# NTSB ANC19WA001: Robinson R44, Bodaybo, Russia, October 1, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 1, 2018
- Place: Bodaybo, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC19WA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98403/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19WA001

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 13551
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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