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| Date: | Tuesday 21 October 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | So Fly Flight Training Academy LLC |
| Registration: | N74583 |
| MSN: | 3923 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Downtown Airport (3DW), Springfield, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Downtown Airport, MO (3DW) |
| Downtown Airport, MO (3DW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Robinson R22 Beta II sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain in the vicinity of Downtown Airport (3DW), Springfield, Missouri.
The two occupants sustained serious injuries and the helicopter was written off.
Sources:
https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/two-seriously-hurt-in-missouri-helicopter-crash/
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/helicopter-crash-springfield-airport/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74583
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N74583/history/20251021/1606Z/3DW/3DW
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/91a6726ff8f0d063f11f83d8892c96aa1a4c6a2c (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2025 22:11 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Oct-2025 06:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
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