# NTSB Accident DEN08MA116
> **BELL 407** · 2008-06-29 · Flagstaff, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08MA116
- **Event ID:** 20080715X01051
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-29
- **Location:** Flagstaff, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.200832, -111.634162
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 7
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N407GA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Both helicopter pilots’ failure to see and avoid the other helicopter on approach to the helipad. Contributing to the accident were the failure of N407GA’s pilot to follow flight arrival route guidelines, and the failure of N407MJ’s pilot to follow communications guidelines requiring him to report his position within a minimum of 5 miles from the helipad.

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