# NTSB ERA14WA356: Robinson R44, Ivashka Township, Russia, July 23, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 23, 2014, 08:09 local (08:09 UTC)
- Place: Ivashka Township, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Interstate Aviation Comittee
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA356
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89733/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89733
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA356

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 23, 2014, at 0809 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Robinson R44, Russian registration RA-1975G, impacted the waters of the Ivashka River, under unknown circumstances, near Ivashka Township, Russia. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation Interstate Aviation Committee. Further information can be obtained from: Interstate Aviation Committee 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str., Moscow, Russia Website: www.mak.ru This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Russian Federation

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-1975G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 245 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; seat: right; restraint: 4-point

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 30, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89733. 37 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40414518&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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