# NTSB GAA21WA223: Robinson R44, Kamajab, Namibia, August 28, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: August 28, 2021, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Kamajab, Namibia
- Coordinates: -19.702233, 15.204498
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-19.7022&lon=15.2045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- 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): 103827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA21WA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103827/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA223

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: V5-HJL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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