20250430004399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 · Bethany, OK · April 30, 2025

Date: April 30, 2025 · 06:10 local
Place: Bethany, OK
Airport: Wiley Post
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9TV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA167
Reported as: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,891 total210 in this make and model89 in the last 90 days

N9TVRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2025 · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505S/N 65195 · Built 2019 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 Engine modelSafran ARRIUS-2RTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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On April 30, 2025, at approximately 18:41 local time, this office was contacted by the regional operations center regarding a helicopter accident at Wiley Post Airport (kpwa). Surveillance footage shows the helicopter approaching from the north in an attempt to land facing south on a mobile landing pad attached to a tractor. During the landing, the helicopter’s left skid made contact with the pad on the far-left side, while the right skid remained airborne. The helicopter appeared to bank to the right which lowered the right skid into the gap between the sections of the landing pad. The rear of the right skid caught the landing pad and this caused the aircraft to roll over to the right, with the main rotor blades striking the ground. The helicopter came to rest approximately 66 feet northwest from the landing pad, oriented on a heading of 330 degrees northwest.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 30, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:41 LOCAL TIME, THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER REGARDING A HELICOPTER ACCIDENT AT WILEY POST AIRPORT (KPWA). SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE HELICOPTER APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND FACING SOUTH ON A MOBILE LANDING PAD ATTACHED TO A TRACTOR. DURING THE LANDING, THE HELICOPTER’S LEFT SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE PAD ON THE FAR-LEFT SIDE, WHILE THE RIGHT SKID REMAINED AIRBORNE. THE HELICOPTER APPEARED TO BANK TO THE RIGHT WHICH LOWERED THE RIGHT SKID INTO THE GAP BETWEEN THE SECTIONS OF THE LANDING PAD. THE REAR OF THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT THE LANDING PAD AND THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT, WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 66 FEET NORTHWEST FROM THE LANDING PAD, ORIENTED ON A HEADING OF 330 DEGREES NORTHWEST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN25LA167Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBethany, OKThe pilot’s improper landing technique that allowed the helicopter’s right skid to get caught on the landing platform, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.Apr 30, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9TV · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20230419003609ICruise/Level Flight · Norman, OKOn 4/19/2023 at approximately 1945 local a piece of hail from a storm cell impacted the right windscreen on the helicopter and broke it. This is a media helicopter that is out routinely during adverse weather to help monitor movement of storms and any damage.…Apr 19, 2023 · Reported as Bell 407 · Minor damage