# NTSB Accident NYC02TA026
> **Bell 407** · 2001-11-12 · Whitley City, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02TA026
- **Event ID:** 20011202X02329
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-12
- **Location:** Whitley City, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.7192, -84.470733
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N11HX
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots decision to operate the helicopter at an airspeed in excess of the maximum demonstrated stable airspeed for the water bucket.  A factor in the accident was the pilot did not follow the published emergency procedure.

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