# NTSB DFW05WA221: Robinson R-44, Col de Menee, France, August 5, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 5, 2005, 11:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place: Col de Menee, France
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05WA221
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62318/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05WA221

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GNYQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R-44
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Private
- Departed: LFLG, Grenobie
- Destination: LFLG, Col de Menee

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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