- Date
- October 16, 2012, 11:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Moscow, Russia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- RA-04206Robinson R-44
- Defining event
- Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85372
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Probable cause
None
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.
Analysis
On October 16, 2012, at 1145 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-44, RA-04206, was substantially damaged when it collided with the ground in Bunkovo, Istra region Moscow, Russia. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was enroute to Plazh, Voronezh region Moscow, Russia, at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: INTERSTATE AVIATION COMMITTEE 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Tel.: (095) 953-12-44 Fax: (095) 953-35-08, 953-16-00 E-mail: mak@mak.ru, http://www.mak.r This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Russia.
Factual narrative
On October 16, 2012, at 1145 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-44, Russian registration RA-04206, was substantially damaged when it collided with the ground in Bunkovo, Istra region Moscow, Russia. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was enroute to Plazh, Voronezh region Moscow, Russia, at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: INTERSTATE AVIATION COMMITTEE 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Tel.: (095) 953-12-44 Fax: (095) 953-35-08, 953-16-00 E-mail: mak@mak.ru, http://www.mak.ru This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Russia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- RA-04206
- Reported as
- Robinson R-44
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Private
- Registered owner
- Private
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Istra
- Destination
- Voronezh
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 30, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 28 KB in all.