# NTSB Accident CEN22LA078
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407** · 2021-12-14 · Bridgeport, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22LA078
- **Event ID:** 20211216104415
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-12-14
- **Location:** Bridgeport, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.1739, -97.8284
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N862YB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor RPM during an autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper placement of the throttle during the initial practice power-on recovery autorotation.

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