# NTSB NYC08WA266: Robinson R-44 II, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, March 2, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 2, 2008, 13:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place: Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
- Coordinates: 58.783332, 73.351112
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7833&lon=73.3511&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08WA266
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68585/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08WA266

## Factual narrative

On March 2, 2008, about 1320 universal time coordinated, a Robinson R-44 II, Russian registration RA-04223, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain near Nizhnevartovsk, Russia. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Russian flight regulations.

According to preliminary information provided by the Russian government, the wreckage of the accident helicopter was not located until July 2008. Initial examination of the wreckage revealed that the helicopter impacted a swampy forest area in a nose down, right roll attitude.

This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Russia. For further information contact:

Interstate Aviation Committee

22/2/1, Bolshaya Ordynka St., Moscow,

119017, Russia

Tel: 7 (495) 953-1244

http://www.mak.ru

This report is for informational purposes only and only contains information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Russia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-04223 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R-44 II
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: Tomsk
- Destination: Nizhnevartovsk
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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