Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 N9TV accident near Bethany, Oklahoma, April 30, 2025
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, registration N9TV, was involved in an accident near Bethany, Oklahoma on April 30, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25LA167 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight after departing the Norman/Univ Oklahoma Arpt area (KOUN), reaching a maximum of 2,325 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:50 UTC, at 1,825 ft and 86 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 1 km from Oklahoma City/Wiley Post Arpt (KPWA).
The nearest weather report, from KPWA (1 km away), showed wind 340° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,600 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 407 registered in United States (Mode S AC6C37).
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
- April 30, 2025
- Location
- Bethany, Oklahoma
- Aircraft
- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505
- Registration
- N9TV
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA167 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Norman/Univ Oklahoma Arpt (KOUN)
- Nearest airport
- Oklahoma City/Wiley Post Arpt (KPWA)
- Recorded flight
- 22 min, max 2,325 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:50 UTC, 1,825 ft, 86 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA167; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.