Bell 206B N27UK accident near Orlando, Florida, June 5, 2023
Bell 206B, registration N27UK, was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida on June 5, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA269 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight after departing the Orlando/Executive area (KORL), reaching a maximum of 300 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:45 UTC, at 300 ft and 64 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 1 km from Orlando/Executive (KORL).
The nearest weather report, from KORL (1 km away), showed wind 60° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 206B Jet Ranger II registered in United States (Mode S A2A5EF).
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
- June 5, 2023
- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N27UK
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA269 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Orlando/Executive (KORL)
- Nearest airport
- Orlando/Executive (KORL)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:45 UTC, 300 ft, 64 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA269; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.