# NTSB ERA15WA105: Robinson R66, Tashanta, Russia, January 20, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 20, 2015
- Place: Tashanta, Russia
- Coordinates: 49.889446, 89.583335 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.8894&lon=89.5833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90613/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA105

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 20, 2015, at an undetermined time, a Robinson Helicopter R66, Russian registration RA-06205, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Tashanta, Russia. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight originated in Gorno-Altaysk, Russia and was destined for Tashanta. The flight was conducted under Russian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. Further information can 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 Russian Government.

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-06205 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R66
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Kustard, JSC
- Departed: Gorno-Altaysk
- Destination: Tashanta

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

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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