Robinson Helicopter R44 II N441PD accident near Port Allen, Louisiana, March 26, 2023
Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration N441PD, was involved in an accident near Port Allen, Louisiana on March 26, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case CEN23FA142 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight after departing the Baton Rouge/Ryan Fld area (KBTR), reaching a maximum of 1,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 07:37 UTC, at 1,200 ft and 59 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 18 km from Baton Rouge/Ryan Fld (KBTR).
The nearest weather report, from KBTR (18 km away), showed wind 180° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 900 ft (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 Raven II registered in United States (Mode S A54F9D).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- March 26, 2023
- Location
- Port Allen, Louisiana
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Registration
- N441PD
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN23FA142 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Baton Rouge/Ryan Fld (KBTR)
- Nearest airport
- Baton Rouge/Ryan Fld (KBTR)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 1,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 07:37 UTC, 1,200 ft, 59 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23FA142; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.