# NTSB ERA13WA031: Robinson R-44, Moscow, Russia, October 16, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 16, 2012, 11:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place: Moscow, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 85372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85372/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA031

## Probable cause

None

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 30, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85372. 28 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 28 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40379934&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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