Accident · 2018-01-04

NTSB case CEN18CA072 · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2018-01-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 (N214AM)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Air Methods Corp. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR METHODS CORP

Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the tail rotor drive shaft cover, which resulted in the cover departing the helicopter in flight.

Source: NTSB case CEN18CA072

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Airline transport pilot	Helicopter	63	Class 2 (2017-04-01)	—

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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