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Two Killed in Robinson R44 Helicopter Accident Near Boynton Beach, Florida

The accident record lists two people on board, two fatalities and the aircraft destroyed; the National Transportation Safety Board investigation is open.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:41 a.m. ET
people aboard a Robinson R44 helicopter were killed in an accident near Boynton Beach, Florida, on March 23, 2026, at about 4:21 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The investigation is open and this account is based on preliminary official information that may change. The accident record lists people on board and fatalities, and states that the aircraft was destroyed. It identifies the helicopter's registration as and the operator as , and classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Geographic reference data places Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, at a settlement elevation of 13 feet, about 4.7 miles south-southeast of Palm Beach County Park Airport (KLNA), 7. miles northeast of Antiquers Aerodrome (FD08) and 9.8 miles east of Willis Gliderport (FA44). That locates the city, not the accident site. Weather observations recorded at Palm Beach County Park Airport, 4.7 miles away and 26 minutes from the reported time of the accident, showed wind from 110 degrees at 8 knots, visibility of 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 80°F. The observation is an instrument reading at a nearby field and is not a finding about what happened. The cause has not been determined. The NTSB investigation remains open.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Terrain elevation
13 ft
Nearest aerodrome
4.7 miles SSE of Palm Beach County Park Airport (KLNA/LNA)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:41current

    Corrected the directions to the three nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data and clarified that the coordinates locate the city rather than the accident site.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:22

    First published.

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