Robinson Helicopter R44 N141CD accident near Rowlett, Texas, October 26, 2023
Robinson Helicopter R44, registration N141CD, operated by Sky Helicopters Inc, was involved in an accident near Rowlett, Texas on October 26, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case CEN24LA027 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight after departing the Dallas/Love Fld area (KDAL), reaching a maximum of 1,625 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:50 UTC, at 675 ft and 60 knots, descending at 1,600 feet per minute, about 12 km from Rockwall Muni (KF46).
The nearest weather report, from KF46 (12 km away), showed wind 190° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,100 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 registered in United States (Mode S A0A69D).
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 26, 2023
- Location
- Rowlett, Texas
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44
- Registration
- N141CD
- Operator
- Sky Helicopters Inc
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA027 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Dallas/Love Fld (KDAL)
- Nearest airport
- Rockwall Muni (KF46)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 1,625 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:50 UTC, 675 ft, 60 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA027; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.