Accident · 2025-06-25
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-06-25
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3 (N3951A)
- Operating rule
- PUBU
- Operator
- US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to properly recover the helicopter during an autorotative landing and the instructor pilot’s failure to intervene, which resulted in a hard landing.
Source: NTSB case WPR25LA189Flight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Flight instructor | Airplane / Helicopter | 26 | Class 1 (2024-06-17) | 2,895 total · 1,420 in this make/model · 2,768 as PIC · 168 last 90 days |
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial / Military | Airplane / Helicopter | 36 | Class 2 (2025-03-12) | 1,206 total · 192 in this make/model · 251 as PIC · 129 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.