Bell 407 N404LL
15 December 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 2025 at about 10:18 local time, a Bell 407 registered N404LL, operated by Air Methods LLC, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 10:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1341, -115.1355
- Aircraft
- Bell 407
- Registration
- N404LL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Methods LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Mojave → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- WPR26LA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
Tail rotor blade impact from an unidentified object at an undetermined time.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aircrew conducted an air medical flight and landed at a hospital, received a patient from the hospital, and flew the patient to a different medical facility. During the post-flight inspection of the helicopter following the second flight, a dent was found in the vertical stabilizer, and a dent was found in one of the tail rotor blades, which was substantial damage. The time and source of the damage was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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