# NTSB ERA12WA243: Bell 407, Podnovye, Russia, March 22, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 22, 2012, 06:15 local (06:15 UTC)
- Place: Podnovye, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- 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): 83192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA243
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83192/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83192
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA243

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 22, 2012, about 0615 coordinated universal time, a Bell 407, Russian registration RA-01931, was substantially damaged when it impacted electrical utility wires and the Volga River while on approach to a private landing area near Podnovye, Russia. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight, which had originated from a private landing area near Bunkovo, 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) 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Tel: +7 (495) 953-57-42 Fax: +7(495) 953-57-42

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-01931 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Serial number: 538822
- Engines: Rolls Royce 250-C47B 813 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Private
- Registered owner: Private
- Departed: Bunkovo
- Destination: Podnovye
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 8, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83192. 43 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365536&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation%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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