# NTSB GAA20WA047: Robinson R44, Tarasenkove, Ukraine, October 21, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 21, 2019, 10:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place: Tarasenkove, Ukraine
- Coordinates: 49.54, 32.409999
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.5400&lon=32.4100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100498/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA047

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Ukraine has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R44 helicopter that occurred on October 21, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ukraine's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Ukraine.

## Aircraft

- Registration: UR-KTB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Heliclub Ukraine LLC
- Departed: Kyiv
- Destination: Nyzhni Mlyny

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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