Accident · 2025-08-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-08-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 505 (N505GR)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Bell Training Academy Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Bell Training Academy
Probable cause
The manufacturer flight instructor’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and a proper descent rate during a demonstrated hover out of ground effect (HOGE) autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer flight instructor’s failure to perform corrective action during the HOGE autorotation with a power recovery in a timely manner.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA381Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane / Helicopter | 52 | Class 2 (2024-09-16) | 6,855 total · 718 in this make/model · 5,495 as PIC · 114 last 90 days |
| Pilot | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 57 | Class 2 (2024-04-09) | — |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.