# NTSB CEN19WA103: Robinson R66, Timmins, CYTS, Canada, March 4, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 4, 2019, 23:44 local (23:44 UTC)
- Place: Timmins, CYTS, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: 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: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99127/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA103

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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

The government of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Robinson R66 helicopter that occurred on March 04, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GAUA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R66 (No Series)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0142
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: CYSB
- Destination: Fauquier, ON
- Airport: CYTS

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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