- Date
- April 6, 2012, 12:40 local (12:40 UTC)
- Place
- Leningradsky, Russia
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- RA-01980Agusta A119
- Defining event
- Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA/AVP-100
- Case key
- 83466
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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 April 6, 2012, about 1240 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), an AgustaWestland S.p.A., A119 helicopter, Russian registration RA-01980, crashed onto a frozen lake (Yanisyarvi), Sortavalsk district, Leningradsky region, about 5 KM from camp Chernye Kamni, Russia. Reported weather conditions consisted of instrument meteorological conditions due to snow showers. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the 2 flightcrew members and 2 passengers (all Russian citizens) were fatally injured. The flight originated from St. Petersburg, Russia; however, the time of departure was not provided. This accident is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) of Russia. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Interstate Aviation Committee IIC – Mr. Alexander Paramonov 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Ph: +7(495)953-96-59 (Russian and English) E-mail: paramonov@mak.ru This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Russia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- RA-01980
- Reported as
- Agusta A119 (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- Pratt&Whitney PT6B-37A, 900 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Balt Star Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Balt Star Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- St. Petersburg
- Destination
- Leningradsky
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Flight hours
- 11,200 total
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Flight hours
- 9,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 17, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 52 KB in all.