Bell 206 N5QV accident near Chamblee, Georgia, March 21, 2025
Bell 206, registration N5QV, was involved in an accident near Chamblee, Georgia on March 21, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case ERA25LA156 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 65 minutes of the flight after departing the Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt area (KPDK), reaching a maximum of 2,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:08 UTC, at 1,400 ft and 83 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 2 km from Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt (KPDK).
The nearest weather report, from KPDK (2 km away), showed wind 280° at 6 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 A636B0).
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
- March 21, 2025
- Location
- Chamblee, Georgia
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N5QV
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA156 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt (KPDK)
- Nearest airport
- Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt (KPDK)
- Recorded flight
- 65 min, max 2,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:08 UTC, 1,400 ft, 83 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA156; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.