Accident · 2004-04-27

NTSB case FTW04LA117 · Bell 407 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-04-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 407 (N407BP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Bell Training Academy Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Bell Training Academy

Probable cause

The student pilot's excessive flare prior to touchdown during the practice autorotation which resulted in the tailboom stinger striking the ground. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's delay to take remedial action.

Source: NTSB case FTW04LA117

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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

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