# NTSB CHI04WA263: Robinson R-44, Appin, Scotland, September 19, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 19, 2004, 19:57 local (19:57 UTC)
- Place: Appin, Scotland
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 60166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04WA263
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60166/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04WA263

## Aircraft

- Registration: GSPAL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R-44
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Paul Avditti
- Departed: EGPT, Perth, Scotland
- Destination: PVT, Appin, Scotland

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

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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