# NTSB CEN14WA060: Robinson R22 - Alpha, Torreilles, France, October 26, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: October 26, 2013, 12:26 local (12:26 UTC)
- Place: Torreilles, France
- Coordinates: 42.754444, 2.993888 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7544&lon=2.9939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88443/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA060

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 26, 2013, at 1226 UTC, a Robinson R22 helicopter, French registration, F-GPKA, collided with the terrain during an autorotation following a loss of power in Torreilles, France. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter departed Torreilles, France and was on a local flight with an intended destination of Torreilles, France, when the accident occurred. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la securite de l'aviation civile Zone Sud - Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Tel: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Fax: +33 1 49 92 72 03 www.bea.aero This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BEA of France.

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GPKA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 - ALPHA (ALPHA)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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