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NTSB Record Lists Two Dead, One Seriously Injured in Robinson R66 Accident Near Dawsonville, Georgia

The National Transportation Safety Board accident record shows three people were on board the helicopter, which came down at about 01:50 local time on 30 May 2026; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:39 a.m. ET
people were killed and one was seriously injured when a came down near Dawsonville, Georgia, at about local time on 30 May 2026, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record lists people on board. This is a developing event and the details below reflect the record as it currently stands. The NTSB accident record identifies the helicopter as , operated by , and classifies the flight as a Part 135 commuter or on-demand operation. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, according to the same record. The cause has not been determined; the NTSB investigation is open. Aircraft registry records list as a , described in the registry as a single-engine turboprop helicopter with a Rolls-Royce 250-C300 engine and serial number 0139. The registry lists the registered owner as Pine Tours LLC; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight, the pilot, or otherwise connected to it. FAA registration records give the owner's address in Wilmington, Delaware, and according to FlightAware and AeroBase Group listings no corporate website, directory listing or regulator record describing the company's business could be located. Geographic reference data places Dawsonville in Dawson County, Georgia, at a settlement elevation of 1,371 feet, and 4.4 miles southeast of Elliott Field (30GA); that locates the town, not the accident site. Weather observations recorded at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL), 19.4 miles away and minutes from the reported time, showed calm wind, visibility of 5 statute miles in mist, scattered cloud at 6,500 feet and a temperature of 69°F. Those are instrument readings at a nearby field and are not a stated factor in the accident. For the type, the NTSB database — which begins in 2008 — contains 27 other cases involving the , of which 8 involved a fatality. That count says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N4488H
Type
Robinson Helicopter Co R66 — single-engine turboprop helicopter
Engines
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300
Registered owner
Pine Tours LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
1,371 ft
Nearest aerodrome
4.4 miles SE of Elliott Field (30GA)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:39current

    Corrected the bearing between Dawsonville and Elliott Field (4.4 miles southeast, per reference data), clarified that the geocode locates the settlement rather than the accident site, and matched the registry's own wording for the aircraft configuration.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 15:50

    First published.

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