Robinson Helicopter R44 accident near Boynton Beach, FL
On March 23, 2026, a Robinson Helicopter R44 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Boynton Beach, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 23, 2026
- Place
- Boynton Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.485°N, 80.090°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260323202678
NTSB summary
On March 23, 2026, about 1221 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R44 Raven I helicopter, N478AT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Boynton Beach, Florida. The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight school, Palm Beach Helicopters, the flight instructor, who was seated in the left seat, and the pilot receiving instruction, who was seated in the right seat, departed the Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), Latana, Florida, at 1124. The purpose of the flight was to provide the pilot receiving instruction with a basic visual flight rules (VFR) orientation flight, which was to include going to the Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport (DT1) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and then returning to LNA. Records indicated that 23 gallons of fuel was added to the helicopter just before departure and that the total amount of fuel onboard was 46.5 gallons. The helicopter was equipped with ADS-B, which provided helicopter position information, as well as SPOT Trace, which enabled both flight tracking and two-way text communication. According to the ADS-B data, the helicopter departed LNA and flew south along the coastline and conducted a landing at DT1. After departing DT1, the helicopter flew northwest, then made a turn back to the east. A review of archived voice communication information from the LNA common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) revealed that the flight instructor first reported their position to be “7
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
