# Accident 20250523005559A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Miami, TX, May 23, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2025, 07:18 local time
- Place: Miami, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7494° N, 100.7496° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7494&lon=-100.7496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1195P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1195P-2026-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250523005559A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/23/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 0718 CENTRAL TIME, A ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 7NM WNW OF THE MIAMI, TX AIRPORT (3E0). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS IMC.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT A WEATHER REPORT FROM THE PAMPA, TX AIRPORT 14NM SW OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 7KTS, VISIBILITY OF 5SM, MIST, AND A CEILING OF 400'.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 095 AND CAME TO REST ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 350.

## 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 CEN25FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA183), May 23, 2025: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N1195P), Miami, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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