# NTSB DCA08WA091: Robinson R-44, Germiston, South Africa, April 26, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 26, 2008, 07:53 local (07:53 UTC)
- Place: Germiston, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.238889, 28.150554
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.2389&lon=28.1506&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08WA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69159/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08WA091

## Factual narrative

On April 26, 2008, about 0753 UTC, a Robinson R44, ZS-PWG, an aerial observation flight operated by National Airways Corporation, struck a hangar and collided with the ground during takeoff from Rand Aerodrome, Germiston, South Africa.  The pilot and passenger were fatally injured.  The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire.  The helicopter was on a local flight.

The investigation is being conducted by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the State of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.

Please refer all questions about the accident to:

Civil Aviation Authority

Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division

Private Bag X 73

Halfway House 1685

South Africa

Website: http://www.caa.co.za

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZS-PWG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R-44
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: National Airways Corporation
- Departed: FAGM, Germiston

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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