Bell 407 Start-Up & Takeoff (Crashed on Mt. Baldy 09-04-22) Air Ambulance Helicopter N687AM

04-01-2021 Here is a Bell 407 Starting Up & Taking Off Flying for Air Methods. This Bell 407 crashed today on 09-04-2022 The Helicopter Pilot was injured Sunday morning when his aircraft crashed on Mt. Baldy in San Bernardino County, authorities said. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. in the area of Mount Baldy Road and Glendora Ridge Road. The pilot was the only person on the helicopter. Paramedics from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the crash site and treated him at the scene before transporting him to a hospital, the department said. The extent of the pilot’s injuries was not available. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Mt. Baldy rises to an elevation of 4,193-feet in the San Gabriel Mountains. Thank you for Watching & Please Subscribe. Manufacturer Name: BELL FAA Registration No: N687AM MFR Year: 2001 Serial Number: 53497 Operator/Owner: AIR METHODS CORP The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter; a derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger. The 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4. Thank you for watching & please subscribe. Role: Multipurpose utility helicopter National origin: United States/Canada Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter First flight: June 29, 1995 Introduction: 1996 Status: In service Produced: 1995–present Number built: 1,400+ (Dec 2017)[2] Unit cost: US$3.1M million[3] Developed from: Bell 206L LongRanger Variants: Bell ARH-70 Arapaho Developed into: Bell 427 Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout