# NTSB ERA14WA029: Robinson R44 - II, Beles, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 13, 2013
- Place: Beles, Kazakhstan
- Coordinates: 51.266666, 51.050277 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.2667&lon=51.0503&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88352/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88352
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA029

## Factual narrative

On October 13, 2013, at an unknown time, a Robinson R44-II helicopter, 22L2, Russian registration UP-RB002, operated by a private individual impacted flat terrain near Beles, Kazakhastan, Russia. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and flight plan information was unknown. The personal flight departed from Beles Landing Site, Beles, Kazakhastan, Russia. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed due to impact forces. According to Russian authorities, the helicopter departed before sunrise and impacted terrain approximately four minutes later. The cockpit, as well as the main and tail rotor blades was destroyed. The tailboom remained intact. Investigators stated the distribution of the wreckage was due to the helicopter striking the ground under power. This 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 Telephone: (495) 953-12-44 Fax: (495) 953-35-08, 953-16-00 E-mail: mak@mak.ru; http:/www.mak.ru This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Russia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: UP-RB002 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 - II
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 10054
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Beles

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 18, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88352. 51 KB in all.

- Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 51 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40419102&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%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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