GAA25WA164

NTSB incident investigation · Robinson R44 · International Waters, Ecuador · May 15, 2025

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
May 15, 2025, 08:00 local (08:00 UTC)
Place
International Waters, Ecuador
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
XA-VEDRobinson R44
Defining event
Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
200216

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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
XA-VED
Reported as
Robinson R44 (UNDESIGNATED SERIES)
Category
Helicopter
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial