Bell 206B N422RH accident near Lakeland, Florida, November 21, 2024
Bell 206B, registration N422RH, was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Florida on November 21, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA059 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight after departing the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl area (KBKV), reaching a maximum of 625 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:45 UTC, at 525 ft and 82 knots, climbing at 192 feet per minute, about 4 km from Lakeland/Linder Intl (KLAL).
The nearest weather report, from KLAL (4 km away), showed wind 350° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 206B Jet Ranger III registered in United States (Mode S A5048C).
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
- November 21, 2024
- Location
- Lakeland, Florida
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N422RH
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA059 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV)
- Nearest airport
- Lakeland/Linder Intl (KLAL)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 625 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:45 UTC, 525 ft, 82 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA059; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.