Bell 407, N862YB: Accident occurred December 14, 2021 at Bridgeport Municipal Airport (KXBP), Wise County, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; North Texas

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket

Oregon Airbus LLC 

https://registry.faa.gov/N862YB

Location: Bridgeport, Texas

Accident Number: CEN22LA078

Date and Time: December 14, 2021, 13:50 Local

Registration: N862YB

Aircraft: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 

Injuries: 2 None

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA

Registration: N862YB

Model/Series: 407

Aircraft Category: Helicopter

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: 1 None 

Aircraft Fire: None

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Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 2 None 

Latitude, Longitude: 33.2101,97.7548 (est)