- Date
- October 29, 2013, 07:25 local (07:25 UTC)
- Place
- Herolds Bay, South Africa
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- ZS-RTVRobinson R22 - Undesignat
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88396
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Loss of engine power (total)All aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Robinson R22 helicopter that occurred on October 29, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist SACAA's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the helicopter.All investigative information will be released by SACAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-RTV
- Reported as
- Robinson R22 - Undesignat (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Starlite Aviation