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Bell Textron Canada LTD 505 accident near Dublin, Ie, July 30, 2024

On July 30, 2024 at about 6:29 pm local time, a 2020 Bell Textron Canada LTD 505 (helicopter), registered N57NC, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute near Dublin. It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 30, 2024 · about 6:29 pm local time
Place
Dublin, Ireland
Type
Accident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Bell Textron Canada LTD 505, built 2020
Registration
N57NC · registry record · serial 65319
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during enroute defining event

The aircraft

  • Seats: 5
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.