NONE · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 505 · 2025-08-27 · Fort Worth, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN25LA381
Event ID
20250916201009
Type
Accident
Date
2025-08-27
Location
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Coordinates
32.796442, -97.150405
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
Model
505
Registration
N505GR
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.