fire. Was en route from Mason City to Emmetsburg.
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Fatal, Med-Trans, Safety, US-Iowa
Damaged in emergency landing near Vaishno Devi shrine - remaining mostly undamaged and relatively upright into the trees/shrubs into which it fell. Minor injuries to 7 POB, named as pilot A S Parmar and passengers Anita Puri, Meenakshi, Arun Kumar, Arti Devi, Raj Rani and Chetan Kumar. Sources vary, but most report a technical issue shortly after take-off and the pilot electing to put the helicopter down asap.
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, India, Pawan Hans, Safety
"Guardian One" Helicopter fell off side of ground handling trolley during run up, causing tail to contact the ground
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, King County Sheriff, Law Enforcement, Safety, US-Washington
Force landing after striking power lines. Wire strike system successfully cut cables and helicopter landed safely. This report suggests that the helicopter was flying at 80-100 ft altitude, and thus the crew "were acting outside the scope of their employment and in violation of Federal Aviation Regulations, company operational specifications and policies."
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Classic Lifeguard, EMS, Safety, US-Wyoming
"Hall Medevac 1" made emergency landing after bird strike while en route to pick up patient
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety
Blade delamination caused unusual vibration levels which prompted crew to investigate and then change aircraft before they took off
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Hall Air Ambulance, Safety, US-California
Chin window damaged by patient trolley and helicopter taken out of service until new parts fitted. Life Link III operate five Bell 407s - N404LL through N408LL so presumably one of these was the subject aircraft
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Minnesota
Crashed into lake after contacting zip wire which spans the lake. One drowned (named as Daniel Segundo Martinez), four survived. Helicopter was being used to capture video footage of the lake for use on a television program
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Mexico, Safety
Bird strike
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Halo-Flight, Safety, US-Texas
Night bird strike, cracking search light housing. Landed safely
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Minnesota
State Police Trooper/pilot Trooper Thomas A. Shultz, 41, was injured in a very heavy landing after "he experienced an in-flight mechanical emergency." Photo shows skids splayed out after landing in a wooded area
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, New York State Police, Safety, US-New York
Crashed into lake shortly after take-off around 10.20pm - after dropping off six passengers at helicopter owner's home. Sole occupant pilot was named in local press as Bill R. Starnes, 64 (see obituary)
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Safety, US-Virginia
Damaged skid and had to make emergency landing on mattresses to minimise damage
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, PHI Air Medical, Safety, US-Texas
Helicopter went AOG for unknown reason and was roaded out from field landing. We are 99% sure this was N911KX, although the press photo shows the registration etc all covered up. Compare to this photo of N911KX which is known to be based in Iowa.
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Iowa
Helicopter was fire-bombed while parked on the helipad outside Verde Valley Medical Center. Alleged that a beer bottle filled with fuel was thrown into cockpit - photos show extensive fire damage in that area
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Arizona
Struck trees with main rotor blades while landing
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Maritime Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska
Substantially damaged landing on gravel road around 3am local time after experiencing engine trouble on positioning flight after refuelling. Sole occupant pilot not injured.
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Med-Trans, Safety, US-South Dakota
Emergency landing in fog, killing sole occupant pilot Valeri Maiorov
Tags: Ak Bars Aero, B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Russia, Safety
Cockpit indication led pilot to make emergency landing at night. Aircraft later checked out and cleared to fly
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Iowa
While en route to a medical emergency at Steele, LifeSaver 1 from Birmingham was struck by a goose and landed in the parking lot at Margaret Elementary School.
** NOTE ** Registration is assumed from operator website. The FAA repors code "LSV1" which refers to "LifeSaver 1" and recent photos on the LifeSaver 1 facebook page show N124AM
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Safety, US-Alabama
Precautionary landing
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, EMS, Med-Trans, Safety, US-Tennessee
Emergency landing in wooded area. Helicopter ended up on its skids with its nose against a wall, narrowly missing a convenience store. Pilot and copilot both both injured
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, Palm Beach County Sheriff, Safety, US-Florida
Helicopter struck wires and crashed into the icy waters of the River Volga, killing the pilot. The helicopter was inverted and half under the ice with the pilot (named as Igor Sevbo) trapped inside. Helicopter lifted out by Mil Mi-8 airlift
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Russia, Safety
On February 21, 2012, about 1400 central standard time, a Bell 407 helicopter, XA-JMB, had a loss of engine power and impacted terrain near Loma Bonita, Veracruz, Mexico. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was seriously injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged and was operated by Heliservicio Campeche S.A. de C.V. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The local flight and had departed from Veracruz, Mexico.
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Heliservico Campeche, Mexico, Safety
SAR mission, very heavy landing
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Hillsboro Aviation, Safety, US-Wyoming
Reports coming in of a Nassau County Police Dept helicopter "Helo 5" making an emergency landing at 00.36 local time at Southside Middle School,
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-New York
"fell to the ground from low level" - tail boom severed by main blades, skids collapsed. 5 POB but none were patients.
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Guardian Flight, Safety, US-Wyoming
Tail rotor struck vegetation
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Maritime Helicopters, Safety, US-Alaska
Damaged in hangar prior to being put into service. Fixed wing aircraft manoevred and struck helicopter twice, causing two long scratches, which are reported as "relatively minor" were then covered up using a marker pen. All activity caught on hangar video surveillance. Gadsden Police on the case
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, Safety, US-Alabama
Autorotated into the water and rolled over
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, PHI, Safety, US-Gulf of Mexico
Fatal crash while on geological mission on Nelson Glacier. Aircraft remains found at 5,100ft altitude. Victims later named by RCMP as 35 year old pilot Randy Lambert from Abbotsford, 40 year old Colin Dionne from Powell River and 32 year old Mathieu Lefebvre-Masse from Lund BC
Tags: B407, Bell, Canada, Civil, Fatal, VIH Helicopters
Helicopter ended up on its side in a jungle area. No initial indication as to cause
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, India, SAR Aviation
Helicopter was on electricity line survey when it went down at the crest of the mountain of Puerto Angulo, in a rocky and inaccessible by land vehicle. Locals reported a fire and the authorities later confirmed two fatalities. Foggy weather conditions may have contributed
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, INAER, Spain
Precautionary landing in field. FAA preliminary report quotes registration as "Wings 1" which would be the callsign. Wings Air Rescue operates four Bell 407s (N407WA, N911WA, N511MT and N513MT) and we expect the subject one here to be N407WA but we have not got 100% confirmation on that yet
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Med-Trans, US-Tennessee
The Interior Ministry says six firefighters have died when their helicopter crashed in a remote region in the northeastern province of Aragon as they flew to try and put out a wildfire. The statement says a seventh crew member survived the accident and has been flown to hospital in the city of Teruel. Photos at crash site, and before
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Fatal, INAER, Spain
Reportedly on approach to land and crashed "from 200 ft". Ground completely covered by snow, possible contributory factor
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Poland
AirMed was responding to a rollover on I-84 when the rotor struck a metal pole on the side of the road. The craft raised 10 feet in the air and began tipping on its side before the pilot brought it down hard on both skids, which splayout out.
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, US-Utah
On landing at the hospital, fuel sprayed over the 11 persons in the landing area
Tags: Air Methods, B407, Bell, Civil, US-California
Bird strike through front screen
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Lifeflight Eagle, US-Missouri
Possibility that this was N407MJ not N407MH
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, Classic Lifeguard, US-Arizona
