Accident: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505
Aug 27, 2025 · Fort Worth, TX
NTSB numberCEN25LA381Event id20250916201009
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The manufacturer flight instructor’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and a proper descent rate during a demonstrated hover out of ground effect (HOGE) autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer flight instructor’s failure to perform corrective action during the HOGE autorotation with a power recovery in a timely manner.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505
- Registration
- N505GR
- Year built
- 2017
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Autorotation Hard landing
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (KGPM)8 nm (15 km) south-east
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)8 nm (15 km) north-east
- Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW)11 nm (20 km) west
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