Robinson Helicopter R44 II N128AF accident near Chicago, Illinois, March 10, 2025
Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration N128AF, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois on March 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA116 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 2,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:04 UTC, at 1,900 ft and 88 knots, climbing at 128 feet per minute, about 13 km from Chicago/Midway Intl (KMDW).
The nearest weather report, from KMDW (13 km away), showed wind 220° at 14 knots gusting 22, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 25,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 Raven II registered in United States (Mode S A07170).
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 10, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Registration
- N128AF
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA116 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Chicago/Midway Intl (KMDW)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 2,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:04 UTC, 1,900 ft, 88 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA116; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.