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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Lago Ranco, Chile · February 6, 2024

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
February 6, 2024, 17:57 local (17:57 UTC)
Place
Lago Ranco, Chile · Helicopter is in the lake
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
CC-PHPRobinson R44
Defining event
Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193755

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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
CC-PHP
Reported as
Robinson R44 (II)
Category
Helicopter
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Transportes ICARO S.A.
Registered owner
Transportes ICARO S.A.

Weather

Wind
10° at 10 knots
Visibility
4.97 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
2,500 ft broken
Temperature
68 °F, dew point 64 °F
Observed at
SCJO, 34 nm away
METAR
SCJO 061800Z 01010KT 8000 -SHRA FEW020 BKN025 OVC035 20/18 Q1011