# NTSB GAA21WA047: Robinson Helicopter R44 II, N97KC, Rosh Pinna, Israel, March 13, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 13, 2021, 13:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Rosh Pinna, Israel
- Coordinates: 32.98, 35.57
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9800&lon=35.5700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 102759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA21WA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102759/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA047

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Robinson Helicopter R44 II, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=7640122), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97KC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97KC-2024-07-26), registration cancelled 2024-07-26, S/N 13494, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Registry model: [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (registry code 7640122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (registry code 41899, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 13494
- Year built: 2013
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airport: LLIB, Rosh Pina Airport

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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