# NTSB Accident FTW03FA097
> **Bell 407** · 2003-02-16 · MI 700, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03FA097
- **Event ID:** 20030221X00247
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-02-16
- **Location:** MI 700, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.853055, -96.694725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N407HH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The catastrophic failure of the engine resulting from 1st stage turbine wheel blade failure due to type 1 hot corrosion (sulfidation).  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to brief the passengers on emergency safety equipment (life raft), the pilot's failure to deploy the skid-mounted emergency float system during the autorotation, the high wind conditions, and rough sea state.

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