# NTSB ERA09WA519: Robinson R44, Perm, Russia, September 14, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 14, 2009, 07:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place: Perm, Russia
- Coordinates: 57.914443, 56.02111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9144&lon=56.0211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA519
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74721/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74721
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA519

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 14, 2009, at 0700 Universal Time Coordinated, a Robinson R44-II, Russian registration RA-04289, operated by Geliks Airline, crashed 6.2 miles from the Perm Airport, Perm, Russia. The pilot and passenger were killed, and the helicopter sustained substantial damage. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Russia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Russia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK). 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Tel: (095) 953-12-44 Email: mak@mak.ru, http://www.mak.ru

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-04289 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 12311
- Engines: Lycoming reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Geliks Airline
- Registered owner: Geliks Airline
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Perm Region
- Destination: USPP, Perm
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: USPP, Perm Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; seat: right

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 29, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74721. 11 KB in all.

- Document for Docket (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320699&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Document%20for%20Docket-Master.PDF

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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