# NTSB CEN19WA083: Robinson R44, Roeldal, Norway, February 17, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 17, 2019, 14:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Roeldal, Norway
- Coordinates: 59.86972, 6.721388
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8697&lon=6.7214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98996/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA083

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Norway has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R44 helicopter that occurred on February 17, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Norway's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Norway.

## Aircraft

- Registration: LN-ORH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 12553
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: Roeldal
- Destination: ENDH, Haugesund airpo
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: ENHD, Haugesund airport Karmoey

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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