Robinson Helicopter R66 N23UP accident near Tukwila, Washington, June 30, 2025
Robinson Helicopter R66, registration N23UP, operated by Seattle Air Taxi, was involved in an accident near Tukwila, Washington on June 30, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA199 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 2 minutes of the flight after departing the Seattle/Boeing Fld area (KBFI), reaching a maximum of 500 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:43 UTC, at 0 ft and 39 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 3 km from Seattle/Boeing Fld (KBFI).
The nearest weather report, from KBFI (3 km away), showed wind variable° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R66 registered in United States (Mode S A207F7).
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
- June 30, 2025
- Location
- Tukwila, Washington
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R66
- Registration
- N23UP
- Operator
- Seattle Air Taxi
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA199 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Seattle/Boeing Fld (KBFI)
- Nearest airport
- Seattle/Boeing Fld (KBFI)
- Recorded flight
- 2 min, max 500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:43 UTC, 0 ft, 39 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA199; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.