# Accident 20241111019889A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, Lago Vista, TX, November 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lago Vista, TX
- Airport: Lago Vista Tx - Rusty Allen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4986° N, 97.9695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4986&lon=-97.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1243Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1243Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 (registry code 1182165, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIUS-2R (registry code 59992, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arrius-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 505
- Reported engine: SAFRAN ARRIUS 2R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,160 total, 83 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241111019889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON NOVEMBER 11, 2024, AT 1030 HOURS, A BELL 505 HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED AN ACCIDENT DURING AUTOROTATION TRAINING AT RUSTY ALLEN AIRPORT (RYW) IN LAGO VISTA, TEXAS. THE INSTRUCTOR SEATED ON THE LEFT WAS TEACHING STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY TO THE STUDENT OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT. RUNWAY 33 WAS IN USE WITH CLEAR SKIES AND WIND 360 AT 06. DURING THE 5TH AUTOROTATION PERFORMED, THE MANEUVER WAS STABLE IN ALL PARAMETERS BUT THE POWER SWITCH WAS NOT RETURNED FROM IDLE TO FLY BY THE INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THE FINAL FLARE AND THE HELICOPTER MADE FIRM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT IMPACT TO THE GROUND RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS AND TAIL BOOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA084), Nov 11, 2024: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 (N1243Y), Lago Vista, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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