Bell 407 N407WA accident near Decatur, Texas, September 15, 2025
Bell 407, registration N407WA, was involved in an accident near Decatur, Texas on September 15, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25LA380 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight after departing the Decatur Muni area (KLUD), reaching a maximum of 2,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:15 UTC, at 1,000 ft and 47 knots, descending at 1,920 feet per minute, about 0 km from Decatur Muni (KLUD).
The nearest weather report, from KLUD (0 km away), showed wind 120° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 407 registered in United States (Mode S A4C897).
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
- September 15, 2025
- Location
- Decatur, Texas
- Aircraft
- Bell 407
- Registration
- N407WA
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA380 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Decatur Muni (KLUD)
- Nearest airport
- Decatur Muni (KLUD)
- Recorded flight
- 4 min, max 2,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:15 UTC, 1,000 ft, 47 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA380; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.