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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Hertzog Ville, South Africa · April 8, 2021

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 8, 2021, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
Place
Hertzog Ville, South Africa
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
ZS-RHDRobinson R44
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
103694

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.

Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 10,189 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
ZS-RHD
Reported as
Robinson R44
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airport
NA