# NTSB ERA11WA159: Robinson R44, Canne della Battaglia, Italy, February 18, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 18, 2011, 07:06 local (07:06 UTC)
- Place: Canne della Battaglia, Italy
- Coordinates: 41.284721, 16.135 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2847&lon=16.1350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA159
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78418/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78418
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA159

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401); cases with it: [All aircraft, 392 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401/sequence.md)
- [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Enroute: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338); cases with it: [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 18, 2011, about 0706 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44, French registration F-GUJB, crashed after an in-flight separation of the tail rotor from the fuselage. The pilot was killed. The flight departed Bari, Italy, for Foggia Airport (LIBF), Italy. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) of Italy. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via Attilio Benigni, 53-00156 00156 Rome – Italy Telephone: +39 06 82078219 Fax: +39 06 8273672 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GUJB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Antonio D'Amico
- Registered owner: Antonio D'Amico
- Departed: Bari
- Destination: LIBF, Foggia
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 11, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78418. 24 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344573&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-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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