Robinson Helicopter R44 II N44KY accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, March 9, 2025
Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration N44KY, operated by Cass Aviation, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada on March 9, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25LA110 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 115 minutes of the flight after departing the Las Vegas/North Arpt area (KVGT), reaching a maximum of 2,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:02 UTC, at 2,000 ft and 31 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 1 km from Las Vegas/North Arpt (KVGT).
The nearest weather report, from KVGT (1 km away), showed wind 330° 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 A5493C).
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 9, 2025
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Registration
- N44KY
- Operator
- Cass Aviation
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA110 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Las Vegas/North Arpt (KVGT)
- Nearest airport
- Las Vegas/North Arpt (KVGT)
- Recorded flight
- 115 min, max 2,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:02 UTC, 2,000 ft, 31 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA110; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.