THE DTSB
Pending.
Key facts
- DateJune 25, 2025
- Local time10:00 AM
- LightUnknown
- WeatherUnknown
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- AirportKEEO
Accident Location
- City, State
- Meeker, Colorado
- Latitude
- 40.088235
- Longitude
- -107.84329
- Airport ID
- KEEO
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N411WJ
- Make
- MD Helicopters
- Model
- MD 500E
- Category / Class
- Helicopter
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Prenzlow, Thomas Derek
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- Unknown
- Time of day
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- Unknown
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
See the NTSB Recommendation Tracker →