# NTSB Accident FTW99FA001
> **Bell 407** · 1998-10-05 · VERMILION 331 · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99FA001
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11250
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-05
- **Location:** VERMILION 331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N403PH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft during cruise flight. Factors were the failure of both pilots to use a known safety advisory recommendation and the failure of both operators to implement the recommendation as a company operating procedure.

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