ANC19WA013

NTSB accident investigation · Agusta A119 · Ulan-Ude, Russia · December 30, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
December 30, 2018, 02:30 local (02:30 UTC)
Place
Ulan-Ude, Russia
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
RA-01908Agusta A119
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Lead agency
Other
Case key
98978

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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 December 30, 2018, about 0230 universal time, an Agusta A119 helicopter, RA-01908, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances about 12 miles from Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia. The pilot and three passenger sustained fatal injuries. The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) of Russia is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture for some of the helicopter avionics, 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-01908
Reported as
Agusta A119
Category
Unknown
Damage
Destroyed
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown