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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Cirque de Salazie, Réunion · October 31, 2023

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
October 31, 2023, 09:00 local (05:00 UTC)
Place
Cirque de Salazie, Réunion
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
F-HLOURobinson R44
Defining event
Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Robinson Helicopter Company, BEA
Case key
193327

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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
F-HLOU
Reported as
Robinson R44 (II)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
10158
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial