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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Kamajab, Namibia · August 28, 2021

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 28, 2021, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
Place
Kamajab, Namibia
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
V5-HJLRobinson R44
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
103827

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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.

Powerplant sys/comp malf/failManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 820 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
V5-HJL
Reported as
Robinson R44
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
13-667
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Jan Antonie Lombaard
Registered owner
Jan Antonie Lombaard