ERA19WA293

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 505 · Kazbegi, Georgia · June 6, 2019

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
June 6, 2019, 10:57 local (06:57 UTC)
Place
Kazbegi, Georgia
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Emergency descent
Aircraft
4L-ADJBell 505
Defining event
Autorotation: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
104902

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
4L-ADJ
Reported as
Bell 505 (NO SERIES EXISTS)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
65074
Built
2018
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial