Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 N490AE accident near Mitchell, Indiana, October 17, 2023
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, registration N490AE, operated by Air Evac EMS, was involved in an accident near Mitchell, Indiana on October 17, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA017 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight after departing the Greenwood Muni area (KHFY), reaching a maximum of 1,450 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:22 UTC, at 1,375 ft and 104 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 16 km from Greenwood Muni (KHFY).
The nearest weather report, from KHFY (15 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,700 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 206L Long Ranger IV registered in United States (Mode S A6101D).
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
- October 17, 2023
- Location
- Mitchell, Indiana
- Aircraft
- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4
- Registration
- N490AE
- Operator
- Air Evac EMS
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA017 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Greenwood Muni (KHFY)
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood Muni (KHFY)
- Recorded flight
- 4 min, max 1,450 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:22 UTC, 1,375 ft, 104 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA017; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.