Robinson Helicopter R44 N831VA accident near Decatur, Texas, September 19, 2025
Robinson Helicopter R44, registration N831VA, was involved in an accident near Decatur, Texas on September 19, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA389 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 25 minutes of the flight after departing the Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt area (KAFW), reaching a maximum of 1,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:08 UTC, at 800 ft and 8 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 6 km from Decatur Muni (KLUD).
The nearest weather report, from KLUD (6 km away), showed wind 80° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 Raven II registered in United States (Mode S AB5DED).
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 19, 2025
- Location
- Decatur, Texas
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44
- Registration
- N831VA
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA389 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW)
- Nearest airport
- Decatur Muni (KLUD)
- Recorded flight
- 25 min, max 1,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:08 UTC, 800 ft, 8 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA389; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.