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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R66 · Zapallar, Chile · September 4, 2022

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign

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Date
September 4, 2022, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Zapallar, Chile
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
CC-DFYRobinson R66
Defining event
Initial climb: VFR encounter with IMC
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Robinson Helicopter, Rolls-Royce, DGAC
Case key
105857

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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.

VFR encounter with IMCInitial climbAll aircraft: 392 casesDefining event
Loss of control in flightInitial climbAll aircraft: 5,002 cases
Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)Initial climbAll aircraft: 10,189 cases

Aircraft

Registration
CC-DFY
Reported as
Robinson R66
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
1115
Built
2022
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Sociedad Agricola Picarquin Ltd
Departed
Zapallar
Destination
Pirque
Equipment
Video recording device

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Day