Bell 206L-4 N216MH accident near Jersey City, New Jersey, April 10, 2025
Bell 206L-4, registration N216MH, operated by New York Helicopter Charter, was involved in an accident near Jersey City, New Jersey on April 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 6 people on board. Case ERA25MA171 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 41 minutes of the flight after departing the New York/Downtown area (KJRB), reaching a maximum of 1,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:14 UTC, at -200 ft and 34 knots, descending at 8,128 feet per minute, about 4 km from New York/Downtown (KJRB).
The nearest weather report, from KJRB (3 km away), showed wind 150° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 7,500 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 206L Long Ranger IV registered in United States (Mode S A1D0E7).
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
- April 10, 2025
- Location
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-4
- Registration
- N216MH
- Operator
- New York Helicopter Charter
- Injuries
- Fatal (6 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25MA171 (In work)
- Departure area
- New York/Downtown (KJRB)
- Nearest airport
- New York/Downtown (KJRB)
- Recorded flight
- 41 min, max 1,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:14 UTC, -200 ft, 34 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25MA171; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.