# NTSB ERA17WA228: Bell 206, Republic of Buryatia, Russia, July 5, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 5, 2017
- Place: Republic of Buryatia, Russia
- Coordinates: 52, 101 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=52.0000&lon=101.0000&mi=10
- 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: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95495/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA228

## 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

The government of Russia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on July 05, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Russia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Russia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-01625 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (B)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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