Accident Robinson R66 Turbine N67GA, Wednesday 22 October 2025
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Date:Wednesday 22 October 2025
Time:c. 19:22 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R66 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R66 Turbine
Owner/operator:Bailey Aviation Management LLC
Registration: N67GA
MSN: 0485
Year of manufacture:2013
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ekalaka, MT -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Robinson R66 Turbine crashed under unknown circumstances near Ekalaka, Montana
The pilot and three passengers perished and the helicopter was destroyed

Sources:

https://www.newsweek.com/helicopter-crash-illinois-republican-darren-bailey-family-montana-10925795

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=67GA

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

29 October 2014 N67GA Guidance Academy, LLC 0 Baton Rouge, Louisiana sub

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Oct-2025 12:01 Captain Adam Added
23-Oct-2025 13:33 RobertMB Updated [Operator, ]
23-Oct-2025 14:35 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Damage, ]
23-Oct-2025 14:35 Captain Adam Updated [Country, ]
23-Oct-2025 15:19 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]

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