Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 530FF N530JR accident near Liberty Hill, Texas, August 31, 2023
Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 530FF, registration N530JR, was involved in an accident near Liberty Hill, Texas on August 31, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA389 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 15 minutes of the flight after departing the Georgetown Muni area (KGTU), reaching a maximum of 1,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:58 UTC, on the ground, about 19 km from Lago Vista/Allen Arpt (KRYW).
The nearest weather report, from KRYW (19 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a MD Helicopters 369 FF registered in United States (Mode S A6B145).
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
- August 31, 2023
- Location
- Liberty Hill, Texas
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 530FF
- Registration
- N530JR
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA389 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Georgetown Muni (KGTU)
- Nearest airport
- Lago Vista/Allen Arpt (KRYW)
- Recorded flight
- 15 min, max 1,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 12:58 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
- Beech A35 N577B, Skidmore, Texas, October 7, 2025
- Cessna 340 N269WT, Klein, Texas, September 28, 2025
- Piper PA46 N388TW, Henderson, Texas, September 25, 2025
- Robinson Helicopter R44 N831VA, Decatur, Texas, September 19, 2025
- Bell 407 N407WA, Decatur, Texas, September 15, 2025
- Cessna 560 N560RT, Dallas, Texas, September 6, 2025
Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA389; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.