# NTSB ERA15WA255: Robinson R44 - II, Makarakskiy, Russia, June 27, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 27, 2015, 08:20 local (08:20 UTC)
- Place: Makarakskiy, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA255
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91448/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA255

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 27, 2015, at 0820 coordinated universal time, a Robinson Helicopter R44 II, Russian registration RA-05765, was damaged while attempting to depart from Makarakskiy, Russia. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was destined for Kemerovo-Severnyi Airport (UNEE), Kemerovo, Russia, and was conducted under Russian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee. Further information can be obtained from: Interstate Aviation Committee 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow, 119017, Russia Tel: (495) 953-12-44 Fax: (495) 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-05765 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 - II
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Union Finance Leasing Company, LLC
- Registered owner: Union Finance Leasing Company, LLC
- Departed: NONE, Makarakskiy
- Destination: UNEE, Kemerovo
- Airport: NONE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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