Robinson Helicopter Co R66 accident near Dawsonville, GA
On May 30, 2026, a Robinson Helicopter Co R66 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Dawsonville, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 30, 2026
- Place
- Dawsonville, GA
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter Co R66 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.384°N, 84.195°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260530203083
NTSB summary
On May 29, 2026, about 2150 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R66 helicopter, N4488H, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dawsonville, Georgia. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The other passenger had serious injuries. The flight was operated under the provision of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 as an on-demand air taxi flight. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provided ADS-B data that showed the helicopter departed from a private wedding venue about 2145, and was enroute to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. The last recorded ADS-B point was at 2150:04, with the helicopter at 1,350 ft mean sea level (msl), travelling about 93 knots groundspeed (Figure 1). Figure 1. ADS-B with First Tree Strikes and Main Wreckage Annontated Impact signatures at the accident site were consistent with collision with tall trees and terrain in the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area. The first strikes were on tall trees along rising terrain following a general magnetic heading of 190°. Debris was scattered in a fan shape between 180-200°. From the first tree strike, the vertical stabilizer was located about 70 ft, the cockpit instrument panel at 173 ft, the main wreckage about 275 ft, the tail rotor gearbox at 297 ft, and the furtherest piece of wreckage, a portion of the main rotor blade was located at 472 ft. The main wreckage consisted of the pilots’ seat back, passenger cabin, main rotor mast, engine, and the beginning of the tailboom section. Portions of both main rotor blades remained attached to
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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.
