Robinson Helicopter R44 II N163RK accident near Marble Falls, Texas, July 9, 2023
Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration N163RK, was involved in an accident near Marble Falls, Texas on July 9, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA263 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 8 minutes of the flight after departing the Lago Vista/Allen Arpt area (KRYW), reaching a maximum of 1,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:47 UTC, at 1,200 ft and 55 knots, descending at 1,664 feet per minute, about 6 km from Lago Vista/Allen Arpt (KRYW).
The nearest weather report, from KRYW (6 km away), showed wind 200° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 Raven II registered in United States (Mode S A0FE54).
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
- July 9, 2023
- Location
- Marble Falls, Texas
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Registration
- N163RK
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA263 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Lago Vista/Allen Arpt (KRYW)
- Nearest airport
- Lago Vista/Allen Arpt (KRYW)
- Recorded flight
- 8 min, max 1,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:47 UTC, 1,200 ft, 55 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA263; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.