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Aug 27, 2025
N505GR accident at Fort Worth, TX
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505 — Hard landing at XS04 (Fort Worth, TX)
DateAug 27, 2025
Tail numberN505GR
AircraftBell 505 · Bell Jet Ranger X · B505
LocationXS04 — Fort Worth, TX
Phase of flightEmergency Descent
OperationPart 91 Instructional
InjuriesNone
NTSB caseCEN25LA381
Probable cause
The manufacturer flight instructor’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and a proper descent rate during a demonstrated hover out of ground effect (HOGE) autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer flight instructor’s failure to perform corrective action during the HOGE autorotation with a power recovery in a timely manner.
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