Bell 222 N222EX accident near Huntington Beach, California, October 11, 2025
Bell 222, registration N222EX, was involved in an accident near Huntington Beach, California on October 11, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case CEN26FA015 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight after departing the San Bernardino Intl area (KSBD), reaching a maximum of 2,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:00 UTC, at 200 ft and 18 knots, descending at 2,304 feet per minute, about 12 km from Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA).
The nearest weather report, from KSNA (12 km away), showed wind 200° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 222 registered in United States (Mode S A1E8E9).
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
- October 11, 2025
- Location
- Huntington Beach, California
- Aircraft
- Bell 222
- Registration
- N222EX
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN26FA015 (In work)
- Departure area
- San Bernardino Intl (KSBD)
- Nearest airport
- Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA)
- Recorded flight
- 33 min, max 2,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:00 UTC, 200 ft, 18 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN26FA015; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.