# NTSB Accident ERA24LA045
> **BELL 407** · 2023-11-16 · Chesterfield, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA045
- **Event ID:** 20231122193413
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-11-16
- **Location:** Chesterfield, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.4, -77.516667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N26VA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A hard landing, which resulted in a main rotor strike of the left vertical stablizer.

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