Bell 206 N992MR

Summary

On 10 September 2025 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 206 registered N992MR was involved in an accident near Monroe, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

10 September 2025 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Sleepy Hollow (18GA)

Coordinates

33.7287, -83.6720

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

N992MR

Category

Helicopter

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA338

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 10, 2025, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206, N992MR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Monroe, Geogia. The flight instructor and student pilot were seriously injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, he and the student were practicing hovering at about 10-15ft agl in an open field when the helicopter suddenly, and violently, turned to the right. The instructor, who was sitting in the left seat, immediately rolled the throttle control to the idle position before the helicopter contacted the ground. The helicopter immediately caught fire and was consumed. The flight instructor stated that the student pilot had purchased the helicopter about a month ago and that he had flown with the student 3 or 4 times in that helicopter prior to the accident. On the day of the accident, the flight instructor met the student pilot at the student pilot’s residence where the helicopter was stored. The training for the day included a flight from the student pilot’s residence to Covington Municipal Airport (CVC) in Covington, Georgia, where they did some training before refueling. The instructor stated that they filled the helicopter with fuel before departing CVC and headed toward the field where the accident occurred to practice hovering. While practicing hovering, the instructor stated that he was on the controls with the student and did not feel any erratic maneuvers or jerking that would have caused the helicopter to turn violently to the right. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.