Accident · 2022-05-11

NTSB case WPR22LA174 · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 2022-05-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 (N999GH)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: GUARDIAN HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Guardian Helicopters

Probable cause

Loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently selecting engine IDLE mode while in flight, which reduced rotor and engine speed to a level that could not sustain flight.

Source: NTSB case WPR22LA174

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	Flight instructor / Commercial	Helicopter	38	Class 2 (2022-03-29)	3,475 total · 175 in this make/model · 3,420 as PIC

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

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