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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Pacific Ocean, Ecuador · February 1, 2025

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign

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Date
February 1, 2025, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
Place
Pacific Ocean, Ecuador · 1,890 NM west of Ecuador
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious; on the ground: 1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
HC-CQYRobinson R44
Defining event
Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
199645

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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.

Preflight or dispatch eventPrior to flightAll aircraft: 355 cases
Miscellaneous/otherTakeoffAll aircraft: 1,556 casesDefining event
Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)TakeoffAll aircraft: 10,189 cases

Aircraft

Registration
HC-CQY
Reported as
Robinson R44
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
10116
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial observation