# NTSB ERA15WA054: Robinson R44, Novosheshminsk, Tatarstan, Russia, July 5, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 5, 2014
- Place: Novosheshminsk, Tatarstan, Russia
- Coordinates: 55.073333, 51.245555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.0733&lon=51.2456&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90395/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA054

## Factual narrative

On July 5, 2014, at 1437 local time, a Robinson R44, Russian registration RA-04288, was destroyed during a forced landing, following an engine failure in the vicinity of a thunderstorm, near Novosheshminsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. The Russian pilot was seriously injured. The flight, which originated at Bugulma, Tatarstan, destined for Kazan, Tatarstan, was being conducted under Russian flight regulations. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee. 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 E-mail: mak@mak.ru http://www.mak.ru This report is for informational purposes and only contains information released by the Interstate Aviation Committee.

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-04288 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1974
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: AK Bars Aero
- Registered owner: AK Bars Aero
- Departed: Bugulma,
- Destination: Kazan

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: serious

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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