- Date
- October 1, 2018
- Place
- Bodaybo, Russia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- RA-05758Robinson R44
- Defining event
- Unknown: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98403
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On October 1, 2018, at an undetermined time, a Robinson R-44-II helicopter, RA-05758, impacted water and sank prior to colliding with a power transmission line near Bodaybo, Russia. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) of Russia is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the IAC in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the IAC of Russia: Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str., Moscow, 119017, Russia Website: http:/www.mak.ru
Aircraft
- Registration
- RA-05758
- Reported as
- Robinson R44
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 13551
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown