- Date
- July 9, 2011, 19:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Istok, Russia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- RA-04304Robinson R-44
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: VFR encounter with IMC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 81387
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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.
Factual narrative
On July 9, 2011, at 1900 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-44, Russian registration RA-04304, registered to and operated by a private owner, collided with the Yenisei River, near Istok, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia, during a repositioning flight at night. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot is missing and presumed fatally injured. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from a landing strip near Severnaya, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia, at an undetermined time. The accident is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Russia. This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Russia. Additional information may be obtained from: Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) IIC - Mr. Alexander Paramonov 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Tel: +7 (495) 953-57-42 Fax: +7(495) 953-57-42 E-mail: paramonov@mail.ru
Aircraft
- Registration
- RA-04304
- Reported as
- Robinson R-44
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1658
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Private
- Registered owner
- Private
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Severnaya
- Destination
- Krasnoyarsk Reg
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Foreign
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 12, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 22 KB in all.