Incident report
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 crash near Livermore, California, United States
serious2022-05-11
Summary
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.
Incident details
Date
2022-05-11
Location
Livermore, California, United States
Aircraft
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
Operator
Guardian Helicopters
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗37.6994, -121.7085
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries2
SourceNTSB CAROL
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