# NTSB Accident CEN10LA078
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407** · 2009-12-25 · Decatur, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10LA078
- **Event ID:** 20091228X85137
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-12-25
- **Location:** Decatur, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.20972, -97.589447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N600CE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the momentary loss of engine power due to snow or ice ingestion.

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