- Date
- May 19, 2017, 14:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- Heilbron, South Africa
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- ZS-HFFRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95237
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Loss of control in flightAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Robinson R44 II helicopter that occurred on May 19, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist SACAA's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the helicopter/engine.All investigative information will be released by the SACAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-HFF
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 12629
- Engine
- Lycoming Engines, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Wentzel Boerdery Trust
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Bothaville
- Destination
- Heilbron
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal