GAA23WA254

NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Ilopango, El Salvador · July 25, 2023

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
July 25, 2023, 10:00 local (10:00 UTC)
Place
Ilopango, El Salvador
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
PNC-04NRobinson R44
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193046

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
PNC-04N
Reported as
Robinson R44
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial