Robinson Helicopter R44 II N521LS accident near Miami, Florida, February 1, 2024
Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration N521LS, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida on February 1, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA118 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight after departing the Hollywood/North Perry Arpt area (KHWO), reaching a maximum of 400 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:18 UTC, at 300 ft and 107 knots, climbing at 64 feet per minute, about 14 km from Hollywood/North Perry Arpt (KHWO).
The nearest weather report, from KHWO (14 km away), showed wind 60° at 4 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 A68DB0).
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
- February 1, 2024
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Registration
- N521LS
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA118 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Hollywood/North Perry Arpt (KHWO)
- Nearest airport
- Hollywood/North Perry Arpt (KHWO)
- Recorded flight
- 4 min, max 400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:18 UTC, 300 ft, 107 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA118; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.