Robinson Helicopter R44 II N24DF accident near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, August 16, 2025
Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration N24DF, operated by Robinson Helicopter Company, was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, Missouri on August 16, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA326 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 5 minutes of the flight after departing the Cape Girardeau Rgnl area (KCGI), reaching a maximum of 700 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:26 UTC, at 175 ft and 53 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 3 km from Cape Girardeau Rgnl (KCGI).
The nearest weather report, from KCGI (3 km away), showed wind 270° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 II registered in United States (Mode S A22DF7).
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 16, 2025
- Location
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Registration
- N24DF
- Operator
- Robinson Helicopter Company
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA326 (In work)
- Departure area
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl (KCGI)
- Nearest airport
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl (KCGI)
- Recorded flight
- 5 min, max 700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:26 UTC, 175 ft, 53 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA326; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.