# Accident 20250612009709A: Robinson Helicopter Co R66, Destin, FL, June 12, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2025, 18:44 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YUFJ
- Location: 30.4805° N, 86.5232° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4805&lon=-86.5232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N633AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N633AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 (registry code 54232, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300/A1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250612009709A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/12/2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:44 (L) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN A TAKEOFF FROM DESTIN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (DTS), DESTIN, FL. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED DURING THE INITIAL ACCELERATION OF TAKE OFF.

## 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 ERA25LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA229), Jun 12, 2025: Robinson Helicopter R66 (N633AF), Valparaiso, FL, substantial damage, 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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