# NTSB DCA14WA008: Robinson R22 - Undesignat, Herolds Bay, South Africa, October 29, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 29, 2013, 07:25 local (07:25 UTC)
- Place: Herolds Bay, South Africa
- Coordinates: -34.048889, 22.400278 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.0489&lon=22.4003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA14WA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88396/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA008

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 - UNDESIGNAT (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Starlite Aviation

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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