# Accident 20250625018389A: Md Helicopters Inc 369E, Meeker, CO, June 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2025, 10:15 local time
- Place: Meeker, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0882° N, 107.8433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0882&lon=-107.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411WJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MD Helicopters 369E (registry code 3030008, https://openairdocs.org/model/md-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTERS INC 369E
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250625018389A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT INFORMED HIS SPOUSE THAT HE WAS GOING ON A FLIGHT TO PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS. DURING THE PRACTICE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED VIA ADS-B TRACKING TO BE IN A RAPID DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A KNOWN OBJECT, CAUSING IT TO BREAK APART. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS SHOWED THAT IT HAD PROPER CERTIFICATION AND A CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. THE PILOT'S RECORDS CONFIRMED THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.

THE ENGINE AND GEARBOX ARE CURRENTLY AT THE NTSB FACILITY UNDERGOING ANALYSIS. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED IN EARLY 2026. UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR25FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA190), Jun 25, 2025: MD Helicopters 369E (N411WJ), Meeker, CO, substantial damage, 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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