Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Bell 407, N113AM, incident occurred on April 18, 2026, near Goodyear, Arizona

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N113AM

- History of Flight:
On April 18, 2026, at about 1521 local time, a Bell 407, N113AM, registered to Air Methods LLC and being operated by TriState CareFlight, was involved in a forced landing in Goodyear, Arizona. The pilot, two cabin crew, and one passenger were not injured.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft reported a tail rotor chip indicator light and landed 8 miles west of the airport." ADS-B data suggests that the helicopter landed in an elementary school.

Figure 1: ADS-B data

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