BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 accident at Bridgeport, TX, 14 Dec 2021

On December 14, 2021, a BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 operated by OREGON AIRBUS LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Bridgeport, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor RPM during an autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper placement of the throttle during the initial practice power-on recovery autorotation. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.