Accident · 2025-09-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-09-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- BELL 407 (N407WA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Med-Trans Corporation Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MED-TRANS CORP
Probable cause
The instructor candidate’s erroneous operation of the throttle during an autorotation from altitude with power recovery, which resulted in a hard landing.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA380Flight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Commercial / Military | Airplane / Helicopter | 51 | Class 2 (2024-11-26) | 3,690 total · 400 in this make/model · 2,490 as PIC · 21 last 90 days |
| Pilot | Flight instructor / Commercial / Military | Helicopter | 49 | Class 2 (2024-12-05) | 21,331 total · 6 in this make/model · 2,151 as PIC |
| Check pilot | Commercial / Military | — | — | — | 3,400 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.